The Best Series Streaming On Netflix Australia In 2017

It's a big bad world of endless Netflix titles out there, and we got you fam.

Terrace House on Netflix.
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Terrace House on Netflix.

Let's just be really, really real right now – if you're a Netflix user, it is damn near impossible to pick something new to watch when you load up that deep-red screen, especially after having just said a tearful goodbye to the last show you gave all your love to (you promised yourself you wouldn't let it turn out like this again, too).

You've spent an inordinate amount of time browsing through the endless selection on the streaming site, before completely giving up and scrolling through your Instagram feed until you pass out under the warm glow of a Brown Cardigan meme.

Add to that the wild amount of vetoes that bae lying next to you is about to throw your way if you actually try to choose something, and you've got a recipe for a real bad time. But maybe that's just us. Either way, the Complex AU team is here to save you from any possible L with a list of the 10 best shows on Netflix Australia right now.

So scroll down, and enjoy spending the foreseeable future glued to your screen, and very possibly your couch, bed or whichever potato-chip crumbed piece of furniture you do your loathsome binge-watching on – you know we sure as hell will.

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Terrace House: Boys & Girls In The City

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On first impressions, this is another by-the-numbers reality series; six young and gettin’ it Tokyo kids living together in a beautiful (terrace) house. The difference is that twice per episode, the show defers to a panel of comedians and Japanese personalities to analyse the action; and these dudes are definitely here for the fuckery.

The action can get a little stale–someone ate Uchi’s steak once and we heard about it for three straight episodes–but the characters are free to leave whenever, so the lames are generally up outta there pretty quick. Terrace House: Aloha State follows this series, but moves at a slower pace. Stick with Boys & Girls In The City.

– Steve Duck

Peep Show

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If you’re a fan of comedies involving terrible people doing reprehensible things (see: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Seinfeld), then Peep Show is about to be your new shit. Each of its nine seasons follows the seemingly mundane exploits of two flat mates living in London–the eternally repressed, repugnantly conservative Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell) and the self-destructive hedonist Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne (Robert Webb).

They’re co-dependents who for the most part absolutely hate each other, opening the door for endless manipulation and double-crossing. The point-of-view camera angles are unusual at first, but there’s some amazing comedy in watching them constantly submit themselves to all of the cringeworthy and borderline sociopathic thoughts we all think daily, but never actually act on. Because everyone definitely thinks that way, and it’s not just me. Right, guys?

– Dan Pardalis

Samurai Gourmet

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This is literally a show about a 60 year-old man walking around different neighbourhoods eating things. That’s it, nothing else really happens. At some point during his meal, our protagonist Kasumi is faced with a dilemma–often something as trivial as being self-conscious about ordering a beer at noon–when an ancient samurai will appear and show him the way. I'm totally serious about this.

After receiving the advice of a ghostly samurai only he can see, Kasumi makes a decision, finishes his meal, then goes home. That’s the whole show. But man, I’m telling you, it’s dope. Ignore the 1.5/5 rating on Netflix – most people are haters.​ 

– Steve Duck

Black Mirror

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For readers old enough to remember The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror will feel somewhat familiar – the same surreal, weird and often dark tone applies throughout the cult UK series. Each episode proposes scenarios in the near future with stories focusing on our perilous relationship to technology, and inevitably, most culminate with bleak outcomes for the characters as a result of their interaction with it (with a couple of exceptions).

It's an entertaining critique of the human race and our over-reliance on technology, but doesn’t exactly leave the viewer feeling upbeat at the end. It’s worth binge-watching, but it might be worth chucking on a comedy at the tail-end to help avoid a very restless sleep.

– Andrew Montell

Vikings

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Vikings has everything you need in a historical drama series: hectic fight scenes, sex, hotties, human sacrifices, graphic representations of Norse rituals, lots of shade-throwing, and betrayal which results in endless goss. It's a series that I had to cut myself off from because it took over my life. Did I mention it's also educational?

It first premiered on the History Channel, and it's more or less based on the legendary story of Ragnar Lothbrok; if anyone tries to argue with you, tell them to do some research because it's definitely true. It's the perfect Netflix and DO NOT CHILL series – the moment you look away someone's head has been cut off or they're getting it on.

– Jade Zoe

Comedy Bang Bang

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If you're washed enough to have been a fan of Mr. Show with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross or are at least down with offshoots like Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job! and The Eric Andre Show, Comedy Bang Bang will seem like known territory. While it's not as edgy as any of those, it can appeal to people that are not weird as fuck in their comedic tastes. Basically, you can actually watch CBB with your girlfriend without her even questioning why you're together.  Maybe.

The basic structure follows awkward, dad-joke spewing, possibly virginal late night talk show host Scott Aukerman and his band leader (depending on the season, either Reggie Watts, Kid Cudi, or Weird Al Yankovic) interviewing a celebrity with their public persona turnt up to 11, and a comedian improvising an absurd, often extremely problematic character. Add in a wild amount of surrealism-drenched skits, and you'll have the controlled chaos of CBB.

– Dan Pardalis

Stranger Things

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Where do I start with this 397 minutes of pure magnificence? Is it the sensory overload gifted to us by creator lords The Duffer Brothers? Is it the feeling of true '80s Delorean-ness via the constant flood of homage? Is it the return of Winona? Or is it the fact that Stranger Things basically has no competition when put into the same room as any other series? Not even in the same genre, but just in general.

Yeah I went there.

But really, though. If you shout out and reference The Goonies, The Lost Boys, Aliens, Firestarter, A Nightmare on Elm St, Commando, Stand By Me, The Thing, E.T, Star Wars and many, many more, then finish it off with a Carpenter-like score, you win at life on this side and The Upside Down.

Zac Hayse

 

Goosebumps

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R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series was hot property in my primary school library—you would need to bee-line directly to the "S" corner of the fiction section, and hope to God you could still snag some of those slime-covered spines. As someone who would probably be killed first in any horror movie situation, it gave me a weird sense of accomplishment to get through each low-key terrifying adventure in Stine's series.

Needless to say, the introduction of the TV shows intensified my fear of and fascination with the macabre, making after-school viewing the scariest it had ever been. As an adult, I'm less impressed by the special effects, and the acting is cringeworthy at best, but I can almost guarantee you I will still divert my gaze when I know some wild shit is about to happen. A must for anyone who grew up on Goosebumps books (and if that’s not you, we can't hang out anymore).

Khai Hamid

Brooklyn 99

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Brooklyn 99 is the perfect Netflix series for hung over mornings in bed. The comedy series follows a police precinct in Brooklyn as they go about their day – pranking each other and occasionally trying to catch bad guys.

The characters are hilarious together, each with their own individual quirks – whether it's Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) constantly doing dumb shit, Gina (Chelsea Peretti) throwing shade or Sergeant Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews) flexing his love of yoghurt, there's plenty here to lose your shit to. Also, it doesn't have an annoying laugh track, so you can laugh when you think something's funny, not because the series is forcing you to. It's also really easy to watch when you've had way too many espresso martinis the night before.

– Jade Zoe

 

Shooter

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If I had to pick one word to describe this show in a nutshell, it would be “snakes”. This show is full of them, as it’s ultimately each for their own. I mean, this badass sniper Bob Lee Swagger is out in the middle of nowhere living peacefully when his ex team-mate Isaac Johnson comes literally out of the woods to drag him into a mission. Of course, it's a set up, and now everyone's trying to take Swagger down.

The rest of the show is Swagger using every trick he has learnt over his years of service – and despite his enemies wielding a crazy amount of firepower, they're still shit scared of someone who can pop them from 1500 miles away. It’s like how every one is terrified of Steph Curry as soon as he crosses the half-court – the fact that he might just pull up and end your life is frightening enough.

– Chris De Silva

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