The Best Netflix Shows We Watched in 2024
'Bridgerton' season 3, is that you? It's been 84 years...
Great news: 2024 served us some exciting new shows on Netflix, as well as the long-awaited return of some fan favorites via binge-worthy new seasons. And don't get me started on reality shows like Love is Blind, The Great British Baking Show, and The Circle. While I've definitely strayed to other streaming services and networks this year, there is always something on Netflix that has people talking. Here are the best shows that came to Netflix in 2024.
There's the third season of Girls5Eva, which moved to Netflix from Peacock, as well as the third season of Vikings: Valhalla. There's the romantic limited series One Day, which hit Netflix on February 8, just in time to destroy everyone's tear ducts for Valentine's Day. And then, to make us believe in happily ever after again, there was the triumphant return of Bridgerton for #Polin season. Nobody Wants This kept the romance vibes burning later in the year as well. And who knows? Maybe a miracle will happen, and they'll reverse the decision to cancel Shadow and Bone and/or some other favorites. A girl can dream.
And will we finally get Stranger Things 5 a.k.a. the final season a.k.a. please free these former child actors from the Upside Down forever this year? Definitely not. Prayers for the fully grown youth of Hawkins, Indiana.
Fool Me Once
Release date: January 1
Netflix started the year off right with a limited series that was absolutely thrilling. What if the home intruder you caught on your nanny cam wasn't a burglar, but your (allegedly) dead husband?
The Brothers Sun
Release date: January 4
This action-packed series is so fun, and proved to be exactly the type of thing audiences needed to warm up the coldest time of year.
Griselda
Release date: January 25
Sofia Vergara in a series from the people who made Narcos? That's a television formula I never knew I needed.
The Last Airbender
Release date: February 22
The animated series is a phenomenon. The movie was not so well received. Did this live-action series get it right? Big yes!
The Gentlemen
Release date: March 7
This series was adapted directly from a movie, also directed by Guy Ritchie. Both are about the fictional world of marijuana growers and sellers in the wealthy countryside estates of England.
Girls5eva
Release date: March 14
Netflix scooped up the canceled Peacock series for its third season, and thank goodness! The zany sitcom about a reunited 2000s girl group is funnier than eva. Season 3 took the ladies on tour, where they learned more about each other and themselves and got into so many hilarious scrapes.
3 Body Problem
Release date: March 21
This series is produced by the guys from Game of Thrones as well as The Chair on Netflix. It stars a handful of Thrones alum, including John Bradley, Ian Cunningham, and Jonathan Pryce as well as actors like Benedict Wong, Alex Sharp, Eiza González and Rosalind Chao. It's a science fiction-y historical drama based on a book by Liu Cixin.
Ripley
Release date: April 4
This adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel series did not come to play. Andrew Scott plays the insidious protagonist, a calculating con artist named Tom Ripley. Johnny Flynn plays a rich layabout and wannabe painter named Dickie Greenleaf, his mark. And Dakota Fanning plays a writer and Dickie's girlfriend Marge, who has the potential to be Tom's biggest rival.
Dead Boy Detectives
Release date: April 25
This is a spin-off of The Sandman, basically, about a pair of besties who help ghosts solve their own mysteries so they can move on. Oh, and the lads are dead themselves. They team up with a psychic named Crystal Palace and supernatural shenanigans ensue!
Bridgerton Season 3
Release date: May 16 (Part 1) and June 13 (Part 2)
I'm truly shocked they split it into two parts when it has been sooooo long since season 2, but now that it's all out, I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. Especially if that horse is pulling Penelope and Colin in a certain carriage.
That '90s Show Part 2
Release date: June 27
Sometimes you just need to turn off and watch something silly. The That '70s Show sequel/"reboot" will do that for you. Just don't think too hard about the accuracy of all of the '90s references if you were an actual '90s kid.
The Decameron
Release date: July 25
Rich people flee a pandemic to isolate at a lavish remote location. Sound familiar? Well, maybe not so much, because it takes place in the 14th century and the super-spreader in question is the Bubonic Plague. It's also a comedy starring Zosia Mamet. You have my interest!!
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Release date: August 1
This one is very... 13 Reasons Why meets Sex Education in this new series about a teenager investigating the murder of a girl at her school.
The Umbrella Academy Season 4
Release date: August 8
A.K.A. the final season, and the wacky superhero series ended... divisively. Time to see it for yourself.
Emily in Paris Season 4
Release date: August 15 (Part 1), September 12 (Part 2)
The stakes of the love triangle have never been higher, and this season has other high-stress plot lines like Michelin Stars (okay, The Bear!!!) and Eurovision to keep us glued to our seats. For added suspense, the fourth season was split into two parts. The first half dropped in August, and the second in September.
Nobody Wants This
Release date: September 2
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody made us swoon as a rabbi up for promotion and an agnostic podcaster who fall in love despite how different their worlds, and to some extend world views, happen to be.
The Great British Baking Show Season 12
Release date: September 27
The latest season of the tasty reality show kept us going in the fall months. Be sure to also check out the new season of the Holiday version of the show on December 9.
Heartstopper
Release date: October 3
The teens are back! With tremendous guest stars like Hayley Atwell and Jonathan Bailey joining the show in season 3, my anticipation was HIGH. Fans of the graphic novels might also be interested to know that this season adapted some of Alice Oseman's novel Solitaire, which is all about Nick's sister Tori.
Outer Banks Season 4
Release date: October 10
They finally found the gold... so now what? This epic adventure that began in 2020 is winding down. Season 5 will be the last one, ever. There was drama on and off-screen. We're gonna miss you, OBX.
The Diplomat
Release date: October 31
I'm gonna say six words: Allison Janney plays the Vice President. We should be so lucky.
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