The best TV shows on Netflix UK right now: top 50 by IMDb rating (2026)
The highest-rated TV show on Netflix in the UK right now is Breaking Bad (2008), with an IMDb rating of 9.5. Next up: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) and Our Planet (2019).
We rank by IMDb rating and only count TV shows with at least 2,000 votes on IMDb, so obscure titles with a handful of votes don't end up on top. When a title leaves Netflix, the next one moves up automatically; the list is updated every day.
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Updated 7 November 2026. Only titles you can stream with a subscription or for free.
TV shows by IMDb rating
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1
Breaking Bad
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2
Avatar: The Last Airbender
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3
Our Planet
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4
The Hunt
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5
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
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6
Khawater
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7
Better Call Saul
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8
The Office
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9
Rick and Morty
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10
Arcane
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11
One Piece
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12
The Last Dance
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13
Kota Factory
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14
When Life Gives You Tangerines
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15
Taskmaster
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16
Reply 1988
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17
My Mister
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18
Death Note
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19
Cowboy Bebop
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20
Vinland Saga
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21
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
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22
Still Game
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23
My Dearest
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24
India's Got Latent
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25
Seinfeld
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26
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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27
BoJack Horseman
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28
When They See Us
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29
Dhindora
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30
Monster
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31
Fighting Spirit
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32
Twinkling Watermelon
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33
Kurukshetra: The Great War of Mahabharata
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34
Peaky Blinders
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35
Black Mirror
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36
House
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37
Dark
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38
Narcos
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39
Downton Abbey
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40
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
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41
Line of Duty
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42
Peep Show
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43
Crash Landing on You
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44
Haikyu!!
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45
Alchemy of Souls
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46
Gintama
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47
The Untamed
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48
Mr. Sunshine
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49
Hospital Playlist
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50
Navillera
Frequently asked questions
What is the best TV show on Netflix UK?
By IMDb rating it is currently Breaking Bad (2008) (9.5). The top 5: Breaking Bad (2008), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), Our Planet (2019), The Hunt (2015) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009).
How is this ranking made?
By IMDb rating, with at least 2,000 votes. Only titles you can currently stream on Netflix in the UK count.
How up to date is this list?
Streamingfilter checks the UK catalogue every day; the last full check was on 7 November 2026. When a title leaves, it disappears from this page too, and anything new shows up here within a day.
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