Underrated Web Series You’re Probably Missing Out On
Being at home for so long might bore the hell outta some people but this is something web series lovers are immune to (present this to someone who tells you watching web series is useless). As a matter of fact, you can spot binge-watchers by the size of dark spots under their eyes!
However, binge-watching has its own set of troubles, an endless search for good content topping the list. Months into the new normal of lockdown and work from home, most of you have completed all the popular series and the time seems to be moving so slow now. But we’ve got a ‘Surprise’ for you.
Here’s a list of web series that you probably haven’t heard of but, if you can trust a fellow binge-watcher, they’re worth a shot! So what are you waiting for, read on!
16. Channel Zero (YouTubeTV web series)
IMDb(7.2/10)
An anthology series based on popular Internet Creepypastas Candle Cove, The No-End House, Butcher’s Block and The Dream Door.
Genre: Drama, Horror
15. Search Party (Netflix)
IMDb(7.5/10)
Search Party is a single-camera dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.
Genre: Satire
14. Taj Mahal 1989 (Netflix)
IMDb(7.5/10)
In and around Lucknow University in 1989, couples of varying ages explore the politics of love through marriage, budding romances and friendships.
Genre: Romance
13. Togetherness (Disney+ Hotstar)
IMDb(7.5/10)
The plot follows two couples living under the same roof who struggle to keep their relationships alive while pursuing their individual dreams.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
12. Mary Kills People (Prime Video – US Only)
IMDb(7.5/10)
Single mother Mary Harris is an ER doctor by day but by night she and her partner, a former plastic surgeon, moonlight as underground angels of death who help terminally ill patients slip away on their own terms.
Genre: Drama
11. Trial and Error (Prime Video)
IMDb(8/10)
A spoof of crime documentaries about the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small town in South Carolina, who is accused of brutally murdering his wife, and the young Northeastern lawyer hired to defend him. This one’s a good change from the grim drama and murderous plots and hilarious to the core.
Genre: Sitcom
10. The Goldbergs (Prime Video – US Only)
IMDb(8.1/10)
This ABC show takes place in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania in the 1980s and follows the lives of a family named The Goldbergs.
Genre: Sitcom
9. Counterpart (SonyLiv web series)
IMDb(8.1/10)
A hapless UN employee discovers that the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension that’s in a cold war with our own, and where his other self is a top spy. The war slowly heats up thanks to spies from both sides.
Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller
8. You’re The Worst (Prime Video – US Only)
IMDb(8.1/10)
Centers on two toxic, self-destructive people who fall in love and attempt a relationship.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
7. Mozart In The Jungle (Prime Video)
IMDb(8.2/10)
Love, money, ambition and music intertwine in Mozart in the Jungle, a half hour comedic drama that looks at finding yourself and finding love while conquering New York City. A brash new maestro Rodrigo stirs up the New York Symphony as young oboist Hailey hopes for her big chance.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
6. The Leftovers (Disney+ Hostar)
IMDb(8.3/10)
Three years after the disappearance of two percent of the global population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.
Genre: Drama, Mystery
5. Killing Eve (Prime Video – US Only)
IMDb(8.3/10)
After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
4. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Netflix)
IMDb(8.4/10)
Captain Ray Holt takes over Brooklyn’s 99th precinct, which includes Detectives Jake Peralta, Amy Santiago, Rosa Biaz, Charles Boyle, Sergeant Terry Jeffords and Gina Linetti, the precinct’s sarcastic administrator.
Genre: Comedy
3. Happy Valley (Prime Video – US Only)
IMDb(8.4/10)
Catherine Cawood is the sergeant on duty when flustered and nervous accountant Kevin Weatherill comes into her West Yorkshire station to report a crime.
Genre: Drama
2. Dark (Netflix)
IMDb(8.7/10)
A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town, where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
Genre: Drama
1. Peaky Blinders (Netflix web series)
IMDb(8.8/10)
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England; centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby.
Genre: Drama
That concludes the list, have a great web series chill time! Have a favourite that’s missing? Let us know in the comments below!
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