Everything to watch on Netflix while you're stuck indoors
Self-quarantine and chill!
Last updated 18th Mar 2020
Right, folks. This is it. It's happening and there's nothing we can do about it. Coronavirus is a thing, we're all stuck in on self-quarantine and everything's bloody weird. But, while the world feels a bit doom and gloom right now, at least there's Netflix.
While we once felt this nagging guilt when we spent an entire weekend slouched on the sofa, surrounded by a pile of Party Rings and Pringles in the name of a good Gossip Girl session, we've basically now been given the green light to watch telly all day and night.
It's a funny predicament to find ourselves in, really. It's almost like everything we ever wished for has been forced upon us and, while we have many questions, we're finally ready to embrace the boxset life for the foreseeable.
So, what should we be watching to escape literally everything? We're here to help.
Here's our pick of the best Netflix boxset binges to see you through self-isolation:
Dead to Me
Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini play grieving women who bond in therapy, and what ensues is both hilarious and heart-wrenching in equal measure. Highly recommend.
Black Mirror
The Charlie Brooker creation once felt like escapism. Now, we're not so sure. Still, it's bloody brilliant.
Gavin & Stacey
OH, we all know this one. Why not go back and treat yourself to a binge with Gavin, Stacey, Nessa and co?
Absolutely Fabulous
Sweetie, darling. Step back to the early '90s - when all that mattered was Lulu's latest PR launch - with Edina and Patsy and PRETEND NONE OF THIS IS HAPPENING.
Elite
It's the Spanish teen drama everybody's talking about, and we're hooked. Follow the lives of three working class teens as they enroll at a fancy private school and watch the drama unfold. Oh, it's So good. If you can hack the subtitles.
Glee
Because, y'know, sometimes you just need to get off the sofa to belt out a bit of Katy Perry's Roar into the remote. That's our kinda (vocal and physical) exercise, hun.
Love Is Blind
The Love Is Blind pods essentially invented self-isolation. They saw it coming. And, for that, you owe it a binge. Honestly, it's the most bonkers dating show on telly and you need to see it.
Grace and Frankie
This brings all the feels. Lifelong rivals Grace and Frankie form a bond when their husbands fall in love with each other in a tale of super-cute sisterhood that properly warms the cockles. All the good vibes with this one (with the odd cry along the way).
I Am Not Okay with This
Syd sees her way through high school while coming to terms with her newfound superpowers (casual) in this American teen drama from the makers of The End of the F***ing World.
Kath & Kim
This Aussie show is everything. Follow the lives of 50-odd-year-old divorcee Kath and her oh-so-spoilt daughter Kim in the funniest family situation comedy of the noughties.
The Office
Even if it's just to relive that David Brent dance, tbh.
Sex Education
Where do we even start with this one? You've got two whole series of our absolute favourite Netflix original to catch up on, and it's a true tale of sexual discovery in 2020. Cannot recommend enough.
Queer Eye
We need the Fab Five in our lives. At not too close a proximity, of course. Social distancing and all that.
Sherlock
Skins
A classic.
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
The Assassination of Gianni Versace explores the murder of, you guessed it, Gianni Versace and is visually stunning. Also, Ricky Martin's in it. LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA.
The Stranger
We're not gonna lie, this is confusing af for the majority of the series; but there's nothing we'd rather put our brain power to. Stick with it. You won't regret it.
You
Mainly for the moral dilemma of a lifetime - should we really still fancy Penn Badgley as a serial killer?
Which will you be watching?