Streaming giant Netflix is constantly adding new content to its vast library and among the content added are a collection of Netflix original series; or shows that are exclusive to the platform.
And although relatively new in the film production game, Netflix originals seem to be killing it when it comes to ratings. Check out this countdown of the most viewed original Netflix series from the lowest to the highest viewed.
10. Elite
When three working-class teens enroll in an exclusive private school in Spain, the clash between them and the wealthy students leads to murder.
Watch it here.
9. When They See Us
In 1989 a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York’s Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged and convicted of the crime.
This limited series spans a quarter of a century, from when the teens are first questioned about the incident in the spring of 1989, going through their exoneration in 2002 and ultimately the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.
Watch it here.
8. Dead to Me
Jen’s husband recently died in a hit-and-run, and the sardonic widow is determined to solve the crime. Optimistic free spirit Judy has recently suffered a tragic loss of her own. The ladies meet at a support group and, despite their polar-opposite personalities, become unlikely friends.
As the women bond over bottles of wine and a shared affinity for “The Facts of Life,” Judy tries to shield Jen from a shocking secret that could destroy her life as she knows it.
Watch it here.
7. Unbelievable
A dramatization of the 2008–2011 Washington and Colorado serial rape cases, Unbelievable follows “Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth”.
The program draws from “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” (2015), a Pulitzer Prize-winning article by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong for ProPublica and The Marshall Project.
Watch it here.
6. Our Planet
Documentary series focusing on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.
Watch it here.
5. Sex Education
Socially awkward high school student Otis may not have much experience in the lovemaking department, but he gets good guidance on the topic in his personal sex-ed course — living with mom Jean, who is a sex therapist.
Being surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about sex, Otis has become a reluctant expert on the subject.
Watch it here.
4. YOU
YOU, a Netflix Original Series, is the riveting and hypnotic story of Joe Goldberg (played by Penn Badgley), an obsessive yet brilliant New Yorker, who exploits today’s technology to win the heart of Beck (Elizabeth Lail) amid the growing suspicions of her best friend Peach (Shay Mitchell)
Watch it here.
3. Money Heist
A criminal mastermind who goes by “The Professor” has a plan to pull off the biggest heist in recorded history — to print billions of euros in the Royal Mint of Spain. To help him carry out the ambitious plan, he recruits eight people with certain abilities and who have nothing to lose.
The group of thieves take hostages to aid in their negotiations with the authorities, who strategize to come up with a way to capture The Professor. As more time elapses, the robbers prepare for a showdown with the police.
Watch it here.
2. The Umbrella Academy
43 babies are inexplicably born at the same time on the same day to mothers on the previous day were not pregnant. Seven of the 43 are adopted by billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves.
Believing them to be the future saviors of Earth he trains them to become superheroes. Sir Reginald named the children by the numerical order of use. The team eventually separate and go their own ways.
Many years later the team unwillingly reunite after the death of Sir Reginald.
Watch it here.
1. Stranger Things
In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.
Watch it here.
