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Our Netflix accounts have gotten the biggest workout this year, subscriptions all across the world forced to endure our wrath as we figured out how to pass the time in lockdown. Now that we’re out and about again, they’re getting a bit of a break, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still content ripe for the taking. Addictive, enthralling, shitty and absolutely ratchet, there’s a little something for everyone. So, in the spirit of those potentially forgotten shows, here are eight of the best/ worst/ most addictive shows on Netflix right now
Selling Sunset
Easily the most addictive of the bunch, Selling Sunset is some properly riveting television. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fucking awful, but it’s so bad that it’s actually entertaining, sucking you into the world the world of Los Angeles brokerage firm Oppenheim Group until you’re absolutely fiending for more. From the classic “I’m not fake, you’re fake” arguments to jealous side-eyes and hilarious one liners, the show as a whole just embodies everything you’d assume a bunch of psycho real estate agents to be and more, and for that we absolutely love it.
Million Dollar Beach House
A less psycho version of Selling Sunset, Million Dollar Beach House follows a bunch of young New York real estate agents from Nest Seekers International (Ryan Serhant’s brokerage firm if you’re familiar with Million Dollar Listing: New York) who take to the Hamptons to properly turn shit up. The realtors are probably 20 times more bland than those of Selling Sunset, but it’s still entertaining watching a bunch of New Yorkers sell some mad holiday houses.
Love is Blind
Another one of those blind dating shows, Love is Blind follows thirty men and women looking for, you guessed it, love! The show runners attempt to switch it up and breathe some life into the overdone concept however, having men and women date each other in pods where they can talk but not see each other. However, this show goes beyond dating, giving the dudes an opportunity to propose to the woman they want to marry. Then it gets a bit Love Island-y as the engaged couples go off to some retreat in Mexico, THEN it gets a bit Married at First Sight as the couples go back to Atlanta, meet each other’s families and make their final decision on the day of their weddings. Basically, it’s every dating show rolled into one, and yes it’s quite cringe, but still good to pass the hours with!
Kath & Kim
One of the most iconic comedies to ever come out of Australia, Kath & Kim is a true cultural phenomenon in every sense of the word. Centred around loveable mother Kath Day-Knight and her daughter Kim Craig, the show follows the dynamic duo as they get up to some hilariously crazy shenanigans in suburban Victoria. Aside from being a ridiculous comedy, it’s a pretty warm depiction of a mother/ daughter relationship in all of its craziness and insanity. It was even made into its own movie in 2012 and was remade for U.S. audiences, which just goes to show how much cultural impact it’s had.
Rake
Arguably the best TV show to ever come out of Australia in recent years (don’t @ us) Rake follows Cleaver Green (played by Richard Roxburgh), a loose as Sydney barrister who’s a bit of a wild one. Thus, his career is affected by his wild antics as he takes on eccentric (and usually guilty) clients. The show features some classic bogan humour interspersed with some hilarious awkward moments. It’s basically like if The Office was set in Sydney, except everyone is 20 times more bogan, immoral and awkward (which is no mean feat). Definitely check this bad boy out.
After Life
It’s the latest offering from British funnyman and biggest savage on the planet Ricky Gervais, so that alone should convince you to watch this beauty. But on the off chance you feel like playing hard to get this Wednesday morning, the After Life follows Ricky’s character Tony who struggles to come to terms with his wife’s death from breast cancer. Thus, he sets out to punish the world by being his totally unfiltered self, however this all backfires when for some random reason everyone around him starts trying to make him a better person. It’s easily Gervais’ most emotionally gripping show to date, and for all of its darkness and cynicism, it’s wonderfully hopeful, and makes for some wholesome AF viewing.
Safe
Another show that takes place across the pond, Safe follows English paediatric surgeon Michael C. Hall who is a widowed father to two teenage daughters. It’s a pretty sobering premise, with Hall struggling to connect with his daughters following his wife’s death. But things get even more intense when one of his daughters Jenny goes missing, which forces old mate to go on a bit of a hunt to find her, uncovering some surprising and heavy shit along the way.
The Stranger
This is one of those times that ‘Stranger Danger’ hits hardest and truest. Based on the best-selling novel by Harlan Coben, The Stranger follows a man named Richard Armitage whose life is turned upside down after an unknown stranger in a baseball cap turns up and reveals some life-changing shit to him (not the good kind). Then, his wife somehow goes missing, and shit well & truly hits the fan. Watch the anxiety-inducing trailer below:
