Why you should watch it For those who don’t mind their dramas on the crushing side, “Ozark” is a pretty effective slow burn in that disaster feels like it could strike at any moment. Facing threats from his new bosses, their competitors, and the various members of the Midwest’s criminal infrastructure, Marty, wife Wendy (Laura Linney), and their two children have to resort to far more sinister solutions than creative accounting in order to stay afloat and stay alive. What it is: In order to make up for a financial scheme gone wrong, finance whiz Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) offers to save his and his family’s life by setting up a massive money-laundering scheme in the heart of Missouri. “Ozark” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci discuss the songs of “Waffles + Mochi!” with IndieWire. It also avoids being patronizing, instead using food as a jumping-off point for understanding what goes into what we eat and the excitement that comes with following a creative passion wherever it may take you. While harkening back to an age of tangible characters interacting with human friends and guides, it’s the kind of series that can hold younger attentions without being gimmicky. Why you should watch it: In a kids’ entertainment landscape filled with heinous, mind-numbing, cheaply animated nonsense, “Waffles + Mochi” feels like a revelation. What it is: With the help of Michelle Obama and a rotating cast of performers, chefs, and scientists, puppet friends Waffles and Mochi take the audience on a global ride into a magic-filled, culinary world, one that’s very different from their frozen food-dominated home. “Waffles + Mochi!” ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection Regardless of what ends up being the selling point, we hope this helps you find a fresh classic. Finally, we dropped in a link or two to past IndieWire coverage, either interviews with the people who helped make these shows or bonus praise from one of our writers. Then, a few short bursts of insights for anyone who hasn’t taken that particular plunge yet. First, a simple synopsis for those unfamiliar with any of these titles. (Our apologies to Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette.”)įor each show, you’ll find three things. To keep matters even more manageable, Netflix’s many one-off comedy specials have been excluded. And although the platform may be home to some amazing shows that premiered elsewhere, we stuck to shows that were either originally produced or distributed by Netflix. We weeded out some shows that did their best work before they became Netflix Originals. Narrowing things down to a relatively small number meant setting some guidelines. They may not all end up on everyone’s list of personal favorites - tastes vary! - but it’s a trusty roadmap to get unstuck from mindlessly watching Season 7 of that show you never really liked all that much in the first place. There’s the usual caveat that rankings are inherently subjective (is the 17th-best Netflix show that much better than the 29th-best Netflix show, etc.) but the one thing connecting all of the series in this collection is that we think they’re absolutely worth your time. Here are the 10 best Netflix shows of 2022.Where to Watch This Week’s New Movies, from an Expanding ‘Asteroid City’ to ‘No Hard Feelings’ Even if Netflix didn't have a great year overall, it did put out some good shows. Wow, that was a downer way to start a list celebrating the best. In fact, not a single Netflix show made our list of the 20 best shows of the year. And to be honest, when we were putting together this list of Netflix's best TV series of the year, it wasn't like a lot of shows were making valid claims to be included. However, quality has always been the question when put up against the sheer numbers of shows, movies, and specials it produces. In the end, Netflix proved too big to fail as subscribers came back and Netflix remained streaming's biggest player.īut what about the shows? Netflix had no problem with volume it still pumps out about 80 original productions per month. In addition to releasing one of pop culture's biggest events with Stranger Things Season 4, as well as new seasons of streaming titans Bridgerton and Ozark, the company was battered by the ongoing Dave Chappelle controversy, dwindling subscribers, and falling stock prices, not to mention the annual anger over canceled shows and rising subscription prices.
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