The #1 problem with the streaming era? Aside from the fact we’ve essentially reinvented cable television (and now paying out our collective ass), it’s deciding what to watch. Hence why we wanted to curate a list of the best shows on Netflix Australia right now.
The drivers, managers, and team owners in Formula 1 live life in the fast lane — both on and off the track. This docuseries gives viewers exclusive, intimate access to the people in one of the world’s greatest racing competitions.
Money Heist [La Casa de Papel (2017-2021)
94%
8.2/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente
Season
5 Seasons
Set in Madrid, a mysterious man known as the “Professor” (Alvaro Morte) recruits a group of eight people, who choose city names as their aliases, to carry out an ambitious plan that involves entering the Royal Mint of Spain, and escaping with €984 million.
Narcos (2015-2017)
89%
8.8/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Pedro Pascal, Damián Alcázar
Season
3 Seasons
A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura), as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.
Narcos: Mexico (2018-2021)
90%
8.4/10
R18+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Michael Peña, Diego Luna, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Alyssa Diaz, Joaquín Cosío, José María Yazpik, Matt Letscher
Season
3 Seasons
The series explores the early origins of the Mexican drug war, beginning at the time when traffickers were a loose and disorganised confederation of small, independent marijuana growers and dealers.
The Crown (2016-2023)
81%
8.6/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama/Historic
Stars
Various
Season
6 Seasons
After the king’s sudden death, Elizabeth’s seemingly quiet life is rattled with personal trials and tribulations and the affairs of the state as she succeeds to the throne of the British monarchy.
Ozark (2017-2022)
82%
8.5/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner, Julia Garner
Season
4 Seasons
A financial advisor (Jason Bateman) drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder money to appease a drug boss.
Squid Games (2021-Present)
95%
8/10
MA15+
Genre
Horror/Thriller
Stars
Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su
Season
1 Season
A story of people who fail at life for various reasons, but suddenly receive a mysterious invitation to participate in a survival game to win more than ₩45.6 billion. The game takes place on an isolated island and the participants are locked up until there is a final winner.
Stranger Things (2016-Present)
92%
8.7/10
MA15+
Genre
Horror/Sci-Fi
Stars
Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp
Season
4 Seasons
When a young boy (Noah Schnapp) vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl (Millie Bobby Brown).
Seinfeld (1989-1998)
89%
8.9/10
M
Genre
Sitcom
Stars
Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander
Season
9 Seasons
Stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld wrestles with life’s most perplexing yet trivial questions with his eccentric friends George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and Kramer (Michael Richards).
Friends (1994-2004)
78%
8.9/10
PG
Genre
Sitcom
Stars
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer
Season
10 Seasons
Follow the lives of six reckless adults living in Manhattan, as they indulge in adventures which make their lives both troublesome and happening.
Rick and Morty (2013-Present)
90%
9.1/10
MA15+
Genre
Sitcom/Animated
Stars
Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden
Season
7 Seasons
Rick (Justin Roiland / Ian Cardoni), an alcoholic sociopath and scientist, lives with his daughter Beth’s (Sarah Chalke) family. Apart from building gadgets, he takes his morally right but dimwit grandson Morty (Justin Roiland / Harry Belden) on absurd intergalactic adventures.
Peaky Blinders (2013-2022)
93%
8.8/10
MA15+
Genre
Period Drama/Crime
Stars
Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Joe Cole, Finn Cole, Tom Hardy
Season
6 Seasons
Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his brothers return to Birmingham after serving in the British Army during WWI. Shelby and his gang, the Peaky Blinders, control the city of Birmingham.
Rake (2010-2018)
100%
8.5/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama/Comedy
Stars
Richard Roxburgh, Adrienne Pickering, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Danielle Cormack
Season
5 Seasons
Cleaver Greene (Richard Roxburgh), a Sydney-based defence lawyer, has self-destructive tendencies and takes up the trickiest and the most unsettling cases in Sydney.
Trailer Park Boys (2001-2018)
91%
8.5/10
MA15+
Genre
Sitcom/Mockumentary
Stars
John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth, Patrick Roach
Season
12 Seasons
Three petty felons have a documentary made about their life in a trailer park.
Community (2009-2015)
88%
8.5/10
MA15+
Genre
Sitcom
Stars
Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown. Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, Jim Rash
Season
6 Seasons
A former lawyer attends a community college when it is discovered he faked his Bachelor’s degree. In an attempt to get with a student in his Spanish class, he forms a Spanish study group. To his surprise, more people attend the study group and the group of misfits form an unlikely community.
Utopia (2014-Present)
80%
8.4/10
M
Genre
Sitcom
Stars
Rob Sitch, Anthony Lehmann, Celia Pacquola, Dave Lawson, Kitty Flanagan, Emma-Louise Wilson, Luke McGregor
Season
5 Seasons
The National Building Authority is a newly created government organisation that oversees major infrastructure projects, including new roads, rail lines and airports. The bureaucrats who work there don’t operate in the most efficient manner, though, with self-interest and shifting priorities tending to cause the grand projects to stall. Various fads, including communal yoga, often take over the office and result in derailing the staff’s attempts at bringing projects from announcement to unveiling, with the projects typically becoming over-budget, delayed white elephants.
BoJack Horseman (2014-2020)
93%
8.8/10
MA15+
Genre
Sitcom/Animated
Stars
Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, Aaron Paul
Season
6 Seasons
BoJack Horseman (Will Arnett) was the star of the hit television show Horsin’ Around in the 80s and 90s, but now he’s washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colourful sweaters.
Black Mirror (2011-Present)
83%
8.7/10
MA15+
Genre
Sci-Fi
Stars
Various
Season
6 Seasons
An anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech multiverse where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.
The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
96%
8.5/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama
Stars
Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Christiane Seidel, Chloe Pirrie, Marielle Heller, Harry Melling, Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Season
1 Season
Set during the Cold War era, orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess player in the world.
The Last Dance (2020)
97%
9.1/10
M
Genre
Documentary/Sports
Stars
Various
Season
1 Season
In the fall of 1997, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls allowed a film crew to follow them as they went for their sixth NBA title in eight seasons.
House of Cards (2013-2018)
77%
8.6/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama
Stars
Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly
Season
6 Seasons
Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is a Democrat appointed as the Secretary of State. Along with his wife Claire (Robin Wright), he sets out on a quest to seek revenge from the people who betrayed him while successfully rising to supremacy.
Archer (2009-2023)
91%
8.6/10
MA15+
Genre
Sitcom/Animated
Stars
H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Amber Nash, Adam Reed, George Coe, Lucky Yates
Season
12 Seasons
The show follows the exploits of bumbling secret agent Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) and his dysfunctional colleagues. The show is set in an anachronistic Cold War–esque universe and caricatures espionage, Western culture and society, and the human condition.
Cowboy Bebop (1997-1998)
100%
8.9/10
MA15+
Genre
Anime/Neo-Western
Stars
Various
Season
1 Season
Aboard the spaceship Bebop, a bounty hunter and his group of skilled comrades embark on adventures across the Solar System to capture criminals.
Note: the animated series, not the dogs**t live-action adaptation.
Blue Eye Samurai (2023-Present)
100%
8.8/10
MA15+
Genre
Animated/Action
Stars
Maya Erskine, George Takei, Masi Oka, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Brenda Song, Darren Barnet, Randall Park, Kenneth Branagh
Season
1 Season
Set in 17th-century Edo-period Japan, Blue Eye Samurai follows Mizu (Maya Erskine), a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise seeking to deliver revenge.
One Piece (1999-Present)
93%
8.9/10
M
Genre
Anime/Action Adventure
Stars
Various
Season
20 Seasons
The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, where he explores the Grand Line in search of the mythical treasure.
Big Mouth (2017-2024)
94%
7.8/10
R18+
Genre
Animated (Adult)/Sitcom
Stars
Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Jenny Slate, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Jordan Peele, Ayo Edebiri
Season
7 Seasons
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.
Lupin (2021-Present)
98%
7.5/10
M
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Soufiane Guerrab, Shirine Boutella, Etan Simon
Season
3 Seasons
A retelling of the classic French story about Arsène Lupin, the world-famous gentleman thief and master of disguise.
Shameless US (2011-2021)
82%
8/10
R18+
Genre
Comedy/Drama
Stars
William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan
Season
11 Seasons
The series follows the lives of a poverty-stricken, dysfunctional Irish-American family living in the South Side of Chicago as they run through affairs, crimes, and scams.
The witcher Geralt (Henry Cavill), a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world in which people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Note: don’t bother with any season beyond the third, wherein Henry Cavill is recast with Liam Hemsworth (even the third is a bit dicey).
Bodies (2023)
81%
7.4/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Amaka Okafor, Kyle Soller, Greta Scacchi, Tom Mothersdale, Michael Jibson, Stephen Graham
Season
1 Season
Four detectives in four different time periods of London find themselves investigating the same murder.
Vikings (2013-2020)
93%
8.5/10
MA15+
Genre
Period Drama
Stars
Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgård, Gabriel Byrne
Season
6 Seasons
As Ragnar Lodbrok (Travis Fimmel), a Norse farmer, carries out triumphant raids into English territory with the help of his fellow warriors, he ends up holding sway over the Vikings and becoming a Scandinavian king.
Dark (2017-2020)
95%
8.7/10
MA15+
Genre
Mystery/Drama
Stars
Louis Hofmann, Andreas Pietschmann, Dietrich Hollinderbaumer, Ella Lee, Maja Schone
Season
3 Seasons
A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.
Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mother. So rebel Maeve proposes a school sex-therapy clinic.
You (2018-2024)
91%
7.7/10
MA15+
Genre
Psychological Thriller/Drama
Stars
Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan, Zach Cherry, Shay Mitchell, Victoria Pedretti, Jenna Ortega
Season
4 Seasons
A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.
Animal Kingdom (2016-2022)
89%
8.2/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole, Daniella Alonso, Molly Gordon
Season
6 Seasons
After the death of his mother, 17-year-old Joshua “J” Cody (Finn Cole) moves in with his estranged relatives, the Codys, who run a criminal family enterprise set in Oceanside, California that’s governed by the respected matriarch Janine “Smurf” Cody (Ellen Barkin).
Giri/Haji (2019)
100%
7.8/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe, Aoi Okuyama, Katsuya, Masahiro Motoki, Justin Long
Season
1 Season
Family duty sends a lawman to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. Trust is even tougher to find.
Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020)
93%
8.5/10
M
Genre
Sitcom
Stars
Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Levy, Annie Murphy, Jennifer Robertson, Emily Hampshire, Tim Rozon, Chris Elliott
Season
6 Seasons`
A married couple suddenly go bankrupt and the only remaining asset they have is an ugly small town named Schitt’s Creek.
Bridgerton (2020-Present)
82%
7.4/10
MA15+
Genre
Romance/Drama
Stars
Adjoa Andoh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jonathan Bailey, Ruby Barker, Sabrina Bartlett, Harriet Cains, Bessie Carter
Season
3 Seasons
The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society. Inspired by Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels.
When They See Us (2019)
97%
8.9/10
MA15+
Genre
True Crime/Drama
Stars
Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Jharrel Jerome, Marquis Rodriguez, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk
Season
1 Season
In 1989 a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York’s Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged with the crime. The quintet, labelled the Central Park Five, maintained its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be exonerated.
This drama tells the astonishing true story of Israel’s most prominent spy, Eli Cohen (Sacha Baron Cohen), who infiltrated the Syrian government in the 1960s.
Russian Doll (2019-Present)
97%
7.7/10
MA15+
Genre
Sci-Fi/Comedy/Drama
Stars
Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Elizabeth Ashley, Charlie Barnett, Chloë Sevigny
Season
2 Seasons
Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She’s trapped in a surreal time loop — and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.
The Sinner (2017-2021)
90%
7.9/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Thriller
Stars
Bill Pullman, Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, Dohn Norwood, Abby Miller, Carrie Coon, Jessica Hecht
Season
4 Seasons
Detective Harry Ambrose (Bill Pullman) investigates various atrocious murder cases and tries to analyse the reasons behind ordinary people committing heinous crimes.
Inventing Anna (2022)
64%
6.8/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama/True Crime
Stars
Anna Chlumsky, Julia Garner, Arianne Moayed, Katie Lowes, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm, Anna Deavere Smith
Season
1 Season`
A journalist investigates the case of Anna Delvey (Julie Garner), the Instagram-legendary heiress who stole the hearts and money of New York elites.
Suits (2011-2019)
91%
8.4/10
M
Genre
Drama
Stars
Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres
Season
9 Seasons
After impressing a slick lawyer with his razor-sharp mind, a college dropout scores a coveted associate job… even though he has no legal credentials.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
93%
9/10
PG
Genre
Animated/Superhero
Stars
Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Loren Lester, Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Mark Hamill, Arleen Sorkin
Season
4 Seasons
The Caped Crusader struggles to overcome his demons while battling Gotham’s most notorious villains, including the Joker, Penguin, and Harley Quinn.
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
88%
8.2/10
M
Genre
Comedy/Drama
Stars
Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Scott Patterson, Yanic Truesdale, Kelly Bishop
Season
7 Seasons
Fiercely independent single mom Lorelai raises gifted, Ivy League-bound daughter Rory amid a continual stream of quick-witted repartee.
Midnight Diner (2019-Present)
100%
8.6/10
M
Genre
Drama
Stars
Kaoru Kobayashi,Toshiki Ayata,Mansaku Fuwa
Season
3 Seasons
A scarred man operates a midnight diner in the backstreets of Shinjuku. No one knows his name or his story, but his customers each bring him theirs.
Bloodline (2015-2017)
62%
7.9/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama/Thriller
Stars
Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz, Jacinda Barrett
Season
3 Seasons
When the black sheep son of a respected family threatens to expose dark secrets from their past, sibling loyalties are put to the test.
Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee (2012-2019)
87%
8/10
M
Genre
Comedy/Documentary
Stars
Jerry Seinfeld
Season
6 Seasons
Jerry Seinfeld’s roving talk show combines coffee, laughs and vintage cars into quirky, caffeine-fuelled adventures with the sharpest minds in comedy.
Chef’s Table (2015-2019)
86%
8.5/10
M
Genre
Documentary
Stars
Various
Season
6 Seasons
In this Emmy-nominated series, meet culinary stars around the world who are redefining gourmet food with innovative dishes and tantalising desserts.
Santa Clarita Diet (2017-2019)
89%
7.8/10
MA15+
Genre
Comedy/Horror
Stars
Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo
Season
3 Seasons
They’re ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
Pine Gap (2018)
56%
7.2/10
M
Genre
Drama
Stars
Season
1 Season
At top-secret US-Australian joint defence facility Pine Gap, fissures appear in the critical alliance as spies work with, and against, each other.
Queer Eye (2018-Present))
93%
8.5/10
M
Genre
Reality
Stars
Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness
Season
7 Seasons
Grab some tissues! An all-new “Fab Five” serve up hip tips, emotionally charged makeovers, and heartfelt reveals that bring out all the feels.
Cobrai Kai (2018-Present)
94%
8.5/10
M
Genre
Action
Stars
Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser, Peyton List
Season
5 Seasons
Decades after the tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny (William Zabka) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio) reignites in this sequel to the Karate Kid films.
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises, and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
The Diplomat (2023-Present)
83%
8/10
MA15+
Genre
Political Thriller/Drama
Stars
Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, Ato Essandoh
Season
1 Season
Amid an international crisis, a career diplomat juggles her new high-profile job as ambassador to the UK and her turbulent marriage to a political star.
The Night Agent (2023-Present)
74%
7.5/10
MA15+
Genre
Action/Thriller
Stars
Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoenix Raei, Enrique Murciano
Season
1 Season
While monitoring an emergency line, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.
The Recruit (2022-Present)
68%
7.4/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama/Thriller
Stars
Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart
Season
1 Season
A rookie lawyer at the CIA stumbles headlong into the dangerous world of international espionage when a former asset threatens to expose agency secrets.
Line of Duty (2012-2021)
96%
8.7/10
MA15+
Genre
Crime/Drama
Stars
Lennie James, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Keeley Hawes, Adrian Dunbar, Thandie Newton, Stephen Graham
Season
6 Seasons
Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) is transferred to a police anti-corruption unit after refusing to be part of a cover-up involving an accidental shooting.
Bodyguard (2018)
93%
8.1/10
MA15+
Genre
Drama/Thriller
Stars
Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Gina McKee, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin, Pippa Haywood, Paul Ready, Tom Brooke
Season
1 Season
After helping thwart a terrorist attack, a war veteran is assigned to protect a politician who was a main proponent of the very conflict he fought in.
Physical: 100 (2023-Present)
92%
7.7/10
PG
Genre
Competition/Reality
Stars
Various
Season
1 Season
One hundred contestants in top physical shape compete in a series of gruelling challenges to claim the honour — and cash reward — as the last one standing.
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