6 best Netflix Original Series to Binge watch right now - April 2019

You are on Netflix and don’t know what to watch! If this is the case, then my friend, Get up and be ready to hook yourself with my favorites original series currently streaming on Netflix.

Happy binge watching!

(1) The OA    

Genre: Science fiction | Mystery |Drama |Supernatural| Fantasy

No. of Seasons: 2

A "mind-bending" story that I have never seen in any of the Television show or movie. It is whole new level of enigmatic storytelling, Audio-visual creativity and truly believing in the idea of other life.

Created, acted and produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, the series manifest the idea of Alternate Dimensions in a humanist way presenting somewhere in the universe, there exists another version of you - possibly happier, may be sadder, Or just the same.

Seeing Part 1 will surely make you disappointed with the ending but when you see Part 2 , all the broken strings get attached. The show that lasts and impacts your mind and self consciousness for myriad time is worth watching.

(2) Soni  

Genre: Crime Films | Hindi - Language films 

A story that presents real life women situation the country is saddened with. Targeting crimes against women in Delhi, Two police woman are presented with the reality of their three-dimensional characters.

From facing societal expectations, keeping up the demands of the police job and getting hit with cruelty of gender roles. The story displays aggression and unapologetic behavior of most women in Delhi and surely it passes “ Bechdel test”.

(3) You 

Genre: Thriller

A thrilling Drama that holds you to scrape for more. Adapted by the Caroline Kepnes’s psychological thriller Novel “You”, the series talks of social media pretentious and the obsession of a Bookstore manager named Joe, who is madly addictive in love with an aspiring writer Beck.

The series revolves around Joe scraping every bit of mysterious Beck, deleting all the obstacles from Beck’s life who he seems are threat to his girl. The Addiction which in turn makes Joe a monster. Honestly, you is a complete engrossing psychological thriller.

(4) Barry 

Genre: Films based on Real life

Directed by Vikram Gandhi, the Strong language documentary about Young Barack Obama called Barry identifies Obama during his studies in Columbia University.

Barry is the like a vessel for different conversations, be it identity, race and the idealism of being American. A must watch series depicting how young, idealistic people try to connect with others.

(5) Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj 

Genre: Comedy

This show is like Stand up comedy meets Ted talks. Hasan Minhaj’s humor and incisive personality adds a nuanced perspective to global news, politics and culture.

You can see full episodes on Netflix.

(6) The Discovery 

Genre: Science fiction

The Discovery puts forward a world where Afterlife has already been scientifically proven based on fact that “ Realities and fantasies are mutually exclusive”.

Basically the discovery here is the attempt to record what happens after death. A movie that can be a starter for someone who is new to the genre of Afterlife.