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The choice on Netflix is one of its strongest appeals. But it can also be its downfall. Sometimes it is just impossible to find the perfect series to watch. So, to
help you in finding the most bingeworthy shows we've put together a list of the best series and shows to watch on Netflix. To keep you current, out list is
regularly updated with the must-watch TV shows and hidden gems.
If none of them capture your imagination, head over to our picks of the best documentaries and the best films on Netflix UK for more options. And if you have
Sky, take a peek at the best box sets on Sky and Now TV.
 Nailed it!

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Not many internet memes have the mileage for a TV adaptation but Nailed It! really takes the cake. Based on the phenomenon of people sharing photos of their
very unsuccessful attempts to recreate baking masterpieces, the show is basically an American version of The Great British Bake Off but for people whose
enthusiasm far outstrips their ability. Host Nicole Byer keeps the laughs rolling as professional judges set three contestants impossibly intricate baking
challenges in clearly insufficient time limits. Cue lots of toppling cakes, melting frosting and truly unappetising results. Nailed it!
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Jessica Jones

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After two years away, the second series of Netflix and Marvel's Jessica Jones has launched. All 13 episodes of the second season were launched on
International Women's Day and each of the episodes was directed by a woman – a rarity in Hollywood. The second series sees Jones return as a reluctant
superhero vigilante faced with new competition. The series sees her finally face up to the truth about her superhuman powers and start digging into where they
came from.

Queer Eye
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Queer Eye is back, with a new Fab Five ready to bring a bit of pizazz back to lives that have lost their mojo. Fifteen years since the reality show first hit TV
screens, Netflix has reinvigorated the format with a new team of lifestyle experts ready to school their makeover subjects on fashion, food, grooming, culture
and interior design. The remake is as cheesy and indulgent as ever but also manages to remain remarkably relevant; one memorable episode sees culture expert
Karamo Brown, who is black, discuss Black Lives Matter with Cory, a white, Trump-supporting cop. But don’t worry, they soon get back to more conventional
Queer Eye concerns – like how to use hair pomade and find the perfect pocket square.

Travellers

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Travellers is something of a hidden gem, albeit one that's increasingly not hidden as people realise the genius of this tight, entertaining Canadian sci-fi series.
Run by Brad Wright, one of the co-creators of Stargate SG-1, the show follows a team of time travellers sent back to "the 21st" to prevent the post-apocalyptic
future from which they came. The twist is how they travel. The Travellers have their consciousness transferred into the bodies of people shortly before their
death, adopting their identities and living their lives between missions.
 This conceit adds a brilliant twist to the time travel genre as the protagonists grapple with their new lives. One inherits a heroin addiction, another the life of a
single mother dealing with an abusive ex-boyfriend, while one of the oldest humans ever adopts the life of a high-school athlete. It's an often thrilling,
sometimes complicated watch that treads the line between serious sci-fi and accessible entertainment perfectly. There are two seasons on Netflix and it's been
renewed for a third.

Detectorists

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Sometimes, you just need to slow down. Forget all the whizz-bangs of the latest Netflix drama and settle down with Detectorists, a slice-of-life sitcom which is
gloriously quaint, funny and very British. The show follows the everyday lives of friends Andy and Lance, who are hobbyist metal detectorists ("detector",
we're soon informed, is the tool; "detectorist" the person using it). The pair set out to find buried Saxon gold with fellow members of the Danebury Metal
Detecting Club, tussling with rival detecting group the Antiquisearchers and dealing with various loves and losses along the way. But that all makes the series
sound a lot more dramatic than it actually is, and the real treasure here is not the ancient gold but the charming rapport between the two men as they spend yet
another day traipsing through Essex farmland in their anoraks, steadily adding to their collections of ring-pulls and buttons. It's television bliss.

Godless

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Godless focuses on the town of La Belle – a small village that is almost solely inhabited by women. All of the town's men died in a mining accident and the
women now fiercely guard its precious resources. Things start to go wrong when known murderer Roy Goode (Jack O'Connell) turns up at the town and is
being pursued by gang leader Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels). A manhunt ensues and the safety of everyone is put at risk by the intense rivalry between Goode and
Griffin.

Altered Carbon
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Netflix has poured a huge amount of money into this cyberpunk adaption and it certainly shows. Viewers are taken to a futuristic world where humans think of
their flesh and blood only as sleeves. The result? Memories and thoughts are stored in chips at the base of the neck that can be transported to another bag of
flesh. The series follows a former terrorist who is given a chance of redemption by solving a super-rich man's murder. It's a dark, dystopian world full of bad
weather and lots of sex. It might start a little ponderously but, Altered Carbon soon picks up the pace.

Black Lightning

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We haven't seen much of Netflix's Black Lightning yet – as the streaming service is releasing it on a weekly schedule – but what we have seen is more than
promising. In an overcrowded market of superhero content, this adaption of DC's work is worth your time. Cress Williams plays an optimistic school
headteacher by day and then by night turns into Black Lightning. At the start of the series, he revives the superhero character after taking nine years away from
the role. As soon as he's back in his suit (a heavily modified newer version) Lightning feels it's time to tackle the gang violence that's inherited his city. The first
thing he needs to do is save his daughters.
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Better Call Saul

Flawed characters make good drama and boy are the characters in Better Call Saul flawed. A prequel to the legendary Breaking Bad, it's the story of Jimmy
McGill (Bob Odenkirk), the morally flexible dial-a-lawyer better-known as Saul Goodman. Ostensibly it's about how Jimmy became Saul, but there's more to
the show. It also fills out the story of Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks), the ex-cop and bag man, and the Chicken restaurant drug kingpin Gus Fring
(Giancarlo Esposito). Mostly, though, it's about Jimmy and his relationship with his brother Chuck McGill, played brilliantly by Michael McKean. Their
inherent differences drive drama across three seasons, although it can be a little slow to get started.
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The End of the F***ing World

 "I thought she could be interesting to kill. So I pretended to fall in love with her." Thus begins the inner monologue of James (Alex Lawther), a dysfunctional
17-year-old who is convinced he's a sociopath. His target is Alyssa, played by Jessica Barden (Hanna) the new girl at school with terrible parents and a special
talent for annoying people. They run away together and the corresponding crime spree draws them closer and has the law following in their wake. This pitch
perfect black comedy from Channel 4 will leave you wanting much more, not least as its eight episodes are just 30 minutes apiece. You'll blast through The End
of the F***ing Worldin a weekend, perhaps even an evening, and be better for it.
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Friends

It finally happened. "The One with the Show Everyone's Been Asking Us to Add," was the simple but genius tweet from Netflix that announced it was
adding Friends to its cannon of shows. From the moment the Central Perk sofa was occupied to the Christmas Armadillo, all 10 seasons of the show are
streaming. As the company said: "If you quit your job and watched eight hours of Friends a day you'd complete it in two weeks. You know what to do."

Black Mirror
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Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror returned to Netflix with a fourth series at the end of 2017. The new season – the second commissioned by the streaming
company – is as dark as ever. The six episodes range from the oddities of online dating to a Star Trekstyle spacecraft. There are plenty of shocks across the
whole series and some instalments may be a little too dark for all viewers. If you're unsure about diving in, read WIRED's spoiler-free Black
Mirror review first. If you want more from Brooker, Netflix also has the previous three series of Black Mirror streaming as well.

Peaky Blinders

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Set in industrial post-WW1 Birmingham, Peaky Blinders tells the story of Tommy Shelby and his family. The small, violent-but-loyal, power-hungry gang
grow in power by overthrowing everyone that gets in its way. Expect excessive drinking, swearing, and fighting. Netflix has the first three series of Peaky
Blinders streaming at present which gives you plenty to binge on. Just don't get on the wrong side of the family, or there'll be trouble.

Master of None

When Dev Shah closes his eyes and looks into his future, all he sees is black. As a 30-something living in New York City, trying to navigate pop culture
references and complicated personal relationships, Dev is refreshingly real. Aziz Ansari writes and stars, creating a humorous and sometimes painfully honest
 look into modern life – taking on everything from dating apps, cultural stereotyping and the overarching question 'what do I want?' The second season pays
homage to Italian cinema, with stunning visuals and a plot that's not afraid to reject cliche. It's a strong contender amidst Netflix's comedy offerings.

Line of Duty

To call it a police procedural, accurate though that is, would do Line of Duty a great injustice. It revels in the procedures and jargon of police work, but wraps it
in a thrilling plot driven by compelling, morally grey characters. In typical British TV fashion, every series is only five or six episodes long, but while each run
has its own arc there's a gripping conspiracy connecting them all as an anti-corruption team chase corrupt police officers and the criminals pulling their
strings. Line of Duty's tense set pieces and cliffhangers will have you bingeing through all three series.
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Mindhunter

David Fincher likes a dark story. Films like Zodiac and Seven have installed him as the go to director for suspenseful thrillers. Enter Mindhunter, which Fincher
produces and directs four of the 10 episodes penned predominantly by series creator Joe Penhall. The series charts the progress of the FBI's early forays into
criminal profiling, specifically serial killers, child molesters and rapists. We did say it was dark.
 It features chilling dramatised versions of real interviews conducted with serial killers, with dialogue taken directly from recordings made by the agents on
which Mindhunter is based. It's also a fascinating study in how the FBI evolved from a largely conservative, traditional law enforcement agency into a leader in
criminal psychology, and does it's best repulse even the most hardened. If you enjoyed any of Fincher's previous work, Mindhunter is certain to draw you in.

BoJack Horseman

The brilliant BoJack Horseman follows the travails of BoJack, a washed up 'post-fame' TV actor trying to rejuvenate his acting career, who just so happens to
be a horse. A clever, hilarious satire of Hollywood and celebrity culture, it's also an often heartbreaking examination of alcohol abuse, anxiety and depression.
The most recent series dealt with issues like living with Alheimer's and asexuality with great skill and sensitivity, marking out the series as the benchmark for
adult animated series.
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Star Trek Discovery

The first Star Trek TV series in more than 10 years has been created by Netflix. The revival moves away from directors trying to recreate the show for the big
screen and brings it back to where it started. This series if the first to not be centred on a Starfleet captain but instead, the First Officer. Across the 15-part
 series, which is being released one episode per week, is one connected story focussing on a cold war between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of
Planets.

The Crown

Netflix
Netflix's The Crown has returned for a second series after picking-up gongs at the Emmy awards, Golden Golbes and a host of nominations at the Baftas. Since
its launch in November 2016 the show has been one of Netflix's most expensive productions and series two is no exception to this. This series sees Queen
Elizabeth's (played by Claire Foy) coronation. The production team behind the series painstaking recreated the 1953 event using a series of visual effects and a
new algorithm.

American Vandal
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Watch the opening scenes of the American Vandal trailer and you’d assume you’re in for another solemn true-crime series à la Serial or Making a Murderer.
But protagonist Dylan Maxwell’s crime is unlike any other: he has been expelled for the heinous act of vandalising 27 teachers’ cars – by spray-painting dicks
all over them.
This “mockumentary” follows student documentarian Peter Maldonado, who embarks on an investigation to find the truth behind the incident and potentially
exonerate his classmate. American Vandal will draw you in with its smart satire, which pokes fun at both the recent trend for true-crime documentaries and the
modern stereotypes of American high schools, before hooking you with the fast-unravelling mystery story. A few episodes in, you’ll genuinely be on the edge
of your seat wondering: Who drew the dicks?

Fargo

Netflix
You've probably seen the classic movie – if you haven't, definitely watch it first – and here's the series. Netflix has three series of the show, the most recent
being released at the start of 2018, where we return to the small Minnesotan town and discover the story of Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman). He's a bored
insurance salesman but has violent tendences that end up seeing him intertwined with a pretty brutal series of murders. Fortunately for both views and residents
of thh two there' Molly Solversom (Allison Tolman) and officer Gus Grimly (Colin Hanks). The duo are on the hunt to find the murderer.

Dear White People

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Based on the film of the same name, Dear White People is a Netflix-original American comedy. It follows a group of students of colour at a predominantly
white Ivy League college as they cope with racism and discrimination. The series covers the same ground as the film, but each episode focuses on a different
character, allowing deeper exploration of their lives – with some laughs along the way.
Dear White People received some criticism about 'reverse-racism', but this politically charged show is evermore pertinent when set against the current racial
tensions in the US.
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Ozark

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Ozark is one of Netfix's dark horses. The series is first and foremost a moody thriller, sprinkled with a bit of wit and the occasional joke. Set on Lake Ozark in
Missouri, it’s beautiful backdrop provides an added creepiness and acts as satisfying metaphor to the series plot line. If you are looking for a smooth binge
watch you’ve come to the wrong place. Ozark isn’t easy to watch, it’s psychological tricks and authentic violence make it jarring but excellent.

Predictably, Jason Bateman plays the the family guy that gets more than he bargained for in his dodgy dealings with a Mexican drugs cartel. Think “The
Accountant” mixed in with “Breaking Bad”. Yet despite its clichéd plot line the series succeeds in upturning its predictability, with genuinely unexpected twists
and turns and complex character relationships that make it one of the better series on Netflix at the moment. Sometimes funny and always brooding, this series
will fill the Walter White shaped void in all our lives.

The Expanse
The Expanse, quite simply, is the best TV sci-fi series since Westworld. Even then, Expanse has one killer USP over the future Western dystopia: it is set in
space. If you are not watching it, or have not yet found it on Netflix, do so immediately. There are two seasons to watch. Think Blade Runner meets Battlestar
Galactica, if you really must pigeonhole it. But with its grand themes of fear, moral ambiguity, inequality and death, Expanse couldn't be more relevant for
present-day reflection. Still not convinced? Ok, there's zero-gravity sex, too. You heathens.

GLOW

If Netflix had released this nostalgic, lycra ridden 80's show a little sooner, we have no doubts that the term 'Glow Up' would have a very different origin story.
It focuses on a group of 'unconventional women' who are, quite simply, looking for a break. When these wannabe actresses respond to an ad for talent, they are
inducted into the neon lit, soap-opera splendour of America's most misunderstood sport. Through nothing but sweat, tears and an iron determination to break a
chair over the back of inequality, they become the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling. GLOW does what very few shows do – dedicating itself to a powerful
ensemble of actresses and allowing them space to breathe.

Narcos

This Netflix Original is gripping from start to finish. After two seasons focussing on Pablo Escobar, the Colombian drug lord, the newest instalment takes a new
turn and tells the story of the Cali Cartel. The Cartel was run by brothers Gilberto and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela during the late 1970s and was known for
being run like a Fortune 500 company. Expect running battles between law enforcement and drug barons, glamour, and, obviously, a heavy dose of narcotics.

The Keepers
The Keepers is not Making a Murderer. In fact, it isn't even the story Netflix presents it to be. Focused on the unsolved 1969 murder of nun and school teacher
Cathy Cesnik, this story transcends that of a single person and stands as a haunting expose into the failings of not only the criminal justice system, but of
society. It is not simply about murder, but about survival.
Cesnik's story is irrevocably linked to allegations of abuse against priests at Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore, Maryland and the failings of those
who could have stopped it. A web of mystery, deceit and violence unfolds across a seven-episode stretch, focusing on the former students and those who knew
and admired Cesnik - now grown men and women grappling to find a justice that seems just beyond reach.
As it suggests, there can be no way to make something "un-happen" – people cannot be un-hurt or un-murdered, but enough voices can turn a whisper into a
roar. It's an important story, decades in the making, that, while horrifying, proves impossible to look away from. In the wake of The Keepers the Baltimore
police have created an online form to handle reports of sexual abuse crimes in connection to the series.

Stranger Things
If you haven't watched the cult phenomenon that is Stranger Things, you need to stop what you're doing and start right now. It would be a disservice to yourself
and the Netflix-loving community not to watch this sci-fi phenomenon.
The plot centres on a group of kids in the 80's, who use walkie-talkie's to communicate with each other, play Dungeons and Dragons and just so happen to
uncover massive government supernatural conspiracies. It has a host of truly iconic characters (you've probably heard something about Eleven and Eggo
waffles) and a plot filled with genuine intrigue and emotional depth. It has humour and horror balanced to a fine art, especially considering there are only 8
episodes.

Breaking Bad
 If you have Netflix, chances are you've already seen this iconic show. If you haven't, where have you been for the last 10 years? Seriously. In what sounds like
a superhero origin story, mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher Walter White is living an average, if not satisfying life – until he's diagnosed with
terminal lung cancer.
Realising he can't provide for his family in the wake of his illness, he turns to the next logical option – turning his old RV into a ridiculously profitable meth
lab. Five seasons of brilliant catchphrases, impeccable storylines and character arcs that could rival the curve of the earth, Breaking Bad is the Godfather of all
Netflix binges.

American Crime Story: The People Vs OJ Simpson

If you haven't yet seen Ryan Murphy's dramatisation of the OJ Simpson trial, every episode is now available on Netflix. The show follows the progression of
the murder trial that divided America – when football player Orenthal James Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend
Ron Goldman in 1994. With a host of famous faces, including Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson and John Travolta, this compelling true story isn't one to miss.
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The machines harvesting fresh water from thin air

Fresh water isn't available for millions of people. Turning capturing water from the air may help to provide water for all
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Hydro Harvest
Can you pluck fresh, clean drinking water out of thin air? The Water Abundance XPRIZE has shortlisted five companies that think they can.
After kicking off with the literal moonshot prize back in 2004, the XPRIZE foundation tries to solve global problems that industry sees no profit in. This year’s
clean water challenge aims to supply the 2.1 billion people who currently lack safe drinkable water with a device that can extract “a minimum of 2,000 litres of
water per day from the atmosphere using 100 per cent renewable energy, at a cost of no more than 2 cents per litre.”
The overall goal is to replace costly desalination plants that produce CO2 and pump brine back into the seas – damaging the climate and the ecosystem. All
equipment – including maintenance for 10 full years – has to cost less than $146,000.
The first round of testing took place in January with round two looming in July. The winner takes home is $1 million but each shortlisted team wins $250,000.
These are the companies trying to win the prize.
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Four current and former Imperial College students founded Thin Air 18 months ago to solve the looming water crisis. The team took inspiration from the
Namibian desert fogstand beetle which gathers minute water droplets from the air around hydrophilic bumps in its hardened wings then uses hydrophobic
troughs to roll the water down to its mouth.
Thin Air’s paper thin composite membrane replicates this – condensing water 370 per cent more efficiently than other condensers according to CEO Jonathan
Risley. For the XPrize, it has teamed up with Veragon – which supplies solar powered water condensers and, crucially, adds minerals.
“Most condensed water is just distilled water,” Risley explains. “You need the minerals for effective hydration.” The next step? Apply the surface to village
billboards, house roofs and portable structures designed for refugees.
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James McCanney, a nuclear physicist based in Hawaii uses commercially available atmospheric water generators powered by a high-efficiency, scalable wind
energy harvester. “Wind is the only energy source that makes sense,” he explains. “It’s there day and night, even if it’s raining it’s still gathering energy so
there’s less energy storage needed.”
His solution – redesigning wind turbines to maximise efficiency with a propeller blade shaped like an aeroplane wing. The far end of the closely pack wings
have high tips to create a shroud on the outside that traps the wind and builds up tremendous pressure on the inside of the sail – which McCanney claims
generates an additional 40 per cent of force. “The sail powers the water generator’s compressor and fan via direct drive,” McCanney explains. “It could be used
anywhere, but the coasts of India and China would be the most effective.”

Uravu

Uravu
Uravu’s Indian team of architects and engineers set out to solve water shortages in urban centres using a patented hydroscopic material to collect water at night
– then use solar collectors to heat, release and condense the liquid during the day.
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“It’s a passive process so there’s no need for any electricity, which is important for rural villages that have no power supply,” explains team leader Swapnil
Shrivastav. “There will be a small fan to pass the air across the material, the solar panels can power that.” The team is also working on a version powered by
low grade waste heat from buildings or small industrial plants. They say one panel can produce 15-20 litres of water per day – enough for a family of four to
wash and cook.

Hydro Harvest
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Australia’s team is based at the University of Newcastle and has previous form in green solutions – professor Behdad Moghtaderi and assistant professor Elham
Doroodchi invented Granex, an emission-free engine that takes heat from geothermal and industrial waste heat sources to convert into electricity.
Its XPrize nominated condensing box is filled with a granular desiccant that resembles the silica gel that ships with electronic items to keep them dry. Like
Uravu, Hydro Harvest collects water at night and uses solar cells to heat and condense during the day. The system is designed to be modular – each box can
provide 20 litres per day but stacking boxes can scale to supply the needs of light industry.

Skydra

Skydra
The three strong team behind Chicago-based Skydra – Jacques Laramie, Nathan Taylor, and Chris Wlezien – has adapted mass market heating, ventilation and
air conditioning equipment (HVAC) to take advantage of such systems cooling and condensing properties.
As air passes over coils filled with cold refrigerant, water condenses out – typically seen as a waste problem for buildings with air conditioning, which have to
dispose of up to 20 gallons of water per unit per day. The team has rearranged air flow through standard equipment but their special sauce is a new, renewable
refrigerant which cools air at low electrical and environmental cost.
“The HVAC unit’s we’re using are cheap and widely available,” explains Laramie. “They can be bought or repaired almost everywhere in the world. Then
we’re adapting natural airflow phenomenon to move the air across our refrigerant.”
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