50+ of the Best Netflix TV Shows Available in New Zealand
We curate a list of critically acclaimed TV shows, available right now on Netflix
Updated 11 November 2020
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The Queen's Gambit (2020)Plot Summary: In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Marielle Heller Creators: Scott Frank, Allan Scott Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 100% |
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Unorthodox (2020)Plot Summary: A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.
Starring: Shira Haas, Amit Rahav, Jeff Wilbusch Creators: Anna Winger, Alexa Karolinski Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 95% |
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The People vs. O.J. Simpson (2016)Plot Summary: This dramatization traces the twists and turns of O.J. Simpson's murder trial, examining behind-the-scenes gambits on both sides of the court.
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, John Travolta Creators: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 97% |
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The Last Dance (2020)Plot Summary: This docuseries chronicles the rise of superstar Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, with unaired footage from an unforgettable 1997-98 season.
Starring: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 96% |
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Five Came Back (2017)Plot Summary: Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.
Starring: Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, Lawrence Kasdan Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 97% |
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Derry Girls (2018)Plot Summary: Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five high school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Starring: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland Creators: Lisa McGee Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 98% |
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Master of None (2015)Plot Summary: Dev tries to jump-start his acting career and elevate his dating game with help from his eclectic group of friends in this award-winning series.
Starring: Aziz Ansari, Noël Wells, Eric Wareheim Creators: Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 100% |
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Criminal (2019)Plot Summary: Within the walls of an interrogation room, London investigators question suspects accused of grievous crimes until the truth comes to light.
Starring: Katherine Kelly, Lee Ingleby, Rochenda Sandall Creators: George Kay, Jim Field Smith Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 92% |
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Black Earth Rising (2018)Plot Summary: Adopted by a human rights attorney after the Rwandan genocide, legal investigator Kate Ashby confronts her past when she takes on war crimes cases.
Starring: Michaela Coel, John Goodman, Abena Ayivor Creators: Hugo Blick Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 79% |
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Rick and Morty (2013)Plot Summary: Brilliant but boozy scientist Rick hijacks his fretful teenage grandson, Morty, for wild escapades in other worlds and alternate dimensions.
Starring: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer Creators: Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 94% |
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Dark (2017)Plot Summary: A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.
Starring: Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel Creators: Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 94% |
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Money Heist (2017)Plot Summary: Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan.
Starring: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño Creators: Álex Pina Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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Atlanta (2016)Plot Summary: Ivy League dropout Earn and his rapper cousin Paper Boi hustle their way up the ladder of the Atlanta, Georgia, music scene one rung at a time.
Starring: Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield Creators: Donald Glover Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 97% |
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Homeland (2011)Plot Summary: CIA analyst Carrie Mathison struggles with mental health and family issues while leading the war against terrorism in this political thriller series.
Starring: Claire Danes,Mandy Patinkin,Damian Lewis Creators: Howard Gordon,Alex Gansa Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 85% |
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Stranger Things (2016)Plot Summary: When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard Creators: The Duffer Brothers Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 85% |
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How to Get Away with Murder (2014)Plot Summary: Brilliant criminal defense attorney and law professor Annalise Keating, plus five of her students, become involved in a twisted murder case.
Starring: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch Creators: Peter Nowalk Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 88% |
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Making a Murderer (2018)Plot Summary: Filmed over 13 years, this real-life thriller follows the unprecedented story of two men accused of a grisly crime they may not have committed.
Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 84% |
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Peaky Blinders (2013)Plot Summary: A notorious gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, is led by the fierce Tommy Shelby, a crime boss set on moving up in the world no matter the cost.
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory Creators: Steven Knight Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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Fargo (2014)Plot Summary: Inspired by the classic Coen Brothers film of the same title, this anthology series embroils several quirky Minnesotans in different "true" crimes.
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton,Allison Tolman,Colin Hanks Creators: Noah Hawley Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 92% |
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Gossip Girl (2007)Plot Summary: A group of hyperprivileged Manhattan private-school kids seem to get away with everything. Except an anonymous blogger is watching their every move.
Starring: Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley Creators: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 84% |
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Lovesick (2014)Plot Summary: In his quest for true love, Dylan found chlamydia. Joined by friends Evie and Luke, he relives past encounters as he notifies all his former partners.
Starring: Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas, Daniel Ings Creators: Tom Edge Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 98% |
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The Crown (2016)Plot Summary: This drama follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
Starring: Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham Carter, Tobias Menzies Creators: Peter Morgan Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 89% |
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The Windsors (2016)Plot Summary: The all-too-public trials and tribulations of England's royal family are reimagined as an over-the-top comedic soap opera.
Starring: Harry Enfield,Haydn Gwynne,Hugh Skinner Creators: George Jeffrie,Bert Tyler-Moore Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 92% |
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The Inbetweeners (2008)Plot Summary: This rib-tickling series follows four English lads as they try -- and fail spectacularly -- to navigate the wretched no-man's land of adolescence.
Starring: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison Creators: Damon Beesley, Iain Morris Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 83% |
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My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (2018)Plot Summary: TV legend David Letterman teams up with fascinating global figures for in-depth interviews and curiosity-fueled excursions in this talk show.
Starring: David Letterman, Kim Kardashian West, Robert Downey Jr. Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 81% |
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Maniac (2018)Plot Summary: Two struggling strangers connect during a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial involving a doctor with mother issues and an emotionally complex computer.
Starring: Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Justin Theroux Creators: Patrick Somerville Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 83% |
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Modern family (2009)Plot Summary: This Emmy-winning sitcom follows Jay Pritchett and his eclectic family as they deal with the challenges of contemporary life in Los Angeles.
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen Creators: Christopher Lloyd, Steven Levitan Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 85% |
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Black mirror (2011)Plot Summary: This sci-fi anthology series explores a twisted, high-tech near-future where humanity's greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.
Starring: Jesse Plemons, Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson Creators: Charlie Brooker Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 83% |
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)Plot Summary: Still pining for Josh, the boy who dumped her ages ago, whip-smart lawyer Rebecca jettisons her New York life and moves to California to win him back.
Starring: Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III, Santino Fontana Creators: Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 98% |
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Riverdale (2017)Plot Summary: While navigating the troubled waters of sex, romance, school and family, teen Archie and his gang become entangled in a dark Riverdale mystery.
Starring: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes Creators: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 86% |
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BoJack Horseman (2014)Plot Summary: Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s, 20 years later. He’s a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
Starring: Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, Amy Sedaris Creators: Raphael Bob-Waksberg Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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Friends (1994)Plot Summary: This hit sitcom follows the merry misadventures of six 20-something pals as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life and love in 1990s Manhattan.
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow Creators: David Crane, Marta Kauffman Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 78% |
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The Letdown (2017)Plot Summary: Audrey, mother of a 2-month-old, joins a new-parents support group, where she makes some quirky friends facing various challenges and life changes.
Starring: Alison Bell, Duncan Fellows, Sacha Horler Creators: Sarah Scheller, Alison Bell Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 91% |
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The Stranger (2020)Plot Summary: When a stranger makes a shocking claim about his wife, family man Adam Price becomes entangled in a mystery as he desperately searches for answers.
Starring: Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders Creators: Harlan Coben Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 83% |
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Marcella (2016)Plot Summary: Despite marriage woes, a tragic loss, memory blackouts and her struggles as a mom, a London detective excels at what she does best: catching killers.
Starring: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Nicholas Pinnock Creators: Hans Rosenfeldt, Nicola Larder Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 73% |
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Tiger King (2020)Plot Summary: A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.
Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 86% |
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Orange Is the New Black (2013)Plot Summary: When a past crime catches up with her, a privileged New Yorker ends up in a women's prison, where she quickly makes friends and foes.
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Kate Mulgrew, Laura Prepon Creators: Jenji Kohan Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 90% |
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Crashing (2016)Plot Summary: In exchange for low rent, a hodgepodge group of 20-something tenants set up residence as property guards in a disused hospital, where hilarity ensues.
Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jonathan Bailey, Adrian Scarborough Creators: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 82% |
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MINDHUNTER (2017)Plot Summary: In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder and getting uneasily close to all-too-real monsters.
Starring: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv Creators: Joe Penhall Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 98% |
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The Staircase (2018)Plot Summary: Accident or murder? After the mysterious death of his wife, author Michael Peterson watches his life go under the microscope.
Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 94% |
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Kath & Kim (2002)Plot Summary: As Kath prepares to wed fine-meats purveyor Kel, her daughter Kim moves back home after becoming disillusioned with her two-month marriage to Brett.
Starring: Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Glenn Robbins Creators: Gina Riley, Jane Turner Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: N/A |
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)Plot Summary: Brilliant but immature Brooklyn detective Jake Peralta must learn to follow the rules and be a team player when his squad gets an exacting new captain.
Starring: Andy Samberg,Andre Braugher,Stephanie Beatriz Creators: Daniel J. Goor,Michael Schur Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 95% |
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The Big Bang Theory (2007)Plot Summary: Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
Starring: Johnny Galecki,Jim Parsons,Kaley Cuoco Creators: Chuck Lorre,Bill Prady Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 82% |
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Black Books (2000)Plot Summary: A misanthropic bookshop owner named Bernard Black wakes up from a bender to discover, to his horror, that he's hired cheery Manny Bianco as a clerk.
Starring: Dylan Moran,Bill Bailey,Tamsin Greig Creators: Dylan Moran,Graham Linehan Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 93% |
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Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)Plot Summary: The Monty Python players make their mark with a winning mix of wit, ingenuity and brilliant timing -- and a penchant for mockery and cross-dressing.
Starring: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones Creators: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 100% |
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Wild Wild Country (2018)Plot Summary: When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Rotten Tomatoes rating and review: 98% |
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