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In need of something new to watch on Netflix? Here are some suggestions.

By Amanda ClarkePublished 6 years ago 5 min read
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Did you just commit days or weeks to binge-watching a show and now that you've just watched the finale, you don't know what to do with your free time? I've seen many people post on social media asking for show suggestions, but I'm here to tell you the struggle is over! Here are some suggestions of all types for you to find your next binge and help you get over the loss of your last finished show!

Shameless

In the mood for a show full of drama, drama, and more drama? Shameless is a show that follows the Gallaghers, a family that lives under the property line on the south side of Chicago. The show focuses on the seven Gallagher children, and also their deadbeat father, Frank, whose wife left him and the children. The Gallaghers face many struggles from getting and holding jobs, making rent and staying in school to jail time, coming out and keeping the children all in the same household. I personally recommend how great this show is and how quickly you can get hooked on this. You can find seven seasons of Shameless on Netflix right now, as well as the entire show on Showtime.

The Office

Looking for a comedic classic? If you haven't already watched it, try The Office! If you don't already know what it is about, The Office follows workers at Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. through their day to day lives as employees under their boss, Michael Scott, who is, to say the least, a loveable dumbie. The camera crews follow them for about 8 or 9 years making a documentary for TV and the characters are known for making very interesting confessionals, or in Jim's case, hilarious looks at the cameras. While it sounds like it might not be the most hilarious thing you've ever seen, I can guarantee that this is one of the best shows out there. The Office is available for streaming on Netflix.

Orange Is the New Black

Want a show filled with drama, action, and comedy? Try Orange is the New Black! There are no possible words to describe this show is, but it is truly captivating. The show revolves around the lives of multiple inmates in Litchfield women's minimum security prison. As a viewer, you get to see not only what the inmates are doing in the prison currently (from prison jobs, gangs, and relationships), but there is also a backstory every episode showing the childhood or the arrest/reason the inmates are in prison. Orange is the New Black is a Netflix original with five seasons available.

Jane the Virgin

If you're looking to binge a show that is still on TV and brings both the drama, the romance, the comedy, and the drama again, look no further than Jane the Virgin! This show is a tella-novella style show with a modern twist. Basically, Jane is a virgin who is going to college and lives with her family to save money. Not to spoil it, but while Jane is at an OBGYN appointment, she is accidentally inseminated and becomes pregnant, despite being a virgin. This brings her life struggles, romantic triangles, and the struggles of being a mother. Basically a great family drama with comedic undertones and major love triangles everywhere you turn. There are three seasons available on Netflix.

Lost

Now, I know this one is an older one, but this show really is a gem. A crowning piece of drama, sci-fi, mystery, and action. This show is one that I just got around to watching the whole thing recently and it is truly great. It is a mind-blowing and confusing masterpiece. The show obviously follows a "random" group of passengers on flight 281 headed from Australia to LA. The plane crash lands on an island and the show follows the passengers trying to survive on the island as well as discover the secrets of the island. Believe me, it is not just about surviving on an island and trying to get help to leave, but about an island with a lot of secrets and supernatural things going on. All seasons are available for streaming on Netflix and Hulu.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Want a wacky comedy that's bound to make you laugh non-stop? Try Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt! This Netflix original is a hilarious non-stop train of adventures. The show follows Kimmy Schmidt, who was kidnapped as a teenager with other women, and forced to live in an underground bunker. While this doesn't sound like a comedy, in the first episode, she and the other "mole women" are rescued from the bunker after being lied to about the apocalypse and the destruction of the world. Now, Kimmy Schmidt, out of the bunker, has no idea how to interact with modern society, or how to act as an adult. She's put out into a world where she does not know what Uber is or how to use the word hashtag. This is a hilarious comedy about making it in the world and trying to find your way in today's world. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is a Netflix original, available on Netflix.

White Collar

Looking for a show filled with drama, suspense, and a little bit of laughter? This show is one of my personal favorites featuring the hunky Matt Bomer as an ex-con who is doing a good deed for once, or is he? After escaping from prison because he is too resourceful and cunning for his own good, Matt Bomer's character Neal Caffrey, makes a deal with the FBI to be released and on probation but to work with them to help bring in other criminals. Caffrey was in jail for being a professional conman, forger, and thief and is very street smart when it comes to others committing these crimes. With the help of his FBI counterpart, Peter Burke, an unlikely friendship forms between the two and they bring down numerous criminals together.

Other Shows You Should Watch If You Haven't Yet:

That 70's Show, Bobs Burgers, Stranger Things, Parks and Recreation

Notable Mentions not on Netflix:

Will & Grace (both the 1998 seasons and the new) -Hulu

Sex and the City -HBO

The Orville -Hulu

Alone Together -Hulu

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Amanda Clarke

Virgo, movie blogger, lover of Halloween, Olive Garden and dogs! Huge Marvel and Disney fan and hopeful writer.

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