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6 Shows on Netflix to Binge-Watch While on Quarantine

By Chrissy Grey Resaba

Staying at home feels so foreign to people who always like to go out. But for some, it is an uplifting feeling to stay in all day. Staying at home is the paramount step in stopping the proliferation of the COVID-19 virus. It will not take a week or two but a month. Meanwhile, it is quite tempting to just curl up in bed with the most comfortable blanket and sleep all day. There are still a plethora of things to try or do more than just remaining in bed.

Netflix is now a name of the game when it comes to movie watching. Movies are streamed online which is easily accessible other than the ordinary movie watching from DVDs. Enough said, have a list of your favorite TV series and shows, movies, or documentaries you haven’t been updated to watch for quite some time. May it be re-watching your all-time favorite Game of Thrones, Friends or How to Get Away with Murder or watch something new from the offering of the online streaming app, Netflix, pretty sure, kills the time with entertainment.

Whatever you’re searching for, Netflix is there to deliver. Here are six Netflix shows that might pique your interest.

  1. Call The Midwife

This might be your next favorite thing.

This BBC show follows nurses, midwives, and nuns who visit expectant mothers in Poplar, London providing the neighborhood’s poorest women with the best possible care. You’ll be hooked on the heartwarming storylines.

  1. Dark Tourist

Take things on the morbid side because Netflix’s Dark Tourist might be the next show you should be watching.

It follows journalist David Farrier as he visits unusual and macabre tourist sites around the world. The viewers will surely get travel show fix while indulging flair for the strange and unusual.

Alias Grace

  1. Alias Grace

Whether you are a huge Handmaid’s Tale fan or an enthusiast of Margaret Atwood, this could be added to your favorite things.

Set in the 19th-century Canada, famed murderess Grace Marks gets studied by a psychiatrist to see if she’s really lost her memory. The showrunner Sarah Polley spent 20 years adapting Atwood’s book, and the series really does the justice.

  1. Chef’s Table

Food buff? Documentary addict? Chef’s Table is another treat!

From the director of Jiro Dreams Of Sushi, each episode of this series travels to the farthest reaches of the world to find ambitious chefs and amazing stories. There’s something soothing and inspiring about the message and tone of this show, which you won’t be able to stop watching.

  1. Elite

Elite follows three working-class teens enrolled in a posh private school in Spain, with a clash between the outcasts and in-crowd eventually leading to murder. There’s only one season so far, and you can easily watch it over a weekend.

Elite is another Netflix teen drama that everyone is talking about.

  1. Sex Education

What if your parent had been a sex guru while you were at your most insecure in high school?

For Otis, this is his everyday reality. And the stakes are heightened when his classmate proposes a sex therapy clinic. Find out what all the fuss is about from this new show, get hooked instantly.

There is an array of shows to watch for on Netflix. It is up to you on what you will watch but these six mentioned above are musts.

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