October 4, 2024
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One thing about Netflix is that it never runs out of originals to release. With partnerships from across the globe, you can be sure it has everything from Bollywood musicals and impossible K-dramas to Nordic mysteries and Aussie dark comedies (it’s a thing!). But that also means it can be overwhelming to sort out the genuinely good from those the outstandingly bad. So in this article, we’re gathering and ranking the best TV shows on Netflix to come out this 2024.
We’ll be regularly updating this list with new titles as 2024 rolls along, so make sure you bookmark it or keep it open along with your other hundred tabs, at least! While you’re at it, why not check out our 2023 list?
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You read the premise and you see it executed, and your imagination can instantly be swallowed whole with excitement and surprise. Because it’s a greatly interesting thought for God to have accountabilibuddies, as great as the thought of him being a cat—makes you wonder how much of what he says is the God side or the cat side talking, if it’s even separate. And the visualization of prayer, and keeping records of it and such, speaks to those of us who have had to become creative with our Catholic guilt. Just a fantastic execution of a premise that could’ve ended up an absurd trippy hipster cartoon with no soul.
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This is a pretty easy premise to invest in: psychotic exes. They don’t fumble the bag, either, giving us a series that takes an active stance against a justice system that is often asleep at the wheel in these cases, and spotlights the victims more than anything else which creates some semblance of hope in a tragic genre. The abusive cycle of manipulative behavior is insane—some people just never find fault in themselves or their logic—and the series captures the escalating frustration in the stories. Still, some outcomes give you immense comfort, and when it comes to this genre, that’s a huge win.
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Coming-of-age shows are practically Netflix’s bread-and-butter, but the working class side of Brisbane in the 80’s is a suburb we didn’t expect the international streamer to visit. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel with the same name, Boy Swallows Universe is centered on the precocious Eli Bell, whose age and curiosity naturally pushes him to try and figure out how he fits in the world. There are some magic realist elements, and the crimes escalate as we go further and further into the miniseries, but the show shines best when depicting the slow, day-to-day moments in Bell’s family. The show never judges them, nor does it totally excuse their actions. Instead, Boy Swallows Universe depicts a certain nostalgic compassion one could only have for their hometown, regardless of how downtrodden it is.
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With a film version that didn’t live up to the hype of the original novel, Netflix’s adaptation of One Day released just in time to wreck the fans’ hearts all over again, but this time, it’s a good thing. The expanded runtime allowed Netflix to delve more into the moments in the novel, with each episode dedicated to a day in the year in Emma’s and Dexter’s lives, contrasting their respective worlds and opportunities available to them as different members of London society. And the couple is played beautifully by Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod, with a believable chemistry that isn’t formed in a single spark, but made in multiple moments. If you’re needing a good cry just right before Valentine’s Day, One Day is a superb slow burn romance to let those tears out.
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With the stakes involved in plenty of cases, legal dramas tend to be more serious and dramatic. However, sometimes, ludicrous events can happen in these courts, and they have, in real life. Maamla Legal Hai may not be 100% factual, but the way they mix and match real life legal headlines gets into unexpected, hilarious ways, poking fun at how ridiculous the Indian legal system can be. It might shy away from the serious cases, but Maamla Legal Hai smartly depicts the legal ecosystem, from the wily higher ups, to the idealistic newcomers, with unique charm and witty humor.
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