The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
You know when Netflix has shows that you have never heard anyone talk about, and when you discover them on your own, and they turn out to be brilliant, it feels like you just found a little secret no one gatekept hard enough. That is exactly what this list is for. This list consists of shows that might not have received so much attention, but once you start, you are hooked.
None of this is surface-level filler. These are stories where people discover slowly, not with dramatic speeches but with little reactions and moments that feel too real to be scripted. You will get characters who are not out here to impress anyone, just trying to stay afloat, and that energy? Very addictive.
It is not about genre or mood or vibe or whatever. It is just about watching stuff that hits you a few minutes into the show and makes you wonder what took Netflix so long to bring it to my FYP?
So if your list has been looking a little too algorithm-picked, this is the shake-up it needs.
The five best series to watch on Netflix this weekend
Glitch (2015–2019)
Imagine waking up in perfect health… after being dead for years. That is literally how Glitch begins. From the very start of this show, there is nothing normal. In a small Australian town, six people crawl out of their graves, totally fine, totally confused, and totally not supposed to be alive. None of them remembers dying, and none of them knows why they are back, but someone, somewhere, clearly does not want them around.
What makes this show wild is its wild balance between resurrection and the thriller-level tension of people trying to control it. Everyone has a past, and not all of them were saints the first time around, so the moment they return, it is not just a mystery; it’s a ticking bomb. If you are looking forward to relaxing this weekend, do not press play.
Sexify (2021–2023)
After all that resurrection madness, Sexify is like jumping into the mess of real life. However, this time you get laptops and coding deadlines. It follows three college girls in Poland building a sex-ed app from scratch, except they barely know what they are talking about. And that’s the point. They are figuring out sex, power, friendship, and what it means to own their voices, all while trying not to flunk out.
The tech student chaos, when mixed with student humour, just hits the right spot. Very comforting. But an admirable thing about Sexify is that it doesn’t sell glamour. It lets its characters be cringey and wrong and still rootable. If you like shows where the girls are doing the most, messing up, and still chasing what they want, this one delivers with zero filters.
Feel Good (2020–2021)
If Sexify made you feel seen in all your mess, Feel Good is going to hit even deeper. It follows Mae, a recovering addict and stand-up comedian, who falls into a fast, all-consuming relationship while still figuring herself out. The real selling point of this show is how real Mae Martin makes everything feel. Nothing is exaggerated, but everything stings. She deals with unresolved family tension and those awful moments when you do not know if you are being loved or just tolerated. It’s hard, but it will help you relate at times.
A small warning before you add this to your watchlist is that it might make you want to text people you should have let go months ago, so be careful. If you have ever tried to get your life together while still being a complete disaster inside, Feel Good will grab you. And it will not let go till you admit you cried a little and maybe laughed too hard at something that was not even a joke.
Paranoid (2016)
After Feel Good drags your soul through every feeling possible, Paranoid flips the tone completely. It is a British crime drama that starts with a public murder at a playground and just keeps layering on secrets. You follow a group of detectives who keep unearthing clues that make no sense and then start to make too much sense. There is corruption and fear, and there are people who want this case buried for a reason.
But what keeps you hooked is how every person investigating is also trying to keep their own head on straight. No one here is perfectly put together, which makes the danger feel way more real. If you want something psychological, this is a solid switch-up, and once you are in, you are not just solving a case; you are watching it pull people apart.
My Liberation Notes (2022)
My Liberation Notes follows three siblings who are just tired. Tired of working, tired of pretending, tired of waiting for something to change in their little suburb. Every moment feels unfinished, like life is happening elsewhere. And then this stranger shows up, and instead of answers, he brings something heavier. A presence that makes them start asking different questions.
The performances carry so much without spelling anything out, especially Kim Ji-won, whose exhaustion feels so real it starts rubbing off on you. It is about the little things like walking home at dusk, sitting in silence, wanting something without knowing what. It feels less like watching a show and more like remembering a time in your life when you were just trying to get through the week.