Netflix: The concept of binge watching developed on this platform, and with it, a new way to consume television and film media. As more streaming platforms joined the fray, Netflix moved further away from its Blockbuster-style roots of offering licenced content, and expanded its content development with original shows and programming, while simultaneously grabbing global market share. With that, subscription will get you a seemingly endless lineup of content (both licenced and original), for all ages and specific to certain regions. By sheer size and diversity of content, in addition to availability, Netflix is our most recommended streaming service.

The downside: Also its size. In its bid to build up its stock of content, we think the platform may have sacrificed quality for quantity. The expanse of options is littered with shows that have become formulaic and we cannot remember the last good Netflix original show we saw (we’ll certainly try). Just look at the state of their comedy specials.

TV recommendations:

• BoJack Horseman
• House of Cards (first three seasons only)
• Narcos (avoid like the plague Narcos Mexico)
• Alias Grace
• The Crown
• Stranger Things (Season 1 only)
• The Haunting of Hill House
• Dear White People
• Ozark
• Black Mirror

Movie recommendations:

• Uncut Gems
• The Irishman (if you want to watch a movie in shifts)
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
• Okja
• The Two Popes
• The Laundromat
• Roma
• The Most Hated Woman in America
• Win It All
• Beasts of No Nation