The 15 Best Netflix Originals

Netflix Originals have been getting better and better every year... I have to admit, I am really impressed! Before writing this I already knew what my favourites were... but I was more curious to what the average Netflix user loved the most. Number 3 might surprise you...

1. 'BoJack Horseman'

"BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show 'Horsin' Around' in the 90s, now he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colourful sweaters." - IMDB

BoJack Horseman has a 92% critic score and a 95% fan score on Rotten Tomatoes.

2. 'Stranger Things'

"When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying supernatural forces in order to get him back." - IMDB

Stranger Things has an overall A+ when it comes to reviews, including a 93% critic score and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

3. 'Alias Grace'

"In 19th-century Canada, a psychiatrist weighs whether a murderess should be pardoned due to insanity." - IMDB

This is a surprising show to be placed so high... but the truth is that reviews have certainly been impressive. It has a 99% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes so... I'm impressed!

4. 'Master of None'

"The personal and professional life of Dev, a 30-year-old actor in New York." - IMDB

Master of None remains to be one of the original gems from the early days of Netflix Originals. You can't get better than a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. The audience score isn't far behind at 91%.

5. 'Orange is the New Black'

"Convicted of a decade old crime of transporting drug money to an ex-girlfriend, normally law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to a year and a half behind bars to face the reality of how life-changing prison can really be". - IMDB

Orange is the New Black has kept up its impressive reviews though all seven seasons: 90% critic score and an 81% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Season seven actually has the best score yet of all the seasons, with an almost perfect 97%!

Critics Consensus for Season Seven: "Carried by its exceptional ensemble, 'Orange Is the New Black's' final season gets straight to the point, tackling hard-hitting issues with the same dramatic depth and gallows humour that made the show so ground-breaking to begin with." - Rotten Tomatoes

6. 'Dear White People'

"At a predominantly white Ivy League college, a group of black students navigate various forms of racial and other types of discrimination." - IMDB

Dear White People has an impressive critic score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The second season blew everyone's minds away with a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, leaving the new third season not too far behind with a current standing at 87%.

Season Three:Though at times it vamps more than it grows, 'Dear White People's' third season still excels thanks to its continued willingness to confront tough social issues with comedic grace. - Rotten Tomatoes

7. 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'

"A woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and starts life over again in New York City." - IMDB

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has a critic score of 97% and an audience score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Season 4: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ends with a final season that's as topical as it is cheerily irreverent. - Rotten Tomatoes

The show hasn't cut corners as the seasons kept coming in, and now Season 4 has a 96% positive review!

8. 'Grace and Frankie'

"Finding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances together." - IMDB

Grace and Frankie is a new kind of show that people warmed up to immediately. It received an 89% critic score and 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Season 5: Five seasons in, Grace & Frankie remain blissfully at the top of their game, thanks to Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin's undeniable bond.

Season 5 has a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

9. 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'

"After the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets". - IMDB

A Series of Unfortunate Events received an amazing critic score of 96% and an also impressive audience score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Season Three: The final instalment of Lemony Snicket's magnum opus adds new contours to its expansive cast, provides answers to some of the pernicious questions within the series' lore, and delivers a finale that is more graceful than unfortunate. - Rotten Tomatoes

Season 3 (the final season) got a perfect 100%!

10. 'The Umbrella Academy'

"A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world." - IMDB

The Umbrella Academy has a 77% critic score and an 86% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

"On the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a billionaire industrialist, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his 'children' to save the world." - Rotten Tomatoes

11. 'Final Space'

"An astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick called Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of where the universe actually ends and if it actually does exist."- IMDB

Final Space has a 70% critic score and an 85% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

12. 'Love Death and Robots'

"A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy." - IMDB

Love Death and Robots has a strong score of 78% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Episode One: Sonnie's Edge

"In the underground world of "beastie" fights, Sonnie is unbeatable—as long as she keeps her edge." -IMDB

There wasn't a score for each individual episode on Rotten Tomatoes, but I can tell you that Sonnie's Edge got a 8.3/10 on IMDB.

13. 'The Rain'

"After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety." - IMDB

The Rain has a 82% critic score and a 62% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

14. 'Paradise PD'

"Animated series about bad cops. Not bad as in corrupt, bad as in under-performing. They aren't first responders, they are the worst responders."- IMDB

Paradise PD has a 60% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

15. 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'

"Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters". - IMDB

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs has a 91% critic score and a 77% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

#BestOfNetflix

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see what Netflix has in store in the future. Please keep the Netflix Originals coming!!

Choosing the top 15

This of the top 15 best order is based off of scores on Rotten Tomatoes, which means that the top 15 best could easily be different if based on IMBD scores or personal favourites.

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Is something on the list not on Netflix?

Since these are all Netflix Originals, this is very strange that one of the titles on this list isn't on Netflix ... what I can say is that this list is based on Canadian Netflix. So, if you aren't using Canadian Netflix ... that might be why you don't get all these titles.

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