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This video counts down the top 25 favorite Netflix original series of all time, available on the streaming service. It covers a wide range of genres including historical drama, comedy, sci-fi, and thriller. The list includes both popular hits and hidden gems.

[0:27]
Marco Polo (Number 25)

Historical drama set in 13th-century Mongolia, ran for two seasons (2014-2016).

[0:59]
Orange is the New Black (Number 24)

Comedy-drama about a PR executive in prison, ran for seven seasons (2013-2019).

[1:25]
Squid Game (Number 23)

South Korean survival thriller, became Netflix's most watched series worldwide in 2021.

[1:51]
Travelers (Number 22)

Sci-fi series about operatives from the future inhabiting present-day individuals, three seasons (2016-2019).

[2:20]
Wednesday (Number 21)

Supernatural comedy horror based on The Addams Family, with Tim Burton as executive producer.

[2:48]
Bodyguard (Number 20)

British political thriller starring Richard Madden, second season in development.

[3:13]
Money Heist (Number 19)

Spanish heist crime drama about a plan to steal €2.4 billion, structured in five parts.

[3:49]
Godless (Number 18)

American Western miniseries set in 1884, about an outlaw hiding in a town populated by women.

[4:22]
Kingdom (Number 17)

South Korean horror thriller set in the 16th century, about a Crown Prince investigating a mysterious illness.

[4:50]
Narcos: Mexico (Number 16)

Biographical crime drama tracing the origins of the Mexican drug war, three seasons (2018-2021).

[5:19]
Love, Death & Robots (Number 15)

Animated anthology series exploring sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and horror, renewed for a fourth season.

[5:54]
After Life (Number 14)

British comedy-drama created by and starring Ricky Gervais, about a man grieving his wife.

[6:29]
Ozark (Number 13)

Crime drama thriller about a family relocating to the Ozarks after a money laundering scheme goes bad.

[7:02]
Cobra Kai (Number 12)

Martial arts comedy-drama sequel to The Karate Kid, renewed for a sixth and final season.

[7:31]
The Queen's Gambit (Number 11)

Period drama about an orphan chess prodigy struggling with addiction, seven episodes.

[7:59]
The Last Kingdom (Number 10)

British historical drama set in the 9th century, about a Saxon raised by Vikings.

[8:28]
House of Cards (Number 9)

Political thriller about a ruthless politician, six seasons (2013-2018), final season disappointing.

[8:55]
The Crown (Number 8)

Historical drama following Queen Elizabeth II from 1947 to modern times, six seasons (2016-2023).

[9:15]
Mindhunter (Number 7)

Psychological crime thriller about FBI agents interviewing serial killers, two seasons (2017-2019).

[9:48]
Dark (Number 6)

German sci-fi thriller spanning three generations of families, three seasons (2017-2020).

[10:14]
Black Mirror (Number 5)

British anthology sci-fi series about unintended consequences of future technologies, renewed for season 7.

[10:41]
Stranger Things (Number 4)

Sci-fi horror drama set in 1980s Hawkins, Indiana, renewed for a fifth and final season.

[11:09]
BoJack Horseman (Number 3)

Animated comedy-drama about a washed-up 90s sitcom star, six seasons (2014-2020).

[11:40]
Narcos (Number 2)

Biographical crime drama about Pablo Escobar and the Cali cartel, three seasons (2015-2017).

[12:08]
Peaky Blinders (Number 1)

Period crime drama about the Shelby family in post-WWI England, six seasons (2013-2022), spin-off film in development.

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What is the number 25 Netflix original series in the countdown?

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Marco Polo

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How many seasons did Orange is the New Black run for?

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Seven seasons

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In what year did Squid Game become Netflix's most watched series worldwide?

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2021

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Which sci-fi series is described as 'the best science fiction series you've never seen'?

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Travelers

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Who serves as an executive producer and directs four episodes of Wednesday?

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Tim Burton

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Which actor stars as a police sergeant in Bodyguard?

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Richard Madden

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How is Money Heist structured instead of traditional seasons?

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Five parts (41 episodes)

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What is the name of the seven-episode Western miniseries set in 1884?

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Godless

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Which South Korean series combines historical drama with a zombie epidemic?

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Kingdom

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What is the companion series to Narcos that traces the origins of the Mexican drug war?

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Narcos: Mexico

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Love, Death & Robots

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Who created, wrote, directed, and stars in After Life?

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Ricky Gervais

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Ozark

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Which series is a sequel to the original Karate Kid films?

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Cobra Kai

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The Queen's Gambit

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Squid Game's Global Success

It became Netflix's most watched series worldwide upon release in 2021.

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Money Heist's Unique Structure

The series is divided into five parts instead of traditional seasons, totaling 41 episodes.

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Mindhunter's Psychological Approach

The show focuses on FBI agents interviewing serial killers to build personality profiles.

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Each standalone episode explores unintended consequences of future technologies.

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Peaky Blinders' Top Ranking

It is ranked number one, with a spin-off film currently in development.

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[00:00] over the years Netflix has released more

[00:02] than a th TV shows exclusive to their

[00:05] service which they call Netflix original

[00:07] series in this video instead of just

[00:09] dealing with the most recent TV shows I

[00:12] will count down our top 25 favorite

[00:13] Netflix original series of all time

[00:16] available on the streaming service right

[00:18] now let's get

[00:20] [Music]

[00:25] started starting off our countdown

[00:27] coming in at number 25 is Marco Polo

[00:31] this historical drama that ran for two

[00:33] seasons premiered in 2014 ending in 2016

[00:37] set in a world of greed and betrayal

[00:39] Marco Polo follows the famous explorers

[00:41] Adventures Crossing thousands of miles

[00:43] in 13th century Mongolia to the court of

[00:46] Kuban while the first season is less

[00:48] than great season 2 kicks things up a

[00:51] notch and is considered to be one of the

[00:53] best seasons of any series on

[00:55] Netflix next up coming in at number 24

[00:59] is orange is the New Black this comedy

[01:02] drama ran for Seven Seasons premiering

[01:04] in 2013 with its final season in

[01:07] 2019 the story follows a public

[01:10] relations executive in her mid-30s who

[01:12] is sentenced to a woman's prison for her

[01:14] association with a drug Runner 10 years

[01:17] earlier the writing for the show is very

[01:19] good and features interesting

[01:22] characters in at number 23 is the South

[01:25] Korean survival Thriller squid game when

[01:28] released in 2021 it quickly became

[01:31] Netflix's most watched series worldwide

[01:34] the show follows hundreds of contestants

[01:37] strapped for cash who accept an

[01:38] invitation to compete in children's

[01:40] games for a tempting prize but the

[01:42] stakes are deadly Netflix has renewed

[01:45] squid game for a second

[01:48] season our number 22 pick Travelers is

[01:51] most likely the best science fiction

[01:53] series you've never seen premiering in

[01:56] 2016 it takes place hundreds of years in

[01:58] the future and follows special

[02:00] operatives known as Travelers who

[02:02] inhabit seemingly random individuals in

[02:05] present day to save humankind from a

[02:07] terrible future the acting is excellent

[02:10] with a well-written story that will have

[02:12] you hooked from beginning to end its

[02:14] third and final season was released in

[02:18] 2019 coming in at number 21 is the

[02:20] supernatural comedy horror Wednesday

[02:23] which is based on The Adams Family

[02:25] character Wednesday Adams Tim Burton

[02:28] serves as one of the executive produc

[02:29] producers and directs four of the Eight

[02:32] Episodes the series follows Wednesday

[02:34] while attending Nevermore Academy as she

[02:37] attempts to master her emerging psychic

[02:39] ability thwart a killing spree and

[02:41] solved the mystery that embroiled her

[02:43] parents 25 years

[02:45] earlier coming in at number 20 is the

[02:48] British political thriller

[02:50] bodyguard premiering in 2018 it stars

[02:53] Richard Madden as a police Sergeant with

[02:55] the Metropolitan Police Service in

[02:57] London assigned with the task to protect

[02:59] the Home Secretary who's described as

[03:02] being a sociopath by one of her AIDS

[03:04] after many years it's been officially

[03:06] announced that a second season of

[03:08] bodyguard is in

[03:10] development and at number 19 is money

[03:13] Heist also known as in various regions

[03:16] as laasa de pel it premiered in 2017

[03:20] ending in 2021 instead of Seasons it's

[03:24] listed in five parts with a total of 41

[03:27] episodes the Spanish Heist crime drama

[03:29] is about a criminal mastermind who has a

[03:32] plan to pull off the biggest robbery in

[03:34] recorded history attempting to steal

[03:35] €2.4 billion EUR from the Royal Mint of

[03:39] Spain it's totally outlandish and truly

[03:41] fun to watch which is probably why it

[03:43] gets recommended a ton in the comments

[03:45] of Prior

[03:46] videos coming in at number 18 is the

[03:49] seven episode miniseries Godless

[03:52] premiering in 2017 this American Western

[03:55] drama set in the year 1884 is about a

[03:58] young injured out law Roy Good played by

[04:01] Jack oconnell who's on the run from his

[04:03] vengeful Mentor played by Jeff Daniels

[04:06] Roy while being chased ends up hiding

[04:08] out in a small New Mexico Town populated

[04:11] almost entirely by women if you're a fan

[04:14] of westerns you'll find the acting and

[04:16] writing to be great with Gorgeous

[04:19] cinematography coming in at number 17 is

[04:22] the South Korean TV series Kingdom

[04:25] premiering in 2019 this horror Thriller

[04:28] set in the 16th century follows a young

[04:30] Crown Prince who attempts to investigate

[04:32] a mysterious illness afflicting the king

[04:35] doing so he finds himself caught in the

[04:37] middle of a deadly epidemic overtaking

[04:39] his kingdom two seasons are available to

[04:42] watch right now Netflix is yet to

[04:44] announce if Kingdom will be coming back

[04:46] for a third

[04:47] season in at number 16 is the companion

[04:50] series two narcos also on Netflix called

[04:54] narcos Mexico which ran for three

[04:56] seasons premiering in 2018 and ending in

[04:59] 2021 one this biographical crime drama

[05:02] traces the origins of the modern Mexican

[05:04] drug War beginning with the rise of the

[05:06] guadalahara cartel in the

[05:08] 1980s while not reaching the heights of

[05:11] narcos narcos Mexico is still a

[05:13] thrilling and entertaining show to

[05:15] watch if you're looking for something

[05:17] completely different our number 15 pick

[05:19] may be just for you love death and

[05:22] robots which premiered in 2019 is an

[05:24] animated Anthology series of Standalone

[05:27] episodes that explores several genres

[05:29] including science fiction fantasy comedy

[05:32] and horror most episodes are highly

[05:35] engaging with amazing Stories you won't

[05:37] forget and has stunning animation

[05:40] because the episodes are not connected

[05:41] if you don't like an episode you can

[05:43] just skip to the next one Three Seasons

[05:45] of Love death and robots are available

[05:47] to watch right now and has been renewed

[05:49] for a fourth

[05:51] season in at number 14 is the British

[05:54] comedy drama afterlife which ran for

[05:56] three seasons premiering in 2019 with

[05:59] its last season in

[06:01] 2022 the series was created written

[06:03] directed by and stars Ricky dves dves

[06:07] plays Tony a local journalist at the

[06:09] local newspaper whose life is turned

[06:11] upside down after the death of his wife

[06:14] after which his nice guy persona is

[06:15] altered making life hell for those

[06:17] around him by saying and doing whatever

[06:19] he likes this is one of those shows that

[06:22] gets better with each passing episode

[06:23] with a masterful performance from

[06:26] D coming in at lucky number 13 is is the

[06:29] crime drama Thriller Ozark this series

[06:32] ran for Four Seasons premiering in 2017

[06:35] with its final season released in

[06:38] 20122 the story follows Marty bird

[06:40] played by Jason baitman who relocates

[06:42] his family to a resort community in the

[06:44] Ozarks of Missouri when a money

[06:46] laundering scheme goes bad with a

[06:48] Mexican drug cartel there's clever plot

[06:50] twists to keep you on the edge of your

[06:52] seat and it's well acted Julia Garner is

[06:55] especially superb as Ruth

[06:58] langmore in number 12 is Cobra Kai

[07:02] premiering in 2018 this martial arts

[07:04] comedy drama is a sequel to the original

[07:06] Karate Kid films with many of the same

[07:08] actors reprising their roles it takes

[07:11] place more than three decades after the

[07:13] events of the 1984 all Valley karate

[07:16] tournament with a middle-aged Johnny

[07:18] Lawrence and Daniel Luso becoming

[07:20] martial arts Rivals again five seasons

[07:23] of cobri high are available to watch now

[07:25] and has been renewed for a sixth and

[07:27] final

[07:28] season coming in at number 11 is the

[07:31] period drama the Queen's Gambit which is

[07:33] based on the novel of the same name

[07:36] released in 2020 the seven episode

[07:38] miniseries is about the life of Beth

[07:40] Harmon played by Ana Taylor Joy Beth is

[07:43] an orphan chess Prodigy who Rises

[07:46] through the ranks of the Chess World in

[07:47] the 1950s and 60s while struggling with

[07:50] drug and alcohol dependency the story is

[07:53] cleverly written well acted and highly

[07:55] binge

[07:56] worthy now for the top 10 and coming in

[07:59] at number 10 is the last Kingdom this

[08:02] British historical drama with five

[08:04] seasons premiered in 2015 with the last

[08:07] season being released in

[08:08] 2022 taking place in the 9th century it

[08:12] follows UTD who was born a Saxon raised

[08:14] by Vikings seeking his ancestral

[08:16] Birthright and helping to create a new

[08:19] nation if you enjoy well choreographed

[08:21] action scenes along with Gorgeous

[08:23] cinematography this is the show for

[08:26] you coming in at number nine House of

[08:28] Cards is one of the first Netflix

[08:31] originals to appear on the service it

[08:33] ran for six seasons beginning in 2013

[08:36] and ending in 2018 this political

[08:38] thriller follows a ruthless politician

[08:41] willing to do whatever it takes to gain

[08:43] more power all seasons are worth

[08:45] watching with exception of the final

[08:47] season which was a huge

[08:50] disappointment coming in at number eight

[08:52] is the historical drama the crown the

[08:55] series ran for six seasons premiering in

[08:57] 2016 with its final season season in

[09:00] 2023 it follows the life of Queen

[09:02] Elizabeth II from her wedding to Prince

[09:05] Philip in 1947 up to modern times the

[09:08] acting is superb and the production

[09:10] values are

[09:12] topnotch in at number seven is the

[09:15] psychological crime Thriller mind Hunter

[09:18] with two seasons available it first

[09:20] premiered in 2017 with its final season

[09:22] appearing on the service in

[09:24] 2019 set in the late 1970s and early 80s

[09:28] it follows two FB agents and a

[09:30] psychologist who interview serial

[09:32] killers to build personality profiles

[09:34] that they hope will help to solve open

[09:36] cases this is not the quickest of shows

[09:39] but the performances are fantastic with

[09:41] meticulous attention given to the

[09:43] details of real life

[09:44] events coming in at number six is dark

[09:48] it ran for three seasons premiering in

[09:50] 2017 and ending in 2020 this German

[09:54] science fiction Thriller examines the

[09:56] mysterious past spanning three

[09:58] generations of four families living in a

[10:01] small town the show is very complicated

[10:04] and can be confusing at times following

[10:06] the various timelines but for those that

[10:08] stick with it they'll be rewarded with

[10:10] an absolute

[10:12] Masterpiece Black Mirror the British

[10:14] Anthology Sci-Fi series comes in at

[10:17] number five premiering in 2011 episodes

[10:20] are Standalone with each dealing with

[10:22] the unintended consequences of future

[10:25] Technologies while some episodes are

[10:27] better than others a constant through

[10:28] all is is very high production values

[10:31] six seasons of Black Mirror are

[10:33] available to watch now and has been

[10:35] renewed for a seventh season expected in

[10:38] 2025 coming in at number four is the

[10:41] science fiction horror drama stranger

[10:43] things premiering in 2016 the series

[10:46] follows Supernatural events primarily

[10:49] occurring in the fictional town of

[10:50] Hawkins Indiana during the 1980s the

[10:53] series leans heavily into nostalgic

[10:55] moments from that time and is

[10:57] reminiscent of films by stepen King St

[10:59] Spielberg and others four seasons of

[11:02] stranger things are available right now

[11:04] and has been renewed for a fifth and

[11:06] final

[11:07] season in at number three is the

[11:09] animated comedy drama BoJack Horseman

[11:12] which ran for six seasons premiering in

[11:14] 2014 and ending in 2020 the story is

[11:17] about a washed up 90s sitcom star named

[11:20] Bojack voiced by Will Arnett attempting

[11:22] to make his big comeback in Hollywood

[11:25] the characters are complex and the

[11:27] dialogue is sharp while the show gets

[11:29] off to a rough start it begins to hit

[11:30] its stride pardon the pun in the second

[11:33] half of its first season and is

[11:34] fantastic all the way through to its

[11:36] final

[11:37] episode in the runner-up spot coming in

[11:40] at number two is narcos which ran for

[11:42] three seasons premiering in 2015 with

[11:45] its last season in

[11:47] 2017 taking place in the late 1970s this

[11:50] biographical crime drama follows

[11:52] Colombian drug kingpen Pablo Escobar the

[11:54] infamous Cali cartel and their

[11:56] interactions with other drug lords their

[11:58] government and the US drug enforcement

[12:00] agency with a great storyline and

[12:02] fantastic acting this one is a

[12:05] mustat taking in the top spot coming in

[12:08] at number one is the period crime drama

[12:10] pey blinders running for six seasons it

[12:13] first premiered in 2013 and ended in

[12:16] 2022 created by Steven Knight it follows

[12:19] the exploits of Tommy Shelby and his

[12:21] dysfunctional gang in England after the

[12:24] first world war the writing is fantastic

[12:27] it features excellent performances from

[12:28] the entire cast and the production

[12:30] quality is topnotch while the series has

[12:33] wrapped up this is not the end of the

[12:34] story for the pey blinders gang a

[12:37] spin-off film is currently in the

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