6 Best Netflix TV Shows Of 2026 (So Far) – SlashFilm

It might be truthful to name Netflix the unique dwelling of binge-watching. Although the streaming service gained trade respect and a private model by producing its personal reveals, akin to “Home of Playing cards” and “Orange is the New Black,” Netflix was constructed on a bedrock of licensed TV. For a lot of, the subscription meant a straightforward approach to throw on “The Workplace” or “Mates” and let the episodes run as a nice little bit of background noise whereas working, cleansing, or consuming meals.

Then the streaming wars occurred, and networks started to claw again their nostalgic sitcoms for their very own platforms (“Mates” is on HBO Max now, and “The Workplace” is on Peacock). Fortuitously, Netflix now has an enormous secure of unique reveals that will get greater yearly. Not all of them are winners, however these are one of the best Netflix reveals that debuted (or delivered new seasons) in 2025.

The primary season of Netflix’s “Beef” was a dense (and stellar) existential thriller, however Season 2 switches gears to mount a critique of capitalist greed. The shift in tone does not really feel jarring in any respect, as the most recent season of “Beef” cooks its central battle between {couples} Joshua (Oscar Isaac)/Lindsay (Carey Mulligan) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny)/Austin (Charles Melton) till it is properly-completed. This is not only a battle of pursuits; class hierarchy and social standing develop into key motivators on this convoluted sport of lies and betrayal. Evoking themes that’ve formed style movies like “Parasite” and “No Different Alternative,” “Beef” takes it a step additional and illustrates the fragility of human relationships in a hyper-capitalist society.

The 4 performances on the middle of “Beef” season 2 do a lot of the heavy lifting right here, however the meandering nature of the present does not make it much less pleasurable. Though Season 1 felt extra nuanced and mature within the dealing with of its core dynamic, the brand new season expertly balances humor and pathos in a intentionally messy story. It is also fast to disclose the actual antagonist of the story: A corrupt billionaire who makes use of folks’s need for social validation and mobility to amass an offensive quantity of wealth. No one appears to have the braveness to face up for what’s proper, and “Beef” dissects the shameful flaws that govern our on a regular basis choices within the face of capitalistic self-curiosity. (Debopriyaa Dutta)

Irish sitcom “Derry Women” grew to become a world basic because of Netflix, so it is no shock sequence creator Lisa McGee reteamed with the streaming service. Her new sequence, “How you can Get to Heaven from Belfast,” sees her unfold her storytelling wings additional even in a well-known atmosphere.

Three center-aged pals, Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher), Robyn (Sinéad Keenan), and Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne) reunite after the fourth member of their outdated buddy group, Greta (Natasha O’Keeffe), dies. Every of the primary trio is hilarious in their very own method and is performed pitch completely: Dara’s anxiousness, Robyn’s quick fuse, and Saoirse’s befuddled makes an attempt to be the chief. It typically seems like watching the Derry Women all grown up.

Between the premise and McGee’s previous work, I anticipated “How you can Get to Heaven from Belfast” to be a morbid buddy comedy. It is, however there’s much more. It seems the buddies are all hiding a darkish secret and Greta’s loss of life will not be so simple as it seems. The humor is correct out of “Derry Women,” however the present can be a thriller with very actual violence and life or loss of life stakes. The title sequence, full of unsettling music and creepy symbolism, units the temper.

If you happen to’re anticipating “Derry Women,” remember that “How you can Get to Heaven from Belfast” feels simply as very like Eire’s reply to “Yellowjackets” or an awesome Tana French thriller novel. That it balances these tones collectively is the very best praise. (Devin Meenan)

In an age the place the whole lot appears to have gone mistaken and an AI rubbish future looms, Louis Theroux is really a comforting presence — an emissary from a extra sane time earlier than issues went off a cliff. Anybody who grew up in the UK will know Louis for his indispensable sequence of documentaries protecting the whole lot from neo-Nazism to Scientology. The person simply punctures any mystique such ideologies may need constructed up together with his disarming, down-to-earth allure and deceptively mild strategy, and in 2026 he turned these formidable weapons on the so-known as “Manosphere.”

Anybody who noticed the chilling restricted Netflix sequence “Adolescence” or who has spent any vital period of time on-line will seemingly be aware of the time period “manosphere.” It mainly refers to a cabal of on-line grifters and sometimes outright criminals who play on the insecurities of younger males to counterpoint themselves. We’re speaking the Andrew Tates of the world, right here. Theroux is the right antidote to their noxious ideology of misogyny and egoism, and predictably deflates his topics’ collective sense of self-significance with ease in a documentary that could not have been higher-timed. These charlatans are capturing the eye of younger males the world over and Theroux’s investigation must be made necessary viewing for anybody a minimum of barely involved future generations and the course of our tradition. (Joe Roberts)

Whereas Netflix is full of all kinds of actuality tv relationship rubbish, there’s one sequence that manages to seize the pursuit of affection in probably the most healthful and fantastic method, and thats “Love on the Spectrum.” The American adaptation of the Australian documentary sequence of the identical title (additionally obtainable on Netflix) has now surpassed its counterpart from down beneath with 4 seasons in whole thus far. Frankly, I am glad Netflix has saved the sequence going, as a result of Season 4 is well probably the most triumphant we have seen.

Returning topics like Connor Tomlinson & Georgie Harris, James B. Jones & Shelly Wolfee, and Madison Marilla & Tyler White take new strides of their relationships, even when certainly one of them runs right into a seemingly insurmountable hurdle. However even when the “love” a part of this sequence hits a snag, it is fantastic to see the solid study and develop from their experiences.

Talking of which, new faces like Logan Pereira and Emma Sue Miller are beautiful new additions to the sequence. Logan is perhaps nervous about relationship, however he is additionally cool and assured, touchdown a few of the greatest moments within the present. In the meantime, Emma is so lively and power, you’ll be able to assist however smile alongside together with her as she ventures into the relationship world.

Nonetheless, it is the tip of Season 4 that may convey probably the most emotions of pleasure. With out ruining issues, I will simply say one thing brings a lot of the solid of “Love on the Spectrum” collectively, they usually share such an exquisite second that it’d simply make your coronary heart burst. (Bradford Oman)

The primary season of Netflix’s “One Piece” adaptation miraculously managed to convey Eiichiro Oda’s huge and bizarre manga world to reside-motion, and Season 2 ups the ante in each method. It fixes the pacing problems with the earlier season, doubles down on the character interactions that make this present particular, and brings in much more weird creatures and characters. Certainly, this season is larger usually, that includes extra places and extra fantastical characters with bizarre powers (like an otter carrying pajamas using a vulture with a machine gun, or David Dastmalchian taking part in a man that turns folks into wax). It is a testomony to the solid and crew that even the weirdest-wanting characters seem like they match on this world — sure, even the man whose coiffure seems to be like a garments hanger.

Most spectacular, nonetheless, is how “One Piece” manages to search out small methods to enhance upon the practically 30-yr-outdated manga and its 25-yr-outdated anime adaptation. Whether or not that is rearranging occasions to offer context forward of time, making small modifications that improve the emotion of a scene, or including utterly unique scenes and subplots that add to the character growth (Zoro’s visions of Mihawk, for instance). That is greater than only a translation of the manga. This can be a work that is clearly made by folks ready to justify the existence of their adaptation by doing extra than simply copying the previous. Up to now, it has been a deal with to look at. (Rafael Motamayor)

It is a story as outdated as time. A quickly-to-be-married couple have wedding ceremony jitters. The groom’s in-legal guidelines are into taxidermy and personal a creepy retreat within the countryside. A curse looms over the couple that spells doom if they are not soulmates. We have all been there, however “One thing Very Dangerous Is Going to Occur” turns the idea right into a compelling horror thriller.

Created by Haley Z. Boston, “One thing Very Dangerous Is Going to Occur” is a quintessential Netflix horror sequence. It is a sluggish-burn affair that hangs out in the identical wheelhouse as Mike Flanagan’s horror sequence. If you happen to like reveals like Flanagan’s “Midnight Mass” and “The Fall of the Home of Usher,” you will have a good time.

“One thing Very Dangerous Is Going to Occur” additionally lives as much as its title. There’s a fixed feeling of dread within the air, and protagonist Rachel (Camila Morrone) is aware of that fortunately ever after in all probability is not going to be the ultimate final result. Do not watch this when you’re getting married within the foreseeable future, as it’d make you need to cancel the massive day. However if you’d like a freaky good time, add Boston’s miniseries to your queue. (Kieran Fisher)