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Ozark

Just when we needed to fill the Breaking Bad-shaped hole in our lives, Ozark delivered. After his money laundering aspirations go awry, Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) finds himself (and his family) mixed up with all manner of dangerous and unscrupulous people in the Missouri Ozarks.

And that's just the beginning of the story. The entire show is not available on Netflix, meaning you can watch the full adventure right now. It's filled with all the action, twists, turns, and WTF cliffhangers you'd come to expect from a top-tier Netflix series. If you enjoyed Breaking Bad, you will love this.

Maid

Maid follows Alex, played by Margaret Qualley, a single mother who leaves her abusive boyfriend with her two-year-old daughter to move into a shelter and get a job as a maid working for wealthy clients. Qualley's real-life mother Andie McDowell plays Alex's mother Paula, and the show also stars Nick Robinson, Billy Burke, and Anika Noni Rose. The limited series is based on the memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land. Be warned – this is an emotional one.

Dead To Me

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A tragicomedy’s that twists and turns with the best of them as polar opposite pals Jen and Judy struggle through life, bonded through loss. A masterful blend of dark thrills and laugh-out-loud one-liners. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini are both sensational as the central duo, while James Marsden turn as Steve and, in the second season, Steve's twin brother is pure excellence. You won't be able to stop watching.

The Umbrella Academy

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Netflix’s most overlooked superhero show – well, until season 2 came along and quickly became one of the most-watched series of 2020. The series centers on a group of superhero siblings who are all miraculously born at the same time from mothers who were not actually pregnant. The first series is a twist-filled joyride, and the second is somehow cooler, crazier, and crackles with more energy than its debut – with lessons having been learned from last year’s semi-stumble out of the blocks.

If you’re looking for a larger-than-life comic book adaptation to fill a superhero-sized void in your life then The Umbrella Academy is the show for you. Plus, this instantly adds to your emo-credentials, as My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way wrote the source material. Make sure you catch up before The Umbrella Academy season 4.

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