Best TV Shows of All Time on Netflix
Last updated August 09, 2025
Highest Rated TV Shows with a 4.1 / 5 Star Rating
Human Target: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this drama based on a graphic novel of the same name, Mark Valley plays Christopher Chance, a for-hire bodyguard and private investigator who integrates himself into his clients' lives so that he becomes a target instead of them.
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Human Target: Season 2
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsMark Valley stars as Christopher Chance, a security expert and private investigator who's hired by his clients to fend off threats by making himself the target of their enemies. In Season 2, Chance seeks out a former enemy, Winston (Chi McBride) looks to his ex-wife for help on a case, and the team expands to include billionaire benefactor Ilsa Pucci (Indira Varma) and skilled thief Ames (Janet Montgomery).
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Inspector Morse: Series 1
1987 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsOxford, England's enigmatic Inspector Morse and his partner, Sgt. Lewis, investigate the untimely death of a piano teacher; the slaying of an Oxford University examination official; and an old, unsolved murder at a country church.
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Inspector Morse: Series 2
1988 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsMorse's cases include the seemingly natural death of an American tourist with a connection to an Oxford museum, the slaying of a Japanese student, the disappearance of a teenage schoolgirl and the murder of a secretary who had murky relationships.
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Inspector Morse: Series 3
1989 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsEnigmatic Inspector Morse and his partner Sgt. Lewis investigate mysterious deaths in Oxford, including a cricket player's apparent suicide and the strangulation of a playboy architect.
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Inspector Morse: Series 4
1990 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsCranky and brilliant Inspector Morse and partner Sgt. Lewis continue to solve Oxford's murder mysteries when an environmentalist's death appears suspicious, a family business turns deadly, and Morse himself becomes a prime murder suspect.
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Invader Zim
2001 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn this fun animated series, Earth's inhabitants are about to get the shock of their lives. Across the universe, the Irkens have begun their quest for total domination, and Earth is the next planet on their list to conquer. During their preparation, the Irken military sends a willful, hyper troublemaker named Zim to Earth to do reconnaissance. Fortunately for planet Earth, a child discovers Zim's identity before the invasion can take place.
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Jericho: Season 1
2006 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsA small Kansas town finds itself cut off from the rest of the world after a mushroom cloud appears on the horizon. Faced with terrifying uncertainty, the community -- including the mayor and his prodigal son -- begins to come apart at its seams.
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Jericho: Season 2
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBack from cancellation as a result of viewer protests, the sci-fi series kicks off its sophomore year in the wake of the costly battle of New Bern, which left neighboring Jericho scrambling to rebuild -- and the two communities still at loggerheads.
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Justice League Unlimited: Season 1
2004 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsMore than 50 comic-book superheroes join forces to keep the world safe in this action-packed animated series. Using their extraordinary powers, the members of the mighty Justice League battle notorious villains such as Lex Luthor and Cadmus.
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Justice League Unlimited: Season 2
2005 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis season, the nefarious Lex Luthor reverts to his old tricks and renders Superman powerless; Wonder Woman and Batman are used as pawns in an evil scheme; and a new force moves in to threaten Earth's security.
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Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, Way of the Creature: Season 1
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn Season 1, Ray and his companions hunt down a sasquatch-like beast, journey into the Darkness Civilization to rescue a friend, confront Lord Skycrusher and stand fast against the Choten, a wily villain with a sinister plan to take over the Earth.
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Kaze No Stigma: Season 1
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsDescended from an ancient family of fire handlers, Kazuma faces disgrace when his younger and more skillful female cousin, Ayano, becomes his generation's successor, and his father banishes him from his home in this mystical anime series. But Kazuma returns after studying with the spirit of wind and becoming a master of the wind arts. Now wind and fire will collide in an epic battle to settle the family feud.
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Ken Burns: Baseball
1994 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAward-winning documentarian Ken Burns takes a swing at a unique and much-loved aspect of life in the United States: baseball. Burns chronicles the sport's signature people, places and events as well as a deep-rooted relationship to American culture.
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Ken Burns: Prohibition
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsKen Burns's fascinating multipart documentary examines the history of alcohol in America, including the events leading up to the passage of the 18th Amendment, the social and legal effects of prohibiting alcohol, and the repeal of Prohibition.
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Ken Burns: The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsNarrated by actor Peter Coyote, this Emmy-winning miniseries chronicles the history of America's national parks system, recounting how visionary conservationists such as John Muir fought to preserve nature for all people.
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La Galère: Season 1
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsSteff, Mimi, Claude, Isa and their seven children move into a large house together -without their spouses- for one year, to avoid daily frustration.
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La Galère: Season 2
2009 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWhen we meet the four friends, the house has the aura of a happy brothel, moreso since they must now manage without a nanny.
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Legend of the Legendary Heroes: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAt his emperor's command, Ryner Lute and his longtime comrade Ferris set out on a search for the heroic relics. During this journey, Ryner makes a shocking discovery -- a deadly curse is spreading across the continent.
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Leverage: Season 3
2010 | TV-PG | 4.1 out of 5 StarsNate Ford (Timothy Hutton) and his band of crafty cohorts are back to stick it to the fat cats with a series of schemes designed to assist innocent people who have been wronged by high-powered corporations and corrupt government agencies. This exciting TNT drama also stars Gina Bellman as clever con-artist Sophie, Aldis Hodge as hardcore technophile Alec and Christian Kane as martial-arts pro Eliot.
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Leverage: Season 4
2011 | TV-PG | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAfter steering a small country's political fate and putting international criminal Damien Moreau behind bars, Nate Ford and his skilled band of thieves are back for another season of targeted manipulation.
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Lie to Me
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsGong Ah Jung, a Ministry of Culture official, gets caught in a web of lies when she claims she's married to Hyun Ki Joon, a wealthy hotel manager. Their relationship is further complicated when Ki Joon's ex-fiancée reappears in his life.
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Life Unexpected: Season 1
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsA spirited ward of the state, teenager Lux leaves her latest foster family and seeks emancipation, only to have the courts place her in the custody of her estranged parents: Cate, a local radio personality, and Baze, a self-employed barkeep.
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Life Unexpected: Season 2
2010 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsThis compelling drama returns as teenager Lux continues to struggle with complex emotions after being reunited with her parents, Cate and Baze, years after they gave her up for adoption. To add to the confusion, Cate is now married to Ryan.
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Mad Men: Season 1
2007 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIt's 1960, and ad executive Don Draper rules the roost at New York's Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency amid a glamorous climate of never-ending cocktail hours, worry-free smoking and ego-stroking power in this Emmy-winning series.
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