Hopping on the Netflix Bandwagon but Can't Decide Where to Start from? Follow this Guide for Best Netflix Shows to Binge Watch in 2019

For the children who grew up in the 1980s watching heaps of movies and TV shows at a time while reading classic books alongside, the Netflix original of Stranger Things is like a sweet ode to those memories. The show is full of references from the popular E.T., The Goonies, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dungeons & Dragons, Stephen King and Poltergeist. The show is completed with the use of hard-hitting period music, which is sure to bring about the waves of nostalgia.

Barring the moody retro vibes, the show lives up to the expectations of a fine science-fiction drama-thriller revolving around a small town. The story tells viewers the journey of people; the family and friends of a missing boy, who try and make attempts to find him. For a beginner, this show can be a good starting point considering its per episode time limit is quite balanced (40 minutes per episode). The first season consists of only 8 episodes which makes it easy for a new viewer to catch up.

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GLOW or Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is a power packed show running the audience through sports, action, drama and comedy. The series revolves around characters and gimmicks, fictionalized and inspired from the 1980s syndicated women’s professional wrestling circuit.

The premise of the story is set in Los Angeles, where Ruth Wilder who is a struggling actress, tries her luck in a promotional circuit for professional wrestling called GLOW. The story unfolds to be packed with kick-ass female characters rallying strongly against their individual demons and some dudes who would rather like to keep them earthed.

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The time when organised baseball decided to shift its sail to AAA club out of Portland, Bing Russell, an actor and an avid sports fan decided to create a completely independent team named “Mavericks”. The Battered Bastards of Baseball is a documentary mapping the team’s fortunes and glories throughout their short-lived but extremely successful journey.

Even though the team lasted for about 5 years, the Mavericks had the antics to rumble up the game completely. Their story is ofoutcasts and underdogs, screeching their way through obstacles and at last winning a big a time.

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This big budget drama which got booed on, in the beginning, ended up receiving a four-minute standing ovation from the same cinematic purists on its premiere at Cannes film festival. This movie tells the tale of a teenager, who in turn becomes a devoted companion to a humongous genetically modified pig. The story has hues of important conversations on animal rights and big businesses using them for their profits.

The fine cast of Okja consisting of Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano and Tilda Swinton among others, works wonders in bringing out the story and emotions towards the audience.

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One of the first experiments that Netflix did in their originals, House of Cards is a bright shining jewel in the crown of Netflix. With Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright leading the drama on the screens and David Fincher working his magic behind the lens; the series is a captivating political thriller meant to leave you wanting for more after every episode.

Set in the Washington D.C., the story starts with the introduction of congressman and Democrat Frank Underwood with his equally focused and ambitious wife Claire. The show was such a runaway hit that it received 33 Primetime Emmy award nominations and 8 Golden Globe nominations.

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Topping the list of Netflix’s best originals, this is a show revolving about women in a low-security prison where their lives arguably different, converge with the obstacles that they have to face. Orange is the new black is a character-driven drama which uses the old lost style flashbacks to dig deep into the pre-incarceration lives of the women in the prison. With a fine cast of actors and a strong, compelling story-line, there was no doubt that this series would be a forest fire success.

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For people who like to start with a light-hearted comedy with a few punches of real life, Master of None is a perfect series. Popular comedian Aziz Ansari plays the role of Dev Shah, a 30-year-old actor who goes through a series of professional, romantic and cultural experiences. The two season series consists of 10 episodes each season and walks you through the character's journey in New York and Italy.

The series went on to win a Golden Globe and three Emmy Awards along with an appearance on year-end top ten lists, multiple times.

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The heavily lauded series Narcos is a fictionalized account of the glory rise of the Colombian cocaine mastermind Pablo Escobar, and the whole drama around his journey to the top of a massive cocaine empire and its ultimate demise. The narrative switches between his hair raising schemes and the still nascent DEA, or gringos, as the whites are called in Colombia, who are trying to bring down his toxic empire.

The confluence of classy performance by the cast and the exhilarating use of archive footage make this series both nerve-shredding and exciting to watch. The legacy of cocaine kingpin Escobar clearly comes through as you sit back and watch with horror, whilst this phenomenal journey will also leave you awestruck.

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Black Mirror, created by Annabel Jones and Charles Brooker is a sci-fi anthology which questions many aspects of usage and exploration of modern technology in today’s era. The episodes presented are bright enough to standalone and are either set in a near future or an alternative present.

The USP of this series is the use of dark, satirical undertone throughout its time period. The show highlights the inevitable consequences liked with humanity’s love affair with technology, social media and internet.

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This documentary series is centred at the lives of some world renowned chefs, and takes viewers on an adventurous and unknown personal journey through their culinary evolution, life and much more. It provides a close watch at what makes them the popular chefs that we know of.

Presented to the audience in 4K, you can see the food glistening, as if just in front of you with the heavenly aroma filling in the room, where it feels like the Chef’s table actually lies. This series is a dream come true for the real life foodies who appreciate the seat and love, which goes into making the most beautiful plates of sumptuous meals.

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As said by the makers, 13th is based on the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States". The documentary is titled after the 13th amendment made in the United States Constitution which was adopted in the year 1865.

The 13th amendment abolished slavery throughout the countries in the United States and ended the gory saga of involuntary servitude. No wonder the film has garnered much of critical acclaim as it was nominated for 89th academy award for Best documentary feature and even went on to win the 69TH Primetime Emmy award for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special.

The documentary tells a spade, a spade and explores the reality faced by black people in these modern times. It aims at showing how far as humanity, have we come from the day slavery was officially abolished in the United States. It becomes a must watch for people of the modern age, who describe slavery as something belonging to the past.

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As the name suggests, the series Crown is inclined towards re-living the early years of Queen Elizabeth II’s life. This big budget show succeeds in bringing out the extravagance of that period along with detailed happenings which are both convincing and compelling in nature.

The show has such a powerful hold that even the staunch republicans can get trapped into watching the full two seasons without complaining. With a fine array of actors in the cast such as Claire Foy, John Lithgow and Matt Smith, the show is deemed to impress even the real-life monarch with its charm.

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