56 Addicting Shows That Are The Escape From Reality You Need Right Now
Have you run out of things to watch yet? Just when you think you've watched everything you can possibly stream, we've got more for you! If you're running out of ideas, this list of shows to stream during social isolation is exactly what you need this weekend.
You may not be able to have an actual movie night with your friends, but you can always use apps like Netflix Party to have an online streaming date where you can check out new shows and films in real-time.
On top of that, a ton of popular streaming services all offer free trials for new subscribers. If you want to check out a new show, but don't want to dish out the monthly fee, they've got you covered during this trying time.
Even though you'll likely be at home, use this weekend to try something new—check out a new genre, or finally watch that show you've had on your mind for months now!
Comedies
Lovesick
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes
Lovesick is about a 20-year-old named Dylan who has contracted an STI. Upon receiving the diagnosis, Dylan begins to reach out to his former lovers to inform them about the situation. While doing so, he takes a trip down memory lane.
The Mindy Project
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Mindy Project is a hilarious comedy about a gynecologist named Mindy who, along with her co-workers, runs a practice in New York. When she's not helping people with their reproductive health, Mindy finds herself falling in and out of love.
Diary of a Future President
Where to watch: Disney+
Rating: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
If you're looking for a family-friendly show, check out Diary of a Future President. The series follows 12-year-old Elena as she navigates the ups and downs of middle school and plans to become the future president of the United States.
Seinfeld
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes
Seinfeld stars comedian Jerry Seinfeld as himself as he navigates life in New York with his three best friends, George, Kramer, and Elaine.
Good Girls
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
Good Girls is a show about three mothers who find themselves fed up with the cards life has dealt them. In order to get ahead financially, they rob a local grocery store. Unfortunately, this won't be the last crime that they commit.
30 Rock
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes
30 Rock tells the story of Liz Lemon, the head writer of a sketch comedy show, who struggles to deal with her arrogant boss and the show's eccentric cast.
Lizzie McGuire
Where to watch: Disney+
Rating: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Lizzie McGuire reboot may be on hold, but there's no reason why you can't re-watch the OG series. Follow young Lizzie as she tries to make it through the woes of middle school with her two best friends, Gordo and Miranda.
The Big Bang Theory
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Big Bang Theory tells the story of four socially awkward friends, Raj, Howard, Sheldon, and Leonard. When they meet the beautiful and free-spirited Penny, their lives are suddenly turned upside down.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes
Brooklyn Nine-Nine takes place in Brooklyn, New York, where chief of police Ray Holt and his oddball team of detectives work together to defend the city.
Two and a Half Man
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 63% on Rotten Tomatoes
Two and a Half Men is a sitcom about the life of Charlie Harper, a carefree jingle writer who lives the relaxed life of a bachelor. When Charlie's brother and his 10-year-old son move in though, life takes a sudden turn.
Dramas
The Outsider
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes
TheOutsider is based on Stephen King's novel of the same name and tells the story of a seemingly simple investigation that only becomes darker as the days go on.
Unorthodox
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Unorthodox is one of the latest original shows to hit Netflix. It tells the story of Esty, a young, ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees to Berlin to escape her life and arranged marriage in New York City.
Desperate Housewives
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 72% on Rotten Tomatoes
Desperate Housewives takes a look into the lives of the women who live on Wisteria Lane. Behind their perfectly groomed lawns and big beautiful houses lie secrets darker than anyone could imagine.
Sharp Objects
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
Sharp Objects follows a reporter who, upon returning to her hometown to cover a violent murder, begins to face some psychological demons from her past.
Ozark
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes
Ozark stars Jason Bateman as a financial advisor who suddenly moves his family from the city of Chicago to the Ozarks of Missouri. Once set up in the city, he begins laundering millions of dollars in cash to appease a drug dealer.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is an Amazon Prime original about a 1960s housewife who decides to totally change her life by becoming a stand-up comedian.
The L World: Generation Q
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
This new series is a reboot of the original The L Word from a few years back. Many of the original cast returns to reprise their roles, including Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey.
Grey's Anatomy
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes
If you've never before seen Grey's Anatomy, what better time than the present to check it out? With 15 seasons currently available for streaming on Netflix, the medical drama will keep you busy for at least a few weeks.
House
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
House tells the story of an antisocial doctor who's specialty is diagnostic medicine. Extremely dedicated to his craft, House will do whatever it takes to solve any puzzling case that comes his way.
Castle Rock
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes
Castle Rock is yet another series that comes from the stories of Stephen King. The show intertwines various characters and tales from the city of Castle Rock.
Romance
Gilmore Girls
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes
Gilmore Girls follows a single mother, Lorelai, and her teenage daughter, Rory, who try to navigate their complicated relationship in the city of Stars Hollow, Connecticut.
The Vampire Diaries
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Vampire Diaries takes place in Mystic Falls, Virginia, where high school freshman Elena finds herself torn between two mysterious vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon.
Nashville
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
If you're a country music fan, you're going to love Nashville. The series takes place in the capital of Tennessee, where the ups and downs in the lives of rising and falling country stars are chronicled.
Modern Love
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes
Modern Love is an Amazon Prime original that's based on a New York Times column that explores love, relationships, and the human connection.
Feel Good
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Feel Good stars Canadian comedian Mae Martin as herself. When she moves abroad, Mae finds herself investing in romantic relationships in order to distract herself from her prior drug addiction.
Euphoria
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes
Euphoria is an HBO series produced by Drake that follows a group of high school students who are grappling with issues like sex, drugs, and violence, among others.
Jane the Virgin
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Jane the Virgin tells the story of a young Catholic woman whose life becomes increasingly complicated as she finds out that she's been accidentally artificially inseminated.
Masters of Sex
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes
Masters of Sex takes viewers back in time by a few decades to the sexual revolution. During this time, scientists began doing intensive research to better understand human sexuality.
Pretty Little Liars
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes
Pretty Little Liars follows a group of high school best friends who, after losing one of their own in a mysterious accident, begin receiving threatening messages from an anonymous stalker.
Sex and the City
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes
Sex and the City tells the story of four thirty-something women in New York City as they chronicle their romantic lives (or lack thereof).
Thrillers
The OA
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes
TheOA is a Netflix original about a blind woman named Prairie who, after disappearing seven years prior, suddenly returns home with her sight restored. To some, Prairie seems to be a miracle, but others worry that she's bringing danger.
Bates Motel
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes
Bates Motel is a modern-day sequel to the classic film Psycho, and it takes a look at the life of Norman Bates as a teenager, as well as the intricate relationship he has with his mother.
The Handmaid's Tale
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes
Based on a novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale takes place in a dystopian future, where young women are used as surrogates under a fundamentalist dictatorship.
You
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
Arguably one of the most popular shows on Netflix, You follows Joe Goldberg, a book store owner who has a tendency to go overboard when it comes to obsessing over his crushes.
The Good Wife
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Good Wife is about Alice, the wife of a state attorney, who is humiliated by her husband's sex and corruption scandal. Amidst all the drama though, Alice must return to the workforce to provide for her family.
Big Little Lies
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes
Big Little Lies gives a look into the world of seemingly perfect elementary school mothers, who begin to unravel when a single mother moves into town to stir things up.
Black Summer
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes
Filmed in Alberta, Black Summer takes place during the early days of the apocalypse, when complete strangers find themselves banding together in hopes of making it out alive.
Bosch
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes
Bosch is a complicated tale about a homicide detective who, while solving the murder of a 13-year-old, also finds himself standing trial for the murder of a serial killer.
Killing Eve
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
Killing Eve stars Canadian actress Sandra Oh and is about a security operative and an assassin whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined.
Stranger Things
Where to watch:
Rating: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes
Stranger Things is yet another wildly popular Netflix original. It takes place a few decades back, after the mysterious disappearance of a young boy. In order to find him, a group of young kids team up with his mother and the local police chief but find themselves facing supernatural forces along the way.
Reality
Making the Cut
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 67% on Rotten Tomatoes
Making the Cut is a competition-style reality show where designers face off against one another in New York, Paris, and Tokyo to enhance their brands like never before.
Encore!
Where to watch: Disney+
Rating: 70% on Rotten Tomatoes
Encore! is a Disney+ original that stars Kristen Bell as she reunites former high school drama students and asks them to perform shows they put on in their adolescence.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes
If you're looking to add some sparkle to your life, RuPaul's Drag Race is the perfect place to start. Each season follows a group of uber-talented drag queens as they compete against one another in a series of competitions and performances.
Love Is Blind
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 73% on Rotten Tomatoes
Love Is Blind is one of the most talked-about shows of 2020 so far, and it was recently renewed for two more seasons! The show follows a group of singles as they go on blind dates that end in engagements in hopes of answering the question—is love really blind?
Hell's Kitchen
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
You don't have to be a master chef to appreciate Gordon Ramsay and his endless sass. Hell's Kitchen is the perfect show to watch if you love food, fighting, and fierce competition.
Love Island
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 72% on Rotten Tomatoes
Love Island is a dating series that features a group of singles on the quest for love as they complete tasks, form relationships, and deal with endless drama.
Selling Sunset
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes
Selling Sunset brings the luxury of real estate together with the drama of reality television to form a show like nothing you've ever seen before.
Kitchen Nightmares
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 63% on Rotten Tomatoes
Kitchen Nightmares is yet another Gordon Ramsay series, but in this show we see the chef assisting restaurants across America that have fallen on hard times (or just plain bad leadership, in some cases).
The Imagineering Story
Where to watch: Disney+
Rating: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Imagineering Story takes viewers behind the scenes of all the meticulous work that goes into putting together the beloved Disney parks.
Action
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
One of the many Marvel series, this show takes a look at the missions of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
Altered Carbon
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes
Netflix's Altered Carbon is set in the future, at a time where a person's consciousness is stored and digitized. When a prisoner is released, he returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-boggling murder in order to earn back freedom.
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes
John Krasinski plays Jack Ryan, an up-and-coming CIA analyst who finds himself thrown into a dangerous field assignment where he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication.
The Mandalorian
Where to watch: Disney+
Rating: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes
The most popular original on Disney+, The Mandalorian tells the story of a lone bounty hunter who resides in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far away from the New Republic.
The Umbrella Academy
Where to watch: Netflix
Rating: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Umbrella Academy reunites a family of superheroes who have drifted apart over the years. In order to protect the world though, the must come together and work as a team live never before.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Rating: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
This long-running crime series takes a look at a group of specially trained detectives in the N.Y.P.D who investigate crimes of a sexual nature.
Frontier
Where to watch: Crave
Rating: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes
Starring Jason Momoa, Frontier is about a half-Irish/half Cree Native-Canadian outlaw who has big plans to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada.