The 30 best shows to watch on Netflix right now

From award-winning comedies to underrated animated series, here’s what should be on your watchlist. Weve got recommendations for every television-loving palate, from hilarious quick-binge comedy shows to 100-plus-episode dramas. There are thrillers, sitcoms, coming-of-age dramedies, and even documentaries (both real and fake!). Cillian Murphy on ‘Peaky Blinders’; Natasha Lyonne and Fred Armisen on ‘Documentary Now!'; Issa Rae on ‘Insecure’.Credit:Matt Squire/Netflix; Rhys Thomas/IFC; HBO So, grab some snacks and snuggle under the fuzziest throw blanket youve got....

April 30, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Jenna Williams

The 30 best streaming movies for toddlers when screen time is allowed

Warner Bros./Everett; Disney; Dreamworks/Everett Maintaining the attention span of a toddler should be an Olympic sport. And the songs are so good, you won’t actually mind seeing the film a few hundred times.M.V. Where to watchEncanto: Disney+ Frozen(2013) Disney Let it go? Batman in ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’; Mirabel in ‘Encanto’; Spirit in ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron’.Credit:Warner Bros./Everett; Disney; Dreamworks/Everett Your toddler absolutely won’t be able to once they seeFrozenfor the first time....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Charles Mendez

The 30 best Thanksgiving episodes to watch this holiday season, fromGilmore GirlstoModern Family

Prepare for a different kind of Turkey Day binge. Here are our favorite Thanksgiving-themed episodes we like to gobble up every Turkey Day. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving It’s the holiday classic for the ages. David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry on ‘Friends’; Keiko Agena on ‘Gilmore Girls’; Justin Hartley on ‘This Is Us’.Credit:Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; The WB; Ron Batzdorff/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty The pressure is on when Jessica is chosen to host Huangsgiving and goes into overdrive....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 555 words · Laurie Reed

The 30 best TV Christmas episodes, from sitcom specials to anthology installments

Short on time with the holidays just around the corner? Check out our yuletide picks ahead! And what better way to spend Christmas than with family? Jamie Lee Curtis on ‘The Bear’; Rainn Wilson on ‘The Office’; David Schwimmer on ‘Friends’.Credit:Chuck Hodes/FX; Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty; Warner Bros. Television/Getty And what better family than Jack’s (Alec Baldwin) mom (Elaine Stritch)?! (As Barbara would say,“Sweet baby Jesus and the grown one too!...

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Raymond Ramos

The 30 best unscripted true crime series

Looking for a great deep-dive into small-town murders, unsolved mysteries, or confounding cults? Here are the 30 best unscripted true crime series that brought strange and heartbreaking inciedents to light. Should we believeanythingthese malignant narcissists say about their crimes? HBO/Everett This unscripted Netflix show calls that into question. This true crime series explores who these individuals are in context with the evidence they scrutinize at night. Criminal profiling is a powerful tool, and its fascinating to see it wielded by everyday people....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Danielle Harris

The 30 best zombie movies of all time, ranked

These films about the undead will never truly die. Jonathan Wenk/Summit Entertainment/ Everett; A24/Everett; Everett Zombie moviesare one of cinemas most malleable genres. Though theyre often confined to horror scenarios, the undead have flexed their acting muscles elsewhere. Nicholas Hoult in ‘Warm Bodies’; Aubrey Plaza in ‘Life After Beth’; David Emge in ‘Dawn of the Dead’.Credit:Jonathan Wenk/Summit Entertainment/ Everett; A24/Everett; Everett Here isEntertainment Weeklys ranking of the best zombie movies of all time....

April 30, 2025 · 4 min · 666 words · Steve Webb

The 30 greatest movie and TV villains of all time

These characters are a little too good at being bad. Warner Bros; Columbia Pictures/Everett; Ursula Coyote/AMC Who doesn’t love a good villain? From serial killers to a writer’s No. Heath Ledger in ‘The Dark Knight’; Kathy Bates in ‘Misery’; Giancarlo Esposito on ‘Breaking Bad’.Credit:Warner Bros; Columbia Pictures/Everett; Ursula Coyote/AMC but Alice Krige’s synthetic overlord is the antagonist for the franchise’s whole utopian idea. Brutally indifferent, she’s the human impulse to explore negated into pure nihilism....

April 30, 2025 · 4 min · 842 words · Nicole Villa

The 31 best sci-fi movies of all time

Here are EW’s picks for a supple genres greatest, grossest, and most provocative films. This list compiles some of cinema’s scariest, funniest, and most provocative stabs at those deeper questions. It has shape, weight, and a clear sense of itself. Rutger Hauer in ‘Blade Runner’; David Prowse in ‘Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back’; Sigourney Weaver in ‘Alien’.Credit: Everett Collection (3) One of a kind in any genre....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Daniel Carlson

The 31 bestGrey's Anatomyepisodes to guide your next rewatch binge

ForGrey’s Anatomyfans, the medical drama (So. is perfect for a marathon. But jumping back into those scrub-covered waters is tricky. The cast of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.Credit: Frank Ockenfels/ABC/Getty Images Where do you start? (Besides, of course, catching up on season 20, which ends May 30. And, fear not, the show is picked up for a 21st season!) From left, Sandra Oh, T.R. Knight, Ellen Pompeo, and Katherine Heigl on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.Richard Cartwright/Disney General Entertainment/Getty...

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Dustin Smith

The 32 best Apple TV+ shows to watch right now

The series has been renewed for a fourth season. Created byPhil LordandChris Miller,The Afterpartyis full of laughs and revelations as it is with creative flourishes. “Is the serpent a harbinger of something evil? Harrison Ford on ‘Shrinking’; Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key on ‘Schmigadoon!'; and Sharon Horgan on ‘Bad Sisters’.Credit: Beth Dubber/Apple TV+; Apple TV+; Natalie Seery/Apple TV+ Still,as EW’s critic asserts, “More Katrinas are inevitable more Memorials would be a choice....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 633 words · Kimberly Russell

The 32 best true crime documentaries on Netflix

The wheels of justice turn slowly. Online, Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie appeared to be living the dream. The expose began when reporters atThe Indianapolis Stargot a tip that they should investigate USAG. Prince Andrew and Virginia Roberts Giuffre in ‘Filthy Rich’; Steven Avery in ‘Making a Murderer’; Joe Exotic with a tiger in ‘Tiger King’.Credit:Netflix (3) If even justsomeof the criminal activity alleged in the series is true, it’s pretty diabolical stuff....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · George Thomas

The 33 best revenge movies to watch this weekend

These characters don’t get mad…they get even. While some revenge flicks may offer lackluster endings, others provide that addicting, vicarious thrill. Here are EW’s picks of the 33 best revenge movies. Uma Thurman in ‘Kill Bill — Vol. 1’; Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick’; Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The Menu’.Credit:A Band Apart/Miramax/Kobal/Shutterstock; David Lee/Lionsgate; Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures She stars alongsideJane FondaandLily Tomlinas a trio of office workers who plot revenge against their sexist, egotistical boss....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Brian Welch

The 33 best shows on Paramount+

Read on for EW’s list of the best shows on Paramount+. Crackling with interpersonal drama and hard truths about living off the land,1883offers a compelling glimpse into another time. UnlikeSurvivor, its fellow long-running reality competition companion,Big Brotherdoesn’t take itself too seriously. Lucille Ball on ‘I Love Lucy’; ‘Survivor’; The cast of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’.Credit:CBS (2); Courtesy Everett In fact, it can be outright cartoonish sometimes, with goofy costumes, challenges, and twists aplenty....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Joseph Ross