The 50 best shows on Netflix right now (October 2026)

The best TV shows streaming on Netflix tonight, ranked from Rex’s catalog and checked against Netflix every day.

Updated October 16, 2026. Availability via JustWatch.

  1. Seinfeld TV · 1989
  2. Breaking Bad TV · 2008 · Vince Gilligan
  3. Avatar: The Last Airbender TV · 2005 · Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
  4. The West Wing TV · 1999 · Aaron Sorkin
  5. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood TV · 2009
  6. Beef TV · 2023 · Lee Sung Jin
  7. Neon Genesis Evangelion TV · 1995
  8. Adolescence Limited series · 2025 · Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne
  9. Better Call Saul TV · 2015 · Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould
  10. Naruto TV · 2002
  11. Long Vacation Limited series · 1996
  12. Arcane TV · 2021 · Christian Linke, Alex Yee
  13. Reply 1988 TV · 2015
  14. The Queen's Gambit Limited series · Scott Frank
  15. Cheer TV · 2020
  16. Unbelievable Limited series · 2019 · Susannah Grant / Ayelet Waldman / Michael Chabon
  17. Hunter x Hunter TV · 2011
  18. The Crown TV · 2016 · Peter Morgan
  19. Stranger Things (TV Series 2016–2025) TV · 2016 · Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer
  20. Arrested Development TV · 2003
  21. Death Note TV · 2006
  22. Ripley (TV Mini Series 2024) Limited series · 2024 · Steven Zaillian
  23. Law & Order TV · 1990
  24. Haikyu!! TV · 2014
  25. Tokyo Love Story Limited series · 1991
  26. Crash Landing on You TV · 2019
  27. Maid Limited series · 2021 · Molly Smith Metzler
  28. One Piece TV · 1999 · Matt Owens, Steven Maeda
  29. Ugly Delicious TV · 2018
  30. Baby Reindeer (TV Mini Series 2024) Limited series · 2024 · Richard Gadd
  31. BoJack Horseman TV · 2014 · Raphael Bob-Waksberg
  32. Chef's Table TV · 2015
  33. Giri/Haji Limited series · 2019
  34. Killing Eve (TV Series 2018–2022) TV · 2018 · Phoebe Waller-Bridge
  35. Master of None TV · 2015 · Aziz Ansari / Alan Yang
  36. Misaeng: Incomplete Life TV · 2014
  37. Russian Doll TV · 2019 · Leslye Headland / Natasha Lyonne / Amy Poehler
  38. When They See Us Limited series · 2019 · Ava DuVernay
  39. Wild Wild Country Limited series · 2018 · Chapman Way, Maclain Way
  40. Squid Game (TV Series 2021–2025) TV · 2021 · Hwang Dong-hyuk
  41. The Last Dance Limited series · 2020
  42. Peaky Blinders TV · 2013 · Steven Knight
  43. The Untamed TV · 2019
  44. The Great British Baking Show TV · 2010
  45. Call My Agent! TV · 2015 · Dominique Besnehard, Fanny Herrero
  46. Gintama TV · 2005
  47. Boy Swallows Universe Limited series · 2024
  48. Broadchurch TV · 2013 · Chris Chibnall
  49. Derry Girls TV · 2018 · Lisa McGee
  50. Homeland TV · 2011 · Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

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