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What do you want to watch next? If you’re tired of all that’s allegedly popular on Netflix, why not try one of these underrated gems?
Derry Girls
It’s the 1990s in Northern Ireland. The Troubles are in full swing and the army is in the streets—but teenagers still want to be teenagers. Against this fraught backdrop, four friends square off against the nuns who run their secondary school, crash parties, perform a step aerobics routine at the school talent show, and conspire to go to a forbidden Take That concert. Witty and irreverent, this is the teen sitcom you need in your life right now.
Dark
Frequently compared to Stranger Things, Dark is an aesthetically driven sci-fi series set in a small town that kicks off with the disappearance of a child. But that’s where the comparisons stop. Dark follows four estranged families who must uncover a multigenerational time-travel conspiracy. The plot is narratively complex and fraught with existential dread, making this mystery perfectly bingeworthy.
The Letdown
Take a funny, carefree thirty-something, give her a baby, and the seismic life change you’re imagining is The Letdown. Equal parts fraught and funny, this comedy anchored by Alison Bell has a lot of heart and painfully relatable moments if you’re the parent of a very young child.
3%
In this Brazilian dystopia, twenty-year-olds from the impoverished “inland” get to compete in a gruelling selection process for the chance to live an affluent life in the “offshore” society. But it’s not like Squid Game or Hunger Games. Instead, imagine having to do the interview process at Google, and beating everyone else is the only way you’ll lead a good life. This smart, incisive sci-fi drama offers a more adult and less YA look at a bleak future.
The Pharmacist
If you want truly excellent true crime, look no further than The Pharmacist. It follows a pharmacist named Dan Schneider, who solves his own son’s 1999 murder after becoming frustrated with the slow pace of the police. In doing so, he uncovers a conspiracy that we’ve come to know as the opioid crisis.
Ethos
Ethos follows Meryem, a conservative Turkish woman who lives on the outskirts of Istanbul. After some fainting spells, she consults a therapist, who is wealthy and secular. But that is only the first in a series of diverse relationships. The show follows a number of people, including a depressed playboy, a respected teacher with a closeted daughter, a middle-class Kurdish family, a soap opera actress, and an ex-soldier. All of these people are connected somehow through Meryem. And, if this complex drama wasn’t hitting enough of your buttons, the cinematography is so gorgeous you’ll want to book a ticket to Istanbul right away.
The Last Kingdom
Set in the Danelaw period of English history, The Last Kingdom follows Vikings and Anglo-Saxons in the kingdom of Wessex, which is resisting Viking rule. If you want medieval politics, daring nighttime raids, oaths of vengeance, and bloody axe-on-shield warfare, this historical drama might scratch the itch that Game of Thrones left behind.
