Although rain ruins hair, cancels outdoor plans and makes basic everyday activities miserable, it provides the ideal time to sit down with snacks and a blanket to binge watch a quality Netflix series. Check these 10 shows that will keep a viewer hooked until the sun comes around again.
Genre: Political drama
Seasons: 4
Summary: Set in present-day Washington, D.C., House of Cards follows the story of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), a democrat from South Carolina’s fifth congressional district and House Majority Whip. After passed over as appointment as Secretary of State, he initiates an elaborate plan to get himself into a position of greater power, with a helping hand from his wife, Claire Underwood (Robin Wright). The series focuses on themes of ruthless manipulation and power. The series’ cynicism and slow-burn pacing keeps viewers intrigued.
Genre: Crime fiction
Seasons: 5
Summary: A struggling high school chemistry teacher, Walter White (Bryan Cranston), becomes diagnosed with inoperable, advanced lung cancer. On a ride-along with his Drug Enforcement Administration agent brother-in-law Hank Schrader (Dean Norris), Walter sees a former student of his, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), fleeing a meth lab. Breaking Bad has been critically acclaimed as one of the best TV shows of all times. Everything about the series is extraordinary: the actors, the story line and the cinematography.
Genre: Drama and sports
Seasons: 5
Summary: After being ousted as Dillon High’s football coach, coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) must build a team from the ground up at East Dillon. Eric’s wife, Tami (Connie Britton), also feels challenged in her role as principal at West Dillon, as the parents of students who were zoned into a new district blame her for their kids being thrust into a less-than-desirable situation at at a new school. While combating issues at their respective jobs, Eric and Tami also face challenges in their family life with their teenage daughter, Julie (Aime Teagarden). Friday Night Lights relates to students because it portrays their relationships, their struggle to survive and grow beyond the cards they’ve been dealt in life and their love for this game which brings them all together.
Genre: Teen drama
Seasons: 6
Summary: Gossip Girl follows the lives of wealthy teenagers on the upper east side of New York City. Serena Van Der Woodsen (Blake Lively) is a blonde and beautiful socialite, and everyone knows and loves her. Serena’s best friend, Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) depicts a average rich young girl, but enhances the drama that lies in between. The show keeps viewers wanting more with episodes ending in cliff hangers.
Genre: Crime fiction and teen drama
Seasons: 7
Summary: Set in the small suburban town of Rosewood, PA, the series follows the lives of five girls: Spencer Hastings (Trojan Bellisario), Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson), Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell), whose clique falls apart after the alleged murder of their leader, Alison.
Genre: Historical period drama
Seasons: 7
Summary: Mad Men follows the professional and personal lives of those who work in advertising on Madison Avenue in the 1960’s, self-coined “mad men.” The story focuses on a small firm, Sterling Cooper, and its various incarnations over the decade.
Genre: Horror and Mystery
Seasons: 8
Summary: After centuries of fighting, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) return to their original town of Mystic Fall, VA, 145 years after they turn into vampires. Stefan returns to meet Elena Gilbert who has an uncanny resemblance to his (and his brother’s) old love, Katherine Pierce. Damon returns to follow his brother and give him the eternity of misery that he promised him; they soon discovers the war is not over. Vampire diaries leaves viewers choosing sides between good and evil.
Genre: Drama and sports
Seasons: 9
Summary: The show is set in the fictional town of Tree Hill in North Carolina and originally follows the lives of two half-brothers, Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) and Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray), who compete for positions on their school’s basketball team. The show centers around the drama that occurs from the brothers’ romances. The relationships between the characters leaves the viewers hooked to see what happens next.
Genre: Sitcom
Seasons: 10
Summary: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Ross Geller (David Schwimmer), Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) and Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) are all friends, living in the heart of New York City. Over the course of 10 years, this group of friends goes through massive mayhem, family trouble, past and future romances, fights, laughs, tears and surprises as they learn what friendship truly entails. This series makes watchers feel like apart of their little group.
Genre: Medical and drama
Seasons: 13
Summary: The doctors of fictional Seattle Grace Hospital are always fighting for something, whether it’s access to cutting-edge surgeries, relationships or patients’ lives. After a long, hard struggle, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) finally won the battle for each other’s hearts. The relationships are true love, the characters go through everything together, and no matter what they never leave each other’s side.