Best TV Shows of All Time on Netflix
Last updated May 12, 2024
Highest Rated TV Shows with a 4.5 / 5 Star Rating
Arrested Development (Trailer)
2013 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsThey said it was bananas. They said it was cornball. "Never," they said. We did it anyway: a brand-new season of Bluth-style insanity is almost here, with all episodes available at once.
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Breaking Bad: Season 1
2008 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsDiagnosed with cancer and given only two years to live, high school chemistry teacher Walter White attempts to secure his family's financial future by teaming with his former student, Jesse Pinkman, to produce and distribute crystal meth.
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Breaking Bad: Season 2
2009 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsChemistry teacher turned meth dealer Walter White and his partner, Jesse Pinkman, climb higher in the drug game, which draws dangerous attention from competing cartels and imperils Walter's DEA brother-in-law, Hank Schrader.
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Breaking Bad: Season 3
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsThe previous season of this award-winning drama left high school chemistry teacher Walter White with even less stability than he's used to. But for the sake of his family, or what's left of it, he continues cooking crystal meth on the down-low.
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Breaking Bad: Season 4
2011 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsResurfacing after a searing third season that put them at odds with their ruthless boss, Gus -- whom they're now desperate to outwit -- Walt and Jesse regroup in the meth lab to face the consequences of their collective actions.
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Breaking Bad: Season 5
2012 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsIn this fifth season of the popular series, high school chemistry teacher turned meth dealer Walter White and his partner, Jesse Pinkman, continue to play a risky game as they try to evade the danger that surrounds them.
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House of Cards: Season 1
2013 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsBetrayed by the White House, Congressman Francis Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power by manipulating a young reporter and a miscreant colleague. His wife Claire is a willing accomplice until their uncommon marriage shows strain.
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Sherlock: Series 1
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsThis modern-day reboot of Sherlock Holmes has Arthur Conan Doyle's deductive genius moving through London as a Web-adept consultant to Inspector Lestrade and Dr. John Watson as an Afghan War vet who shares his Baker Street digs.
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Sherlock: Series 2
2012 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsBecoming embroiled in the complex plans of the dangerous Irene Adler, Sherlock needs every one of his remarkable skills to survive, and an invitation to the wilds of Dartmoor brings our terrified heroes face to face with the supernatural.
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The Fosters: Season 1
2013 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsExecutive-produced by Jennifer Lopez, this affecting drama follows an interracial lesbian couple -- one a police officer, the other a school vice principal -- and their multiethnic brood of biological, adopted and foster children.
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The Walking Dead: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsIn a world devastated by a zombie apocalypse, a motley band of survivors pulls together to fight back and make a final stand for humanity. But the only hope they have to cling to is finding safety -- and answers -- at the Center for Disease Control.
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The Walking Dead: Season 2
2011 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsIn the second season of this grim and gripping zombie drama, Grimes and his cohorts continue to search for sanctuary in a ruined and dangerous landscape, hoping that in time science will halt the epidemic.
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The Walking Dead: Season 3
2012 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of the zombie drama, sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes and his band of survivors take shelter in an abandoned prison, then discover Woodbury, a settlement of survivors headed by a powerful man known as the Governor.
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Highest Rated TV Shows with a 4.4 / 5 Star Rating
Adventure Time: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsThis quirky animated series centers on the bizarre postapocalyptic adventures of young Finn and his friend Jake, a magical and mischievous dog. Dark, off-the-wall humor prevails as Finn and Jake help those in need in the trippy Land of Ooo.
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Arrow: Season 1
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsShipwrecked and presumed dead for five years, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns home a changed man. Secretly, he's the vigilante Arrow, fighting for his family and his city. But someone close to him also harbors a secret.
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Boys Over Flowers: Vol. 1
2009 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsGeum Jan Di is a street-smart, working-class girl who winds up at an exclusive prep school where she soon gains the attention of the F4 -- big men on campus who literally rule the school and would love to rule Jan Di.
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Call the Midwife: Series 1
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsYoung midwife Jenny Lee is given a trial by fire as she's immersed in situations both disturbing and comical in Series 1 of this drama series set in a nursing convent in gritty 1950s East London.
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Call the Midwife: Series 2
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsFollow Jenny and the other midwives as they continue to deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. Series 2 finds Jenny helping at a hospital in London, Cynthia facing legal scrutiny and Chummy making big plans.
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Cosmos: The Complete Collection
1980 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsRenowned astronomer and author Carl Sagan explores the mysteries of the universe in this award-winning series, presenting fascinating and controversial insights into astronomy, biology, religion, evolution and more. With a focus on mankind's place in the grand scheme, universally speaking, Sagan takes viewers on an educational intergalactic journey through topics such as the Big Bang theory, early civilizations, purported UFO abductions and more.
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Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series
1999 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsThis cult classic dramedy follows the social struggles of a group of Michigan high school students in 1980, centering on Lindsay Weir, a studious senior who befriends a group of burnouts, and her brother, Sam, a freshman who's quickly branded a geek.
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Long Way Round
2004 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsThis documentary miniseries chronicles the cross-continental adventures of actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they set out on their BMW bikes to travel the world, embarking from London and arriving 115 exhausting days later in New York.
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Orange Is the New Black: Season 1
2013 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsFrom the creator of "Weeds" comes a heartbreaking and hilarious new series set in a women's prison. Piper trades her comfortable life for an orange jumpsuit and finds unexpected conflict and camaraderie amidst an eccentric group of inmates.
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Scandal: Season 1
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsWith a sharp mind -- and an impressive past as a media relations consultant to the president -- crisis management expert Olivia Pope has a knack for making her clients' problems go away. But that doesn't stop trouble from finding her and her staff.
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Scandal: Season 2
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsIn this popular political thriller, crisis management expert Olivia Pope and her team of Washington, D.C., lawyers continue to smooth over scandals for their powerful government clients while also dealing with their own personal disasters.
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Trailer (Extended): House of Cards
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsCongressman Francis Underwood plays both enemies and allies as pawns in this scathing political drama. On the chessboard of power, his every move is bold, cunning and three steps ahead of his prey.
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