With a vast library of content, Netflix offers a treasure trove of hidden gems that often go unnoticed amidst its popular titles. If you’re looking to discover something fresh and captivating, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a curated list, by Grema Yahaya Alhaji, of the 9 best Netflix series that you may not know—perfect for your next binge-watch session. From gripping dramas to thrilling mysteries, these underrated shows promise to surprise and entertain.
1. THE BILLION DOLLAR CODE
A Berlin artist and a hacker invented a new way of looking at the world in the 1990s. Years later, they reunite to sue Google for patent infringement.
2. THE CHESTNUT MAN (THE HARTUNG CASE)
At the macabre crime scene, they find a doll made of chestnuts. Based on this clue, two inspectors search for a murderer related to a missing girl.
3. WHEN THEY SEE US
Five Harlem teenagers find themselves trapped in a nightmare when they are wrongly accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on true events.
4. DERRY GIRLS
In the midst of political conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five lively students face the familiar challenges of adolescence.
5. MINDHUNTER
In the late 1970s, two FBI agents pushed the boundaries of criminology by studying the psychology of murder and coming dangerously close to real monsters.
6. GLOW
In 1980s Los Angeles, a group of misfits become popular wrestlers. A comedy from the team behind “Orange Is the New Black.”
7. RUSSIAN DOLL
Nadia dies and relives her 36th birthday over and over again. She is trapped in a time loop and condemned to face her mortality.
8. GODLESS
A ruthless outlaw spreads terror in the Wild West as he searches for a former member of his gang, who now lives in a quiet town inhabited only by women.
9. DEAD TO ME
An impulsive widow searching for the hit-and-run driver of her husband befriends an eccentric optimist who is not who she appears to be.
