--- title: Sick of TV? These Shows Will Get You Addicted All Over Again description: Check out this list of recommendations based on what you already watch canonical: https://time.com/3531353/tv-shows-addicted/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-06T12:41:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:11.596Z og:title: 26 Streaming Shows You Should Get Addicted to This Winter og:description: Check out this list of recommendations based on what you already watch og:url: https://time.com/3531353/tv-shows-addicted/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt360b229b3a092257/6987623d35ba6fb2bfc049c0/woman-watching-television.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Young woman watching television, rear view og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 26 Streaming Shows You Should Get Addicted to This Winter twitter:description: Check out this list of recommendations based on what you already watch twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt360b229b3a092257/6987623d35ba6fb2bfc049c0/woman-watching-television.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 26 Streaming Shows You Should Get Addicted to This Winter by [Refinery29](https://time.com/author/refinery29/) ## Refinery29 Dec 6, 2014 12:41 PM UTC  Young woman watching television, rear view Young woman watching television, rear viewGetty Images by [Refinery29](https://time.com/author/refinery29/) ## Refinery29 Dec 6, 2014 12:41 PM UTC _This_ [_article_](http://www.refinery29.com/best-netflix-instant-tv-shows?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=syndication&utm%5Fcampaign=main#slide) _originally appeared on_ [_Refinery29.com_](http://www.refinery29.com/)_._ Feeling the stay-inside vibe this weekend? This is all you need to pass the weekend by in a glorious TV trance. This story was originally published on January 12, 2013 (but we’ve added some new must-watch entries!). We’ve been there. You’ve exhausted your Netflix queue, flipped through your entire spectrum of TV channels (twice), and seen every season of _30 Rock_. It’s tough, but don’t despair. There’s still uncharted territory out there! In fact, there’s oodles of fun to be had from the comfort of your laptop this weekend. You just have to know what to look for. These are our [favorite finds](http://www.refinery29.com/best-netflix-instant) on Netflix Instant Watch. Never heard of ’em? Good! Heard the word, but haven’t gotten around to it yet? Now’s the time. **Love Television?** We’re guessing you do because here you are, reading a list of Netflix streaming recommendations. As an aficionado and appreciator of the finer TV series in life, we think you’ll also love _The Writers’ Room_. In this fascinating interview show, Academy Award-winning writer Jim Rash (who’s best known for playing Dean Pelton on _Community_) sits down with writers of some of your favorite shows to discuss how they’re crafted. In the first six episodes, he talks to the writers and creators of _Breaking Bad, Parks and Recreation, Dexter, New Girl, Game of Thrones_, and _American Horror Story_. If you’re a fan of television and love hearing about how it’s created, this is for you. **Love** **_The Sopranos_** **?** Watch _Lilyhammer_. Steven Van Zandt plays a New York gangster named Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano who tries to start a new life for himself in the titular isolated Norway town after he’s forced into the federal witness protection program. **Love** **_Friends_** **?** Cozy up with the wry Britcom _Coupling_. It’s a clever and humorous exploration of looking for love when you’re absolutely terrified of everything that comes with it. **Love Halloween?** Cue up Netflix’s horror series, _Hemlock Grove_. Executive produced by gore-lover Eli Roth, the show focuses on the mysterious goings-on in the fictional titular town, which range from the supernatural to the just plain sadistic. **Love** **_Breaking Bad_** **?** Take a gun-running thrill ride with _Sons of Anarchy_. Loosely based on _Hamlet_, it brings the intra-familial intrigue of Shakespeare’s Danish royalty tale to a motorcycle gang unofficially responsible for keeping things going in the fictional city of Charming, CA. **Love** **_The Office_** **?** Watch the British gem that is _Peep Show_. Part _The Odd Couple_, part _The Office_ (British version), and filmed through each character’s eyes, the offbeat sitcom is perfect for a weekend binge. **Love** **_Supernatural_** **?** Tune your spidey senses into _Psych_. This playful show features the overly clever, extremely witty Shawn Spencer who uses his heightened powers of observation to serve as the resident psychic for the Santa Barbara Police Department. Come for the ridiculous fake clairvoyant act, but stay for the lovable characters like Gus, O’Hara, and Lassie. And, did we mention that there’s a musical episode? Because there’s a musical episode. **Love** **_Flight of the Conchords_** **?** Get your New Zealand fix with _Short Poppies_, a mockumentary series created and written by Rhys Darby, who you’ll recognize from his role as Murray, the Conchords’ clueless manager. On _Short Poppies_, Darby plays David Farrier, an entertainment reporter. Farrier interviews people he deems “extraordinary New Zealanders,” who live in a fictional town known as The Bay. With just eight episodes, this is the perfect Sunday Funday binge-watch. **Love** **_Friday Night Lights?_** That’s a silly question; of course you do. You’re a human being with emotions and a heart, right? Also, you’ve seen Tim Riggins. Texas _forever_. Unfortunately, we don’t have any updates on the proposed movie (yes, that would mean a book that became a movie that became a show would be made into a movie again), but we do have a series currently streaming on Netflix that will make you feel as many feelings as _FNL_. Jason Katims, the brilliant screenwriter who adapted _Friday Night Lights_ for the small screen, also turned the 1989 dramedy _Parenthood_ into a poignant drama now entering its fifth and final season on NBC. Warning: You will _definitely_ need tissues for this one, but the emotional roller coaster of watching the Bravermans is so, so worth it. **Love** **_The Mindy Project_** **?** Check out the short-lived but hilarious _Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23_. Krysten Ritter plays the titular B, a hustler and legend in her own mind with a gorgeous apartment and a best friend/ex-boyfriend named James Van Der Beek. Yes, the Beek from the Creek. He plays a heightened caricature of himself complete with a tragic stint on _Dancing with the Stars_. Enter into the fray Dreama Walker, a small-town girl with a business degree who just wants to make it in New York City — plus a pervy neighbor across the air shaft — and you’ve got yourself a delightful little sitcom. (MORE: [An Ode To The Awkward Girls Of ’90s TV](http://www.refinery29.com/90s-television-weird-girls?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=syndication&utm%5Fcampaign=related)) **Love** **_Twin Peaks_** **?** After many requests, Netflix secured the rights to the newest British cult hit _Happy Valley_. Police sergeant Catherine Cawood is trying to cope with her daughter’s suicide, but things unravel when she spots the man she believes raped her daughter (which led to her death). She becomes obsessed with finding him, which uncovers an even larger mystery involving the kidnapping of a local girl. **Love** **_Family Guy_** **?** Or, any animated show for adults, really, including _The Simpsons_, _The Critic_, _Bob’s Burgers_, _South Park_, and _Archer_? Netflix debuted its first foray into original animated programming for grown-ups this week with _BoJack Horseman_. Will Arnett voices the titular character, a washed-up actor who starred in a popular sitcom called _Horsin’ Around_ 20 years ago and has done nothing of note since. The world of _BoJack_ is populated with humans and anthropomorphized animals alike, so it’s a bit surreal. Aaron Paul plays Todd, BoJack’s sycophantic perma-houseguest, and Alison Brie is Diane, who’s been hired to ghostwrite his memoirs. Can BoJack and his ragtag crew somehow turn his downward spiral of a life around? Watch and find out. **Love** **_Downton Abbey_** **?** If you’re especially attuned to the burgeoning role of women beyond the domestic sphere in _Downton_, cue up _Call the Midwife_. Imagine Sybil’s can-do nursing skills transported to a group of midwives in a convent in East London in the ‘50s. That’s exactly what you’ll find in this engrossing BBC series, which airs new seasons on PBS. Also try _The Forsyte Saga_. Featuring _Homeland_‘s own Sgt. Nicholas Brody (a.k.a. British actor Damian Lewis), this show about a stuffy English family through the generations has all the period-piece drama of _Downton_, presented in a far more engrossing, realistic manner. Don’t be thrown off by the massive time jumps in the first few episodes — once this show falls into place, it’s unbelievably hard to turn off. **Love** **_Pretty Little Liars_** **?** First of all, read the books instead. They’re even more engrossing than ABC Family’s frothy mystery about Rosewood. When you’re done with those (or concurrently), cue up _Skins_. The British show made international headlines for the reckless lifestyle promoted by “[_Skins_ parties](http://youtu.be/vR8Zc6QhDyk)” and sent the U.K. into a nationwide panic about the hedonistic pursuits of Millennial teens. No matter what your takeaway, _Skins_ will suck you right in. **Love** **_True Detective_** **?** If you love a slow-build, extremely tense, psychological thriller, watch _The Fall_. Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan, here causing much inner turmoil when you find yourself attracted to a deviant sociopath) is a serial killer terrorizing Belfast, and Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) is the detective trying to catch him before he strikes again. Season 1 is only five episodes, so you’ll burn through them in no time. Luckily, they’re filming ​the second ​​season right now. (MORE: [These New Ways To Watch TV Will Change Your Life](http://www.refinery29.com/tv-spoiler-mistakes?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=syndication&utm%5Fcampaign=related#slide)) **Love** **_Gossip Girl_** **?** Guilty pleasures: We all have them. _Gossip Girl_ (well, the first few seasons) was one of ours. The South Korean series _Boys Over Flowers_ follows the whole fish-out-of-water setup, only this time Lonely Boy is Jan Di, the daughter of a dry cleaner who finds herself falling for the spoiled rich kid whose clique runs their elite private school. It’s somehow even more addictive than _Gossip Girl_ — maybe it’s the amazing vintage Bieber haircuts all of the boys sport. And, because of the subtitles, watching it feels a bit more highbrow. Get watching. XOXO. **Love** **_American Horror Story_** **?** Dive even deeper into the uncanny valley with _The Returned_. The cult French show follows the lives — and afterlives — of a sleepy town where nothing is as it seems. Long-dead relatives return to life; residents try to leave — only to be thwarted by roads running in circles. There’s a serial killer on the loose, but no one seems to care. It’s a slow, eerie build but oh, is it worth it. **Love** **_Silicon Valley_** **?** Try turning your machine off and on again, then booting up _The IT Crowd_ (that’s a joke you’ll get when you start watching). This hilarious British sitcom chronicles an odd couple of IT guys trying to do as little work as possible in their dungeon of an office at a horrible corporation. Chris O’Dowd (before he became a household name in _Bridesmaids_) plays Roy, the ringleader, while Richard Ayoade is Moss, his introverted, nebbishy foil. And, just like the Pied Piper guys on _Silicon Valley_, Roy and Moss’ world is rocked when a female enters their daily routine. Fire up the Internet and get watching. **Love** **_The Killing_** **?** You’ve undoubtedly heard of _Top of the Lake_ — everyone, or at least everyone in this office, is talking about it. Like _Twin Peaks_ and _The Killing_, it centers around a mysterious, troubled young girl and a small town with a lot of secrets to hide. Recipe for a good time, right? **Love** **_Archer_** **?** If you’re a fan of dark cartoons, this one is a must-watch. In the same way that _Archer_ plays with the spy genre, _The Venture Bros_ — which actually pre-dates _Archer_, but never seems to get as much recognition — is a vintage-inspired take on superheroes and stock characters. (MORE: [TV’s Highest Paid Actors Include A Lot Of Ladies](http://www.refinery29.com/2014/09/74588/tv-highest-paid-actors?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=syndication&utm%5Fcampaign=related)) **Love** **_Law & Order_** **?** You’ll go crazy for Swedish crime show _Wallander_. Though it doesn’t cover sex-based offenses in particular, this thriller reminds us of _SVU_ (our favorite iteration, obviously) because of its focus on the cops’ and detectives’ personal lives. There’s also a Masterpiece Mystery version, but we recommend starting out with the original Henning Mankell. **Love** **_House_** **?** Well, this is basically the _exact_ same concept, but British. And that’s usually a good thing. _Doc Martin_ follows the antics of a curmudgeonly MD after he moves to a provincial town, abandoning his prestigious London surgical post for unknown reasons. Weird diseases, even weirder people. **Love** **_Curb Your Enthusiasm_** **?** Check out _The Larry Sanders Show_. This early-90s HBO comedy featuring a different guy named Larry also reminds us a bit of _30 Rock_, with its focus on on-screen/off-screen drama in the television business. **Love** **_Parks & Recreation_** **?** If you’re a fan of all things dysfunctional, British sitcom _Black Books_ is perfect for you. Focused on a perpetually down-and-out bookstore owner who regularly puts a mid-afternoon drink over customer service, this show should be heartbreaking — but instead, it’s hilarious. Plus, if you’re missing the glory days of TV, you’ll dig the distinct early-2000s vibe. **Love** **_Homeland_** **?** British series _House of Cards_ is chock-full of political drama and underhanded scheming, guaranteed to get your blood pumping. It’s also great if totally inappropriate and unethical sexual relationships are your thing. 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