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We have all reached that one point while scrolling through Netflix where we feel like every show is either seven seasons long or cancelled halfway through a storyline. Like, no thank you, I’m not trying to raise a second family just to finish a series. All I just want is something with a beginning, middle, and end that doesn’t make me question my time management skills.

Thank god someone at Netflix observed that pattern and made sure to focus more on limited series. They’re the underrated heroes of weekend watching because they are short and usually a little weirder than the mainstream stuff, because they know they don’t have to stick around forever.

And the best part? These shows actually finish what they start. No random season finales pretending to be deep, and no cliffhangers that never get resolved. Just one tight story that wraps it all up before Monday hits.

So, here are five limited series on Netflix that you can crush over the weekend without even pausing to overthink it.

Five limited series to binge on Netflix this weekend

October Faction (2020)

Let’s start with the one that looks like your usual monster-hunting family drama but gets wayyy stranger. October Faction follows a couple who hunt supernatural creatures for a secret organisation, but the real fun starts when their teenage twins find out the family job isn’t exactly sales and consulting. Suddenly, everyone’s got secrets, and nobody is fully human… or honest.

But the real fun comes not with the vampires or werewolves or other spooky things in the dark, but with the way the show treats them. They are just like emotional baggage for this family. There are powers being unlocked and dead people showing up, but what will tickle your bones is the arguments happening in the middle of violent exorcisms. Before you know it, it goes from mysterious to totally unhinged, and by the time you figure out who is good or evil, the season is already wrapped and has left you slightly shocked that it never got another one.

The Eddy (2020)

Right after that supernatural ride, it’s nice to land in something that feels a little more real but thrilling at the same time. The Eddy is about a struggling jazz club in Paris, run by a guy who used to live for the music but now just wants to keep his business afloat. And when things start to fall apart, including his finances and friendships, everything turns personal very fast.

The camera in The Eddy wants you to feel every bad decision and missed note, and that’s the reason it stays very close. There’s crime, yes, and tonnes of tension in the background, but the real draw is how raw everything gets. The music doesn’t just play between scenes… it is the scene. And since it’s from the director of La La Land, you can expect some of that flair. It ends when it should, but the story stays with you for days. Remember the damage La La Land caused?

The Innocents (2018)

And then just when you think you are back to reality, The Innocents takes the rules and bends them into something you can’t pin down. A teenage couple runs away, thinking their biggest problem is family, but it turns out shape-shifting is real, and one of them can’t control it. So what starts as a moody romance quickly turns into something way more unstable. Imagine if The End of the F***ing World couple had powers.

You are not just watching her deal with this strange new ability, but watching both of them struggle to hold on to their relationship when nothing around them makes sense anymore. It’s romantic and freaky and tense in a way that you, along with them, realise how far things have gone.

Tidelands (2018)

But if neither of the above interests you, you might need a shift to a coastal town with secrets because that will be the perfect change of pace. It starts with a woman returning home after time in prison, trying to get back into a life that clearly moved on without her. But the real twist is what’s lurking under the surface… in this case, literally. The town is caught between land and water, and not all the locals are fully human.

The more Cal looks around, the weirder things get. People are lying, and nobody is giving her straight answers. But instead of turning into a slow mystery, the show just keeps pulling you in. Every episode gives you something juicy or shady, and if that’s your vibe, this is your show.

Black Earth Rising (2018)

To wrap things up, we have Black Earth Rising, which starts with Kate, who is a legal investigator raised in London, but she was rescued as a child during the Rwandan genocide. Her entire life has been shaped by what she doesn’t remember and what nobody talks about. And when her adoptive mother, who is a high-profile prosecutor, takes on a war crimes case that touches Kate’s past, it all starts cracking open.

It’s one of those rare stories that handles global politics and personal trauma with the same intensity. You don’t just watch Kate dig into her own identity, but you feel the weight of every document and every case. And it knows exactly when to end, so that’s a win.