Everyone loves a good series to get lost in, I myself am a self proclaimed queen of binge watching. My greatest achievement to date is probably a whole 10 seasons of Criminal Minds in the space of 3 months. Each season has 20 something episodes, at 40 minutes an episode that is a rough total of over 8000 minutes of criminal minds flat out in three months. (My math might be wrong) ( And yes I work full time and have a life and still found time to get that done.)
Netflix has a lot of great series to offer right now so I thought, hey, maybe I could write a little recommendation post? So yeah, let’s go.
First I’m going to start with The Punisher, wow, are you kidding me, it’s amazing… where do I learn to be as tough as Frank Castle?? He is my gym inspiration and idol. A former marine turned vigilante, out to make criminals pay for their crimes. If that alone doesn’t sound good enough to make you want to watch it, then you must have really shit taste in shows.
Sorry, not sorry.
The Punisher stars Jon Bernthal, who you may recognise as Shane from The Walking Dead. (Also a great show, note that one down too.)
Next, YOU. Starring Penn Badgley from Gossip Girl.
Looks like Lonely boy has taken things up a notch from Gossip Girl. Boy meets girl, boy stalks girl online, boy stalks girl in real life.
Also GIRL NEEDS TO BUY HERSELF SOME DAMN CURTAINS! Xoxo
How far will Joe go to get the girl of his dreams?
YOU also stars Shay Mitchell who played Emily Fields in Pretty Little Liars. (Also on Netflix)
If you liked YOU, then try watching Dirty John. Same kind of motive… manipulative guy prays on single women on dating websites where he plays out the dream guy making them fall in love with him, but is John really as perfect as he’s making out? Red flag alert 🚩 Note to self: Stay single forever and don’t online date.
Dirty John is based on a true story, I watched the whole thing in two sittings, I could have done one and binged the whole thing but I had work to go to. (Super inconvenient.) Starring Eric Bana & Connie Britton from 911, Nashville and American Horror Story. (you know what to do… add to watch list)
I’m currently watching The Umbrella Academy, which is a comic book written by Gerard Way (yep, that Gerard Way, Frontman of the band My Chemical Romance.) It is incredible, I’m loving it! It’s just looks really cool visually and the story is cool too!
Forty-three babies are born around the world on the same day to women who weren’t pregnant when they woke up that morning. Seven of them are adopted by a billionaire and become a little dysfunctional superhero family. I’m 3 episodes in right now and I can’t decide who is my favourite character. I’m torn between Klaus and Number 5. But that could all change as I watch more. Starring Ellen Page and Robert Sheehan who played Nathan in E4’s Misfits
Im always going to recommend American Horror Story, always, I’m obsessed. I’ve watched the first season so many times, it’s my favourite. I Like them all but murder house is my ultimate season! While we’re talking about Ryan Murphy shows make sure you add American Crime Story to your list too, season one was on the OJ Simpson case, you have probably seen that one already, but Netflix has recently added season 2, which follows the story of Andrew Cunanan, the man behind the murder of Gianni Versace. (I previously wrote a whole post on the assassination of Gianni Versace, scroll through previous posts to read more.) I can’t tell you how much I love Ryan Murphy’s work, anything he is behind is amazing, always. He’s also to thank for shows such as Glee, 911 (as mentioned earlier.) and Scream Queens.
Also available on Netflix right now and obviously recommended by yours truly;
The Haunting of Hill House
Slasher
Hannibal
The Sinner
Luther
Marcella
Scream
How to Get Away With Murder
Hemlock Grove
Homeland
Black Mirror
Insatiable
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Sons of Anarchy
Breaking Bad
Stranger Things
There’s so many shows to choose from and I know sometimes you spend more time looking through what Netflix has, than time actually watching anything at all.
So hopefully this little post here narrows it down a little for you…. Enjoy.
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