- Home
- TV
- What to Watch
- Best series to watch on Netflix right now – updated (October 2026)
❚ We may earn commission from links on this page. Our editorial is always independent (learn more).
Best series to watch on Netflix right now – updated (October 2026)
Some of the best shows on Netflix right now include The Gentlemen, The Woman in the Wall, Heroes and Bridgerton.
Geoffrey Short/Netflix
- Radio Times staff
Published: Friday, 2 October 2026 at 2:57 pm
75 items
Subscribe to Radio Times: 10 issues for £10
Not sure what to watch next on Netflix? Let the Radio Times team cut through the endless scrolling and point you towards the stand-out series everyone should have on their watchlist.
A new arrival is East of Eden, a sweeping period drama based on John Steinbeck’s classic novel. Set in the early 1900s, it follows the turbulent Trask family across two generations as the fiercely independent Cathy Ames (played by Florence Pugh) drives a bitter rivalry between brothers Adam (Christopher Abbott) and Charles (Mike Faist), exploring themes of family, morality and free will.
An old, neglected scandal gains new power as Jodie Whittaker leads true-life drama Toxic Town about the 1980s Corby poisonings. It's a powerful tale of ordinary people on the end of a grave injustice, having to fight for their voices to be heard.
Guy Ritchie's crime-comedy drama The Gentlemen follows aristocrat Eddie Horniman (Theo James) as he discovers his inherited estate is home to a sprawling cannabis empire. With series two having recently arrived, there's never been a better time to dive into the witty, action-packed underworld.
You could try Crew Girl, a fresh teen drama that follows talented young rower Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau) as she starts over at a prestigious prep school and joins its all-boys rowing team. The series blends sport, romance and high-school rivalries into an engaging coming-of-age story.
In Hostage, Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy go full throttle in a pacy political thriller that’s low on plausibility but high on action. The new-ish British Prime Minister (Jones) hasn’t been in office long when she’s faced with a crisis very close to home. She calls on the French President (Delpy) for help, but can she be trusted?
And there are still plenty of other options available on the platform. As well as mushc-loved hits such as Stranger Things, The Crown and Black Mirror, you could try fantastical horror Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, gritty Norwegian crime drama Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole or stylish thriller The Beast in Me.
If you can't quite decide which to choose, read on for our latest suggestions of the best TV series on Netflix, so you can stop searching and start watching ASAP. Alternatively, check out our line-up of the best Netflix films or best documentaries on Netflix for more recommendations.
Updated weekly.
Showing 1 to 24 of 75 results
-
2026
Drama
Romance
15
In the early 1900s, a fiercely independent woman drives a rift between two brothers, igniting a saga that unfolds across two generations.
-
2025
Drama
15
Dramatisation of the harrowing true story of a group of mothers, who seek justice in Corby after dozens of babies are born with disabilities
-
2024
Crime/detective
Drama
18
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire - and its proprietors aren't going anywhere. Action comedy, starring Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings and Joely Richardson
-
2026
Drama
Romance
12
Teen drama following gifted rower Teagan, played by Miku Martineau, as she starts at an elite East Coast prep school, navigates romance and joins a boys’ crew team.
-
2019
Comedy
Romance
18
A teenage boy with a sex-therapist mother teams up with a high-school classmate to set up an underground sex-therapy clinic at school.
-
2026
Comedy
Drama
15
Amilie Noblet directs a feature-length spin-off from the acclaimed French TV series which ventures behind the scenes of fictional talent agency ASK (Agence Samuel Kerr), witnessing staff and celebrity clientele in emotional freefall. Call My Agent! The Movie is set five years after ASK closed its doors for good and Andrea (Camille Cottin) is poised to make her feature film directorial debut. Alas, she has an argument with her producer and her lead actor quits so Andrea enlists the help of reality TV producer Noemie (Laure Calamy) to get the project back on track. Andrea discovers she is pulling in a different direction to Noemie as she recasts each role and recovers from a series of on-set disasters. Worst of all, she becomes embroiled in an acrimonious legal battle for custody of her daughter. George Clooney and Eva Longoria cameo as heightened versions of themselves.
-
2022
Horror
Thriller
15
A group of students allow the Red Rose app to threaten the sanctity of their friendships during a long hot summer following their GCSE exams.
-
2026
Sport
Football royalty Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards deliver a fix of banter, analysis and hot takes.
-
2026
Drama
Mystery
15
When one door closes, another opens for Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers as they bid farewell to the Upside Down and executive produce a new tantalising eight-part mystery. Retired aeronautical engineer Sam Cooper (Alfred Molina) begrudgingly arrives in a picturesque retirement community called The Boroughs, nestled in the New Mexico desert. He is befriended by neighbour Jack (Bill Pullman) and other residents but Sam fears these so-called 'golden years' will be the worst of his life. Everything changes after a terrifying nighttime encounter that suggests something monstrous lies beneath the community's impeccably tended lawns. To prove he isn't losing his mind, Sam joins forces with spiritual seeker Art (Clarke Peters), former journalist Judy (Alfre Woodard), one-time rock 'n' roll music manager Renee (Geena Davis) and retired doctor Wally (Denis O'Hare) to discover the shocking truth about their new home.
-
2019
Fantasy
Drama
15
Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
-
2019
Drama
15
Fact-based drama following the story of Ray, a boy on the cusp of adolescence who is arrested along with his adult brother Nathan for the murder of his mum's abusive partner. With the age of criminal responsibility set at 10, Ray stands trial for murder in an adult courtroom. The film follows both the events leading up to the crime, and the boy's experience of the trial. Starring Billy Barratt, Michelle Fairley, Tom Burke and James Tarpey
-
2026
Drama
Romance
12
Restless, razor-sharp, and refusing to conform, Sybylla is dead set on writing her own story in an era that expects her to find a man and settle down.
-
2025
Drama
Thriller
15
When the British Prime Minister’s husband is kidnapped and the visiting French President is blackmailed, the two political leaders both face unimaginable choices. Forced into a fierce rivalry where their political futures, and lives, might hang in the balance, can they work together to uncover the plot that threatens them both?
-
2019
Crime/detective
Drama
15
Following a team of skilled police interrogators as they interview suspects to get to the bottom of heinous crimes.
-
2026
Comedy
Crime/detective
15
Schitt's Creek creator Daniel Levy returns to the theme of familiar dysfunction in a new eight-part comedy about two mismatched siblings, with questionable skill sets, who blunder into the high-stakes world of organised crime. Preacher Nicholas (Dan Levy) and sister Morgan (Taylor Ortega) are implicated in a misguided theft for their dying grandmother. They are hunted down by bona fide criminal Yusuf (Boran Kuzum) and he blackmails the siblings into atoning for their sins, just as Nicky would advocate in a sermon to his congregation. The dithering duo's mother Linda (Laurie Metcalf) is potential collateral damage as they seek a way to settle their debts without landing themselves in prison. Elizabeth Perkins, Jacob Gutierrez and Mark Ivanir co-star.
-
2020
Thriller
Action
15
In North Carolina's Outer Banks, a teenager and his friends hunt for lost treasure linked to his father's disappearance, navigating dangerous rivalries, romance and a bitter class divide.
-
2024
Romance
Comedy
15
In 2011, author David Nicholls adapted his worldwide bestseller One Day as a film script for director Lome Scherfig, starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess as doomed lovers who are destined to meet on the same day over a period of 20 years. A daring 14-part TV version promises to translate more of the heartache from page to screen, casting Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod as Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley, who speak for the first time on July 15, 1988, the night of their graduation. The following morning, they go separate ways as friends but fate binds the couple and conspires to bring them back together on the same summer day each year as they become older and - hopefully - wiser. Death, drug addiction and work commitments prevent Dexter and Emma from declaring their true feelings for each other across the decades
-
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
2026
Drama
Horror
15
The title of the horror series created by Haley Z Boston tells you everything you need to know about events leading up to the wedding of Rachel (Camila Morrone) and her fiance Nicky (Adam DiMarco). It is five days until their dream nuptials in a snowy forest close to his family's secluded vacation home. Rachel embarks on a road trip to the remote location and en route, her superstition and paranoia run rampant. She is gripped with the feeling that some unspeakable tragedy will befall attendees at the wedding and those concerns deepen when she notices a series of eerie coincidences. As the clock ticks down to Rachel saying her vows, she begins to question whether Nicky is truly her soulmate or if she is poised to make a lifelong commitment to the wrong person.
-
2022
Crime/detective
Drama
15
Need a lawyer? Call Mickey Haller. He runs his law practice out of his Lincoln, and he's ready to hit the gas. Moving through Los Angeles, he takes cases while balancing a private life that includes being a father and having two ex-wives. Drama starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
-
2026
Thriller
Action
15
Haunted by his past and hunted by his enemies, a Special Forces veteran fights to keep a teenage girl alive on the deadly streets of Rio de Janeiro.
-
2026
Drama
Crime/detective
15
With their two-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell's partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation. Based on true events.
-
2024
Fantasy
Sci-fi
15
Protecting the ones you love requires sizeable sacrifices in a six-part sci-fi thriller written and directed by Rapman. Five ordinary strangers including Michael Lasaki (Tosin Cole) are dumbfounded when they unexpectedly develop superpowers. The only obvious connection between them is they are all black and hail from South London. As they grapple with newfound abilities, strangers become allies in a battle between good and evil and Michael risks everything for the woman he loves. MOBO award-winning British rapper and songwriter Ghetts co-stars in the aptly named role of Krazy
-
2026
Drama
Crime/detective
15
Ordinary men and women are recruited to turn the tide on illegal drug smuggling in the early 1990s Britain in a gripping six-part drama inspired by an untold true story. The Thatcher government is losing the war with the drugs gangs and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise needs to think outside the box to turn the tide. Bureaucrat Blake (Douglas Hodge) agrees to an outlandish idea: a top-secret training programme for normal Customs employees to go undercover and infiltrate Britain's most dangerous drug cartels. They will be given only basic training to build new identities - their so-called legends - incorporating some of their real lives to help them retain facts and figures. Working under the leadership of Don (Steve Coogan), nervous recruits Bailey (Aml Ameen), Carter (Tom Hughes), Erin (Jasmine Blackborow), Guy (Tom Burke) and Kate (Hayley Squires) prepare to take the starring roles in one of the most remarkable criminal investigations conducted.
-
2025
Mystery
Crime/detective
15
The truth could inspire page-turning fiction in an eight-part thriller created by X-Files writer Howard Gordon. Acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) has been unable to access her creativity since the death of her young son. She has retreated from private life and is a ghost of her gregarious former self. She is sparked back to life by the arrival of a new neighbour, real estate mogul Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), who was once the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance. Aggie believes Niles' incredible past could be repurposed for a new book and she begins an obsessive hunt for the truth about the mogul's wife. She unwittingly kickstarts a game of cat and mouse with a formidable adversary that might turn deadly
Load next
Authors
Radio Times staff
Ad
Ad
Ad
Subscribe for £1 per week
Too much to watch this autumn? Let Radio Times magazine and app do the choosing, with expert picks across TV, streaming and film.
Loading...
Ad
Loading...