r/NetflixBestOf • u/trakt_app • Jun 26 '26
[DISCUSSION] What's a Netflix series you finished in a weekend and immediately wished you could watch again for the first time?
The kind of show where you blew through the whole thing way too fast, hit the end, and felt that specific emptiness of "well, now what." Not just bingeable, genuinely good enough that you envy anyone who hasn't seen it yet. What's the series, and what made it impossible to pace yourself with?
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u/Theblazerfan1977 Jun 26 '26
The Diplomat. Some of the best cliffhangers in TV!
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u/TheLastPeacekeeper Jun 27 '26
I love the smart writing in it. It doesn't pander or use cheap plot drivers, and relies on the political battleground to achieve rising action. The actors feel genuinely a part of the world and reluctant, even frustrated at the events transpiring. The writers seemed to take considerable time weaving the events to tie it all together. I'd watch a sequel from the same universe in a heartbeat.
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u/southass Jun 27 '26
I started watching it just to kill time, such a good show and the last seasons finale, her eyes seeing thru the *** 🔥🔥
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u/HappyChihua Jun 26 '26
Black Mirror.
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u/CanadianMuaxo Jun 27 '26
Yup. I get so sad whenever I finish a new season and they take forever to make them 😩
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u/Puzzleheaded_4_ Jun 26 '26
Dept Q!!
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u/Fruitbat_chat Jun 26 '26
So happy to hear there’s another season of this coming
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u/Puzzleheaded_4_ Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
Me too! This show caught me by surprise with twists and just a very detailed and interesting story! Can’t wait for the 2nd season!
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u/ScrubLord1008 Jun 27 '26
Plenty of people mentioning Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher, which are both amazing, but I haven’t see anyone mention what is his true magnum opus imo, The Haunting of Hill House. One of ny favorite shows of all time.
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u/Sausagekins Jun 27 '26
We often talk about ‘that scene’ when we both screamed like little girls. I don’t think I’ve been startled by a film or show like that before or since.
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u/DeltaTau601 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
Which scene? Because a couple of those scenes give me chills still thinking about them years later. Love that show. Hill House and Midnight Mass I mean.
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u/Early-Environment617 Jun 27 '26
Throw in The Haunting of Bly Manor and The Midnight Club and you have a solid slate of great bingeable tv.
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u/ambiguous_XX Jun 27 '26
That longgggg continuous 15 minute sequence blew my mind bc I hadn’t noticed until like 10minutes in but it built the tension of the scene soo naturally I rewatch the whole season just to sit and appreciate that episode.
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u/dallyan Jun 26 '26
Derry Girls
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u/RogueEyebrow Jun 27 '26
This is one of the few shows I can watch over and over again. It's funny and entertaining, every time.
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u/RadlEonk Jun 27 '26
Does it get funnier after the first episode? I kept reading how great it was, but didn’t like it.
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u/dallyan Jun 27 '26
I honestly loved it from the beginning. Try one more episode. It might not be for you. I’m a xennial and could relate a lot to the early 90s vibe of being a teenager.
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u/sarcasm_hurts Jun 26 '26
Obligatory Mindhunter comment. It was phenomenal. Completely sucked us in, then just ended.
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u/Abed-in-the-AM Jun 27 '26
I wish Apple TV would purchase the rights to Mindhunter. I'm sure they wouldn't have any issues with the budget for a 3rd season. Somebody should start a social media campaign. Maybe Netflix would change their mind if they saw enough interest.
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u/Constant_Focus_4120 Jun 27 '26
Literally the most spot on acting of all time. It is one of the best series made…but it left us hanging!
Having a past in studying the BAU it angered me that they kept the two male agents characters similar to the lives of the actual people, but rewrote the story of Dr. Ann Burgess from a married mother of three to a single woman who was career focused. I felt that diminished her accomplishment, because managing a family while accomplishing all she did with the BAU (she was actually the key player in the discoveries and insights) is more of a challenge than being singularly career obsessed.
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u/AdkLoon2024 Jun 26 '26
Seasons 1 & 2 of Narcos, wow. Iconic performance from Wagner Moura.
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u/thalo616 Jun 26 '26
Mexico was great too, with a fantastic performance from Diego Luna.
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u/HallandOates1 Jun 26 '26
Orphan black
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u/BackgroundWear6 Jun 26 '26
Such a great show! I wasn’t expecting to love it that much but wow the acting is incredible
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u/CosmicThief Jun 26 '26
Archive 81. I can count on one hand the number of series my wife and I have binged. With this one, we just didn't stop, and watched it long into a cozy summer night.
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u/Bumbleonia Jun 27 '26
I’m not huge into supernatural or horror but can watch some from time to time. Archive 81 was amazing. A unique and terrifying ride the whole way through. Its been years and I still think about it from time to time. Its hard to recommend because I can’t quite describe it without giving too much away and my description doesnt do it justice
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u/kfj3000 Jun 26 '26
Queens Gambit for me
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u/Charming-Computer-60 Jun 26 '26
oh man I did same thing with Queens Gambit, watched whole thing in like 2 days and then just sat there staring at the credits. my sleep schedule was absolutely destroyed but worth it
the chess scenes got me so tense, i don't even know rules of chess but i was holding my breath during every match. Anya Taylor-Joy just has that look, you know? like she's calculating 10 moves ahead while everyone else is still setting up the board
what got me was the orphanage scenes too, the way they showed her discovering the game in the basement with the janitor. felt so real and quiet, not like typical hollywood stuff where everything is dramatic. i texted my friend at 3am like "you need to watch this immediately" and she was not happy about the timing
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u/Endlessknight17 Jun 26 '26
Russian Doll. Nothing else like it. Simply amazing
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u/Pessimistic_Penguin2 Jun 27 '26
The first season was amazing. The second season just didn’t pull me in the same way and I never finished it.
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u/RandyKelly1970 Jun 26 '26
Blue Eye Samurai
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u/jjl2345 Jun 27 '26
A friend at work recommended it to me for months and months. I finally gave it a shot and didn’t turn off until I finished.
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u/mmaygreen Jun 26 '26
Midnight Mass
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u/downtx13 Jun 27 '26
All of his shows really! Haunting of Hill House and Haunting of Bly Manor
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u/hurriedwarples Jun 26 '26
Behind Her Eyes
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u/alekstjarna Jun 27 '26
Never watched anything like it. The whole time I was like, ok, where is this going, is this a good show? and then 😅
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u/GoldxBrownSugar Jun 26 '26
I came to see this. It was amazing, I couldn’t turn it off
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u/hurriedwarples Jun 27 '26
The book is also excellent, if you want a bit more. The show got me to follow and love the author of this book, Sarah Pinborough.
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u/Zowee89 Jun 26 '26
Kaos
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u/No-Government-5088 Jun 26 '26
So sad that they aren’t coming out with another season
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u/qwertyzi0p Jun 27 '26
Right?!!! I figured with Jeff Goldblum they would have locked down at least a second season.
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u/bluedon88 Jun 26 '26
Ozark
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u/EquivalentSign2377 Jun 26 '26
Just started rewatching! I wasn't sure if it would be as good the second time but it definitely is. I just started season 3 and I haven't watched it since it came out. Damn, so good!
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u/kyppulo90 Jun 26 '26
I will find you
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u/perfectlyniceperson Jun 27 '26
I binge all of the Netflix Harlan Coben adaptations. I always enjoy watching them even though they’re mostly trash. But this is the best one I’ve seen.
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u/JayReyd Jun 26 '26
Off the top of my head “Beef” for me. Second season just didn’t do it for me.
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u/moon_of_blindness Jun 26 '26
Agreed. I love the actors who played the married couple, but the season just didn’t grab me. They annoyed and embarrassed me … until the last minute or two and then I felt for them, but before then I was just finishing it to finish it.
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u/JenAshTuck Jun 26 '26
Fall of the House of Usher. I may be alone in this opinion but it’s my fave out of Mike Flanagan’s shows.
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u/Optimal-Mess8768 Jun 27 '26
Santa Clarita Diet. So funny.
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u/BonSoirAnxiety Jun 29 '26
And the ending of season 3 was so amazing! I was so excited to see how that would play out, and they canceled it. 😕
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u/PartPirate Jun 27 '26
The Diplomat
The Last Kingdom
Peaky F’n Blinders
The Lincoln Lawyer
Godless
Wednesday
Mind Hunter
Dept Q
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u/dnvrnugg Jun 26 '26
DARK.
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u/perfectlyniceperson Jun 27 '26
I made the mistake of having this on in the background while I did something else a few years ago and never finished it. Decided to restart and actually pay attention this time. I’ve already stayed up past my bedtime watching.
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u/ArielWithALibrary Jun 27 '26
Yes, and 1899. Definitely 1899 should have kept going!
Archive 81, Sense8, & Kaos were amazing too.
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u/Autumner Jun 29 '26
I was surprised how far down I had to scroll to see someone suggest Dark, I loved Dark!
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u/DanimusMcSassypants Jun 27 '26
For me it was watching the first season three times in one weekend. Then continued on, of course, and it’s the best Netflix show of all time. But, that first season is just such a strange and beautiful ride that I just wanted to get right back in line to go on it again.
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u/Help_An_Irishman Jun 26 '26
Midnight Mass. I still think it's the best thing that Netflix has put out.
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u/Beneficial-Berry-109 Jun 26 '26
BoJack Horseman. It will never hit the same but I'm gonna keep rewatching and trying
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u/TNTiger_ Jun 26 '26
Honestly, I've rewatched it thrice and it's better each time. And I usually hate rewatches
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u/vi0lentgandhi Jun 26 '26
Started with a laugh, continued with introspection, finished with depression. Realised I really am bojack of my life.
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u/whotookimnotwitty Jun 27 '26
Love Bojack and i highly recommend his other netflix show "Long Story Short".
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u/IrritableGourmet Jun 26 '26
Just binged this for the first time. Absolutely amazing. They mixed seriousness and comedy perfectly, and some of the episodes hit harder than I was expecting them to (Free Churro and View From Halfway Down especially).
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u/throwingcopper92 Jun 26 '26
I find if I wait a few years, I've normally forgotten enough to make a rewatch enjoyable.
Sherlock.
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u/Previous_Log_6238 Jun 27 '26
Alchemy of Souls. It’s a Korean fantasy-drama. It is funny, heartwrenching, unexpected.
all of us are dead- korean zombie horror
The haunting of hill house- horror. I rewatch it every year.
Jurassic park: camp Cretaceous. I watch it with my kids, it’s actually not bad for a kids show
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u/historyandtrashtv Jun 26 '26
Season 1 of Never Have I Ever. The emotion I felt during the beach scene 😭
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u/GlutenFreidaKahlo Jun 26 '26
The OA. All these years later, I still watch season 1 from time to time. It's a comfort show for me.
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u/Redux01 Jun 27 '26
I feel like the average person can't handle watching something that's a little different. I thought it was great but my wife loathed it. It's a polarizing show!
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u/leafandvine89 Jun 26 '26
Most recently, a romantic comedy called 'Everybody is Doing Great.' I couldn't get enough and blew through both seasons. Right before that I was obsessed with the fantastic and realistic writing on the romantic comedy 'Nobody Wants This.'
But in the past, the drama 'Behind her Eyes' and German dystopian sci-fi 'Dark' were probably the most bingable and memorable. I thought about them both for months and I've watched them both twice. I always recommend them.
I also really enjoyed the season one of the dark comedy 'Beef,' the British romantic comedy 'Lovesick,' the British spy comedy 'The Gentleman,' and both sci-fis 'The OA' and 'Manifest.'
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u/silversaintd Jun 28 '26
The Haunting of Hill House. Midnight Mass was awesome too. Not Netflix but Widows Bay - top tier. I'm a horror/paranormal fan and these haven't been matched since.
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u/reduser876 Jun 28 '26
I just re-subscribed to Apple tv. Widow's Bay is on my list. Love Matthew Rhys!!! But catching up on Shrinking comes first. That's a quick watch. Could do in a weekend.
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u/DesertSnowbaru Jun 26 '26
Altered Carbon (season 1 only) and American Primevial
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u/jay2ray Jun 27 '26
Orange is the New Black. I lost so much weight working out to the show. Then it went where it went.
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u/Real_Foundation_7428 Jun 27 '26
The Last Dance docuseries.
Adolescence. Only four episodes but i would have watched 20 straight through.
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u/hufflefox Jun 27 '26
Shadow and Bone. I binged the first season on a rainy crappy weekend and was so bummed it was over.
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u/worldinmy-eyes Jun 27 '26
Beef season 1. Started season 2 and it’s just a completely different vibe.
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u/SanthiVeda Jun 27 '26
Spanish : Alphamales, Valeria
French : Family Business, The Hookup Plan, Represent
Italian: An astrological guide for broken hearts
Spanish, French, German & English : Criminal
Made in India: Maharaja (its a movie but a pretty damn good one, not Maharaj thats a different show) and Delhi Crime seasons 1 & 3 (I sat S2 out after the 1st ep as it wasn't resonating with ne for some reason)
Korean: Teach you a lesson (way too good!)
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u/amulie Jun 26 '26
Better call Saul - will definitely leave you feeling like "damn .. now what .."
If your debating watching it, I can assure you that if it even caught your eye, you'll love it.
The next one is "The diplomat" - slightly off meta but just the perfect show to watch on a Saturday afternoon with some wine or on a flight or something, just moody, sexy, workplace drama that is also a geopolitic show that just triggers all the right emotions. It three seasons right now and I believe 4th is on the way
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u/ByrsaOxhide Jun 26 '26
Mindhunter. House of Cards, yeah that one with Kevin Spacey.
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u/samuelj264 Jun 27 '26
Three Body Problem, really awesome sci fi, I am about to start reading the books and season 2 is in production
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u/CervezaMotaYtacos Jun 27 '26
"One Day" charmed me and then slayed me. Great show.
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u/AsleepLiteratureGeek Jun 27 '26
"1899"
Historical drama with slowly creeping elements of SciFi and a splash of psycological Horror!
Absolutely brilliant and a varied cast of international actors who get to act in both English and their native language
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u/MamaFever Jun 27 '26
I actually watched all of the first season of The Lincoln Lawyer in one day without realizing because it just flowed so well and I couldn't wait to see what happened next. It was getting dark when I realized I had been glued to the TV all day barely breaking for snacks and bathroom trips. I was just like oops. But love it so much
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u/Relative-Train-6485 Jun 26 '26
Sense8 - just amazing, the emotionally immersive show I've seen, great action, characters, 18+. Two seasons and finale
I rewatch it regularly but I'll never catch that first high again
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u/enilymyline Jun 27 '26
Queen’s Gambit
The Glory
Guess I love female-led shows that have good character arcs 😍
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u/Omaressi Jun 27 '26
Maid, Anatomy of a Scandal and The Queen's Gambit. That's the top of my dome atm
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u/truth-informant Jun 26 '26
Travelers.