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Other movies, shows and series in USA
Besides the bollywood and hollywood movies, there are many other movies and shows that are released each year, that never go in theatres or on dvds. These are exclusively released to be watched on internet or on any streaming service.
Most popular streaming services are netflix and amazon in USA. Apart from these 2 big players, we also see a lot of small players as HBO Max, Hulu, Roku, Paramount+, etc. Most of them produce their own movies and release it for their subscribers on their own streaming channel (sometimes exclusively). They also show a lot of movies/shows from other channels too (by buying them for a limited time). Many of the Indian shows/movies which are released by netflix or amazon are only available to watch with their subscription services.
Apart from these US streaming providers, a lot of Indian movies and TV/Web series are released by various production houses/channels as Hotstar, Zee TV Sony, etc. Either you have to get subscription services to these individually (usually Hotstar carries a lot of these web series), or you can get IP TV streaming services, which carry most of these. One such streaming service is boxiptv streaming services.
NOTE: Netflix, Amazon have completely different movies and shows available on Netlix India or Amazon India. Those are not available to watch here, unless you have account with netflix India or amazon India. What I'm listing below are only relevant for USA subscribers.
Pricing: Most of the streaming services can be had for almost free or very cheap. I would say that you have to spend more than $5/month for any streaming service, you are paying too much.
Popular subscription services:
Netflix:
Netflix subscription costs about $15/month for 2 screens, so can be shared b/w 2 people, for a cost of $90/year per person. Or you can upgrade to 4 screens and 4K content for $3/month more (As of Jan, 2022, it's $20/month for 4 screens). It has a small selection of Indian movies and Indian documentaries, on top of American movies and series. With Netflix prices going up by 10% every year, I don't think Netflix is worth the $100/year that you are going to pay. I would suggest that if you really want to watch netflix, just sign up for their 1 month free trial (witha junk email address), watch everything that you want, and then cancel it after 30 days. That way you don't get charged anything. Next time around, sign up with a different email address, and again get a free month of netflix. Keep on repeating this for ever. To get around the "changing address" with each new sign up, you can just buy prepaid debit cards, and assign any address to them, and use them for sign up.
UPDATE Aug 2023: Netflix raises prices by $1/month every year, so now it stands at $25/month with taxes. On top of that they don't allow to share b/w 2 different households (may be they figure it out based on IP addr. They do allow once a month or something to log in from another IP addr, but that might change too). So, it's horribly expensive compared to other streaming services out there. I would advise to just cancel Netflix and sign up for cheaper options as Amazon, Paramount, Disney, etc. In Oct 2024, they mentioned that their gross margins will be 40%-50% matching cable TV profit margins. Basically meaning that streaming is as expensive as cable now, the exact companies that they were meant to replace because of higher fees. May be time to switch back to cable to save money :)
Netflix Gift Cards: A lot of times Netflix Giftcards go on sale for 10% or 20% off (a places like BestBuy CVS, Walgreens, Grocery stores, etc). You can search on slickdeals.net for those offers. Be sure to apply these GC to your Netflix account immediately on receiving them, as there have been datapoints on these getting hacked. So with GC you are effecively getting 10%-20% discount. One thing to note is that once applied to your account, you don't get a refund even if you cancel your service earlier. So, no matter how much Netflix raise the prices by, you have to keep on paying, until all the balance in your account is drained out. You can't transfer the amount to any other account either. So, be careful with how much Netflix GC you want to accumulate.
Amazon:
Amazon video content (movies, shows, etc) subscription is included with amazon prime membership. Amazon has been late to the game, but now is putting a lot of quality content in Hindi too. It's worth watching since it's all for free (with Prime membership). Netflix raises it's price every year, which doesn't digest with me. So, I prefer amazon over netflix. Also, all 4K content in included with basic plan of amazon prime, unlike Netflix, where you have to take their higher paying plan to watch 4K. Just like Netflix, it has it's own shows, series, movies which are exclusively shown on Amazon only.
HBO Max:
HBO Max is another subscription service provided by HBO. HBO Max goes for $70/year subscription charge for ad supported streaming. However, most of the times you can get credit from Amex (if you have Amex credit card), or other coupons or use cash back sites to lower your cost. HBOMax used to be included free with high speed AT&T internet services (not anymore as of Sep 2022). There are a lot of pouplar american movies on hbomax. NOTE: hbomax was parimarily a movie channel, so it makes sense that they have the largest collection of most popular movies. They also have very good original tv shows, which i didn't know about at all. This is one the popular subscriptions for watching Hollywood movies.
Paramount+ (Previously known as CBS All Access):
Paramount+ is a streaming subscription service provided by Paramount Global. IT has a decent collection of good shows, movies etc. The best part is that you can always find coupons for Paramount+, which allows you to keep watching for free month after month. May of these coupons work for existing subscribers too, so you don't have to create new accounts. A nice link listing all coupons is here:
Paramount+ is also available for discounts from time to time. One such 50% ff promo for full year is here ($25 for full year for Essentials basic package):
Peacock:
Peacock is other streaming service. It's provided by NBC Universal. It launched in 2020, and already has 50M subscribers. It has a ad supported version that's available for free. It's premium paid version has 2 forms: premium with ads and premium plus with no ads. Premium and Premium has more content than free version. So, if you want to watch something which is only on premium version, you can get those for cheap as they have sale/discounts from time to time. One such offer is here ($20 for full year for premium package):
HotStar, Zee5, etc:
These are all available on Boss IPTV, or can be purchased separately. They have only Indian series, shows, etc.
Movies and Web Series on Amazon, Netflix, Zee5, Hotstar, etc
Movies (Bollywood/Hollywood):
Movies are listed under "Hollwood/Bollywood" section.I'm listing movie links again here, with links to best movies, etc on these channels. These are just quick way to find out best movies available to watch on your channel. Many of these links are updated every month, so what you see there should be what's available.
Netflix Bollywood: These are popular movies available on netflix USA site (netlix.com) as of Sept, 2019. This site lists all movies on netflix USA: https://www.finder.com/netflix-movies
It lists Bollywood movies separately (by selecting "Bollywood movies" under "genre"). There is no way to search for all bollywood movies on netflix, unless you know the name of the movie. Complicating matters is that different hindi movies are on USA netflix website and Indian netflix website . So, above link is good resource (it seems outdated as many movies listed here are not available on netflix anymore).
Another good updated link with all bollywood movies streaming on netflix USA: https://accessbollywood.net/bollywood-movies-streaming-on-netflix/.
Another link is: http://bestonnetflix.com/genre/bollywood-movies/g/5480.
Bollywood movies on netflix:
I've listed primarily Bollywood movies below available on netflix USA. Most of these movies are already listed under "Bollywood movies" section. Bollywood movies may include netlflix movies too (may be in english too, but with Indian actors). Movies get added/removed frequently on netflix(at least once every month), so this list will keep changing. Hard to keep up :(
2019: badla, mere pyare prime minister, thackerey,
2018: andhadhun, padman, sanju, parmanu: The story of Pokhran, ladies first (netflix documentary, 1 episode), lust stories (netflix original), rajma chawal (netflix original)
2017: drishyam, mom, baahubali 2, secret superstar, toilet: ek prem katha, kaabil,
2016: dangal, pink, budia singh: born to run, neerja, airlift, moh maya money
2015: baahubali, masaan, piku, talvar
2014: PK, queen, The Shaukeens
2013: madras cafe, ugly, special 26, fandry, 6-5=2 (FIXME, yet to watch), ankur arora murder case,
2012: paan singh tomar, shahid, OMG: oh my god, bol bachchan, fatso
2011: no one killed jessica, dhobi ghaat(FIXME, yet to watch),, delhi belly, pyaar ka punchnama, singham, saheb biwi aur gangster, shor in the city, ready, tanu weds manu
2010: do dooni char, tere bin laden, peepli live, love sex aur dhoka, we are family
2009: 3 idiots, rocket singh: salesman of the year, well done abba,
2008: jodha akbar, EMI, shourya: it takes courage to make right .. right, A wednesday, ghazini
2007: taare zameen par, guru, jab we met, namastey london, Shootout at Lokhandwala, laaga chunari me daag, johnny gaddar, Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2006: rang de basanti, khosla ka ghosla, malammal weekly, baabul, pyaar ke side effects
2005: sarkar, paheli, no entry, kya kool hai hum, bunty aur babli, main meri patni aur woh,
2004: Khakee, swades, veer zaara,
2003: Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (FIXME< yet to watch),
2002: legend of Bhagat Singh, saathiya
2001: Lagaan, Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta,
2000: hamaara dil appke paas hai, pukar
1999: Taal, hum saath saath hain,
1997: pardes,
1996: raja hindustani,
1994: andaaz apna apna
Netflix Hollywood: These keep changing, but here's a link for top 250 hollywood movies on netflix:https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-netflix-movies-to-watch-right-now/
Best comedy movies: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-netflix-original-comedies/ranker-streaming
Amazon: This link has top 100 movies on amazon as per "rotten tomatoes". https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-movies-on-amazon-prime-right-now/
HBOMax:This link has top 100 movies on hbomax as per "rotten tomatoes". https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-movies-on-hbo-max/
Indian TV Web series:
I'm listing only hindi language web series below. Many Indian web series or TV series are produced by amazon and netflix and can be watched on their streaming platform. But besides those, many others are released by media houses as Zee5, Hotstar, etc. The most reliable place to watch these is on bossiptv streaming services. You can find hundreds of such web series over there. Many of them have multiple season, with each season having 10-15 episodes. So, these web series can easily be anywhere from 3 hours to 20 hours.
Here's a good link for top hindi web series: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls026690132/
This is the list of Top 50 Hindi web series: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls568832700/
Below are few selected ones that I enjoyed. If you don't like what you see here, then your taste is different than mine, so the list isn't of any use to you. I'm listing web series below which are filmed in style of a serial or movie. Documentaries are listed separately later.
2024:
Very Parivarik: TVF series. Very funny day to day comedy about a middle class couple who have the boy's parents come and live with them in a big city. Only 2 episodes as of Mar, 2024.
Jamnapaar: Amazon Mini TV Web series (The India one). This is about a middle class family, with their son trying trying to be a CA (Chartered Accountant), and his struggles. Very light hearted and fun to watch.
Lootere: Released by Disney/Hotstar, it's one of the best directed series based on a ship taken hostage by pirates. Lots of blood and sequence of events keep you glued to your set. It's picturized in Somalia, and scenes look stunning.
Prachand Ashok: Produced by Balaji Telefilms and originally released on Colors. It's very nicely directed series on Mauryan King Ashok's life. 39 episodes with each lasting 30 min or less.
IC814: The Kandahar Hijack: Streaming on Netflix, it's based on true hijack story of IC814 in 1999. It's nicely directed series. Total 6 episodes.
2023:
Trial by Fire: Netflix series based on the true incident of fire in a movie hall in Delhi in which 60 people were killed. Starring Abhay Deol, it's a fictitious story of a couple who lost both their kids in this fire, and their fight for justice. Very nicely put together. It has total of 7 episodes lasting for a total of 5 hrs or more.
Pop Kaun?: Released by Hotstar series, it's an above avg comedy about a guy trying to find out his real father, and very funny events around it. It stars Kunal Khemu. I enjoyed it as it had an additional twist in the end. "Pop Kaun" pop song is humorous too.
United Kacche: Released by Zee5, it's a good comedy about a person who migrates to UK, and lives with illegal immigrants, works illegally and keeps on getting in trouble. It stars "Sunil Grover" from Kapil Sharma Show, and is directed in a very humorous way. The end is little abrupt.
Taj: Divided by blood: Released by Zee5, it's a historical drama based on Akbar and his 3 sons. It's very nicely photographed and directed.
Dahaad: Streamed on Amazon Prime, it's one of the finest thrillers starring Sonakshi Sinha. It is about a serial killer in the state of Rajasthan. All 8 episodes are just captivating, Can't miss !!
Half CA: Produced by TVF, and streamed on Amazon MiniTV (which is free on Amazon India app), it's a great series showing the struggles of kids preparing for CA (chartered Accountant) exam. Other series focus on more popular JEE and Engineering exams, but this gives a fresh view on equally hard CA exams for Commerce students.
Kohrra: Streamed on Netflix, this is another superb crime thriller involving the murder of an NRI bridegroom.
Aakhri Sach: Released by HotStar, this is an amazing crime thriller loosely based on the real story of mass suicide committed by a family. Keeps you on the edge.
The Railway Men: Netflix series based on true event of "Bhopal Gas tragedy of 1984", and how few heroes from Indian Railway saved thousands of lives evacuating people. Total 4 episodes of 1 hour each. Superb direction and heart wrenching plot. Keeps glued to the end.
2022:
Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen: Netfix series with lots of twists, on love, hate and crime. Lots of suspense and surprising twists all along. 2 seasons. Season 1 ends on a cliffhanger, Season 2 is supposed to come later.
Human: Disney/Hotstar series based on new drug development by a medical pharma, and associated crimes. Thrilling to the end.
The Great wedding of Munnes: Produced by Jio Studios. It's a very charming and enjoyable comedy that came after a long time. It's about a guy looking to get married, and the troubles he runs into. Worth watching !!
The Great Indian Murder: Produced by Disney+Hotstar, it's based on novel "The Six Suspects". Thrilling movie about a murder, where the unsuspecting murderer is revealed at the end. Above avg Thrilling series.
2021:
The Empire: Released by HotStar, It has stunning visuals. It's based on the story of Babur and his journey to establishing his kingdom in India. Very nicely portrayed in 8 episodes of Season 1. Each episode is around 45 minutes. Worth the watch.
Aranyak: Released by Netflix. Very thrilling and suspenseful story about a series of murders with mix of mythical character. Features Raveena Tandon and Ashutosh rana. Keeps you glued to the end.
Gullak: Released by Sony Liv, Gullak is a very charming web series of a poor middle class family, and day to day drama. It's serious comedy and lots of fun to watch. It has 4 seasons. 1s season came out in 2019, 2nd season in 2021, followed by 3rd season in 2022 and 4th in 2024. It has 5-6 episodes per season, but each episode is 30 minutes or so.
Metro Park: An Eros Now series, it's a very simple and entertaining series about a Gujarati couple with 2 kids living in NJ, USA. It has 2 seasons. 1st season came out in 2018, while 2nd season in 2021. Both seasons are superb depicting day to day comic activities. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Worth watching for sure !! Not sure, why it's not mentioned in any of the top 50 list.
Maharani: Sony Live series. If you enjoy movies on politics, you will definitely enjoy this series. It's based on politics in Bihar, where an uneducated wife of current chief minister is sworn in as chief minister. Season 1 came out out in 2021. The ending was left open, leading to season 2 in 2022, which was equally entertaining.
Decoupled: Netflix romantic comedy series. It's very funny, and talks about day to day things happening in a not so successful married couples life, featuring Madhavan.
Aspirants: Produced by TVF and streamed on Amazon Prime, it's a story about 3 friends preparing for IAS (UPSC) exams. Superbly directed showing the struggles and the afterlife of an IAS. 2nd season released in 2023. Very captivating.
Sunflower: It's a ZEE5 original series revolving around a murder mystery in a middle class apartment complex called "SunFlower". It's superbly funny with lots of twists, nonsense/dumb events and definitely not to be missed. Must watch !! Second series came out out in 2024.
Dhindora: It's on YouTube only. The producer is Bhuvan Bam (BB) who has a comedy channel on youtube called "BB Ki Vines". This is released on that channel. Yet to watch FIXME
2020:
Aarya: Released by Hotstar, it's a real thriller with very surprising ending for the 1st season. Sushmita Sen is the lead character as Aarya. Season 2 came out in 2021, followed by Season 3 in 2023 and 2024.
Welcome Home: Released by Sony Liv, a very entertaining psychological thriller based on a true story. Start is slow, but movie picks up steam pretty quickly.
A Simple Murder: Released by Sony Liv, a very entertaining comical thriller about a murder gone wrong.
jamtara: Released by Netflix. good storyline about phishing in India. Lots of indian maa/bahen gaali if you miss that !!
Your Honor: Released by Sony Liv, it's a another nice thriller with a very unexpected ending
Panchayat: Released by amazon. Very nice light hearted movie about a educated guy getting a govt job in a village. Worth watching !!
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story: Fantastic web series based on true story of Harshad Mehta who most believe caused the 1992 stock market crash. Very entertaining and kind of makes you feel bad for Harshad.
Mirzapur: Released by Amazon. A story about crimes and don, it's very gripping and keeps you hooked till the end. It has 3 seasons, 1st was released in 2018, while 2nd season came in 2020. 3rd season came out in 2024. It's a dark story, with deaths and revenge. 1st season leaves you in a limbo, and 2nd season leaves you in a limbo too. May be 3rd season takes you out of that. Still worth your time.
Breathe: Into the shadows: Released by amazon. This stars Abhisekh bachann, and was one of the highly anticipated series of 2020. It is released as the sequel to Breathe season 1 that was released in 2018. Except for the cast that is mostly the same from season 1, there is no connection to the previous season story. However, the plot is very captivating about the kidnap of a couple's daughter. Breathe season 1 seemed better in terms of how the whole story was tied together. Still worth watching.
Undekhi: Released by sony Liv, it's a very good crime and thriller plot. It's based on true events, and is about a killing of a girl in a wedding, and subsequent drama. The end is disappointing, but it will keep you to the edge till the very end.Season 2 of this came out in 2022.
MannphodGanj Ki Binni: Sweet romantic and comic story about a young girl and her family in a small city. It shows typical day to day family activities, lovers, loafers, fights, etc.
Ashram: This is one of the must watch series about a baba, his huge following and power. This is based on a true story. It has 2 seasons. 2nd season came out towards end of 2020, while first season came out during mid 2020. The 2nd season left possibility of more season coming, as the story didn't end. However, the series is very interesting. Must watch.
Dangerous: There are more than one movie and web series with same name. This stars Bipasha Basu and her husband Karan Singh Grover. It's a nice thriller about the kidnapping of a person's wife in London. It's an above average movie, but has good scenes (if you know what I mean).
Pariwar: This is a comic Hotstar web series. It has 6 episodes totaling around 2 hours. It's very light hearted comedy about a old guy donating his land and his 3 grown up kids wanting a part of it. Definitely a above avg comedy with highly experienced starcast.
Hostages: A very long web series from Hotstar. It has 2 seasons with about 14 episodes each. It's about a doctor being held hostage, and a lot of drama around it. it's a very high paced movie, and keeps you stuck to your seat. However, the story itself is hard to follow, and made little sense. Nevertheless worth watching just for the high drama.
Asur: It's a long thriller web series. May be watched once for the high drama and starcast. Definitely keeps you glued. However, the story looked all non sense and hotch-potch to me.
2019:
Kota Factory: Released by amazon. This is based on the story of how all IIT-JEE aspiraants go to Kota for preparation, and their struggles in a very comic and real way. It will be enjoyed by people who have ever prepared for entrance exams in India. Season 2 of this came out in 2021, which is just as interesting.
Virgin Bhaskar: It's an adult comedy, but has barely any scenes. It's about a virgin boy falling in love with a girl. It has 2 seasons. Season 2 came out in 2020. It's an above average comedy, with some nice direction.
Delhi crime: netflix documentary about rape case in delhi on a bus. Multiple episodes
Hostel Daze: It's more relate able to people who have studied in an engineering college. It's an above average comedy about different activities that goes on in boys engineering college. It will keep you entertained till the end. Worth watching once.
Mind The Malhotras: Released on Amazon, it's a nice comedy based on a family where husband/wife are going thru mid life crisis, and funny day to day things going on in the family. Season 1 came out in 2019, followed by season 2 in 2022.
Criminal Justice: Released on Hotstar, it's a crime thriller, that keeps you hooked till the end. Very nice story and direction. There are 3 seasons, with 3 different stories. The first season "Criminal Justice" was released in 2019. It is about an innocent guy indicted for murder, and his tortures in jail. The 2nd season "Criminal Justice: Behind closed doors" was released in 2020. The 3rd season "Criminal Justice: Adhura Saach" was released in 2022.
Hey Prabhu: Released on MX Player, it's a comedy web series. Very funny story around a 26 yr old living with his parents, who's working in a creative job, and his day to day activities in and out of office. The next season "Hey Prabhu 2" came out in 2021.
The Family Man: Released on Amazon, it was a hit show about a family man (Manoj Bajpayee) who works in a regular job, but is in fact a secret agent for NSA trying to protect the country. It has 19 episodes. I didn't find it interesting at all, but keeping it in the list for completeness.
2018:
Breathe: Released by Amazon. Thrilling story with a very unique plot, about how far a father goes to save his only son.
Damaged: Fatal Pursuit of Love: A very captivating thriller about a serial killer. Dark story, but keeps you stuck to your seat. It's 2nd season came out in 2019 named "Damaged 2: Love has it's secret". This is a completely different story, and has no relation to the 1st season. It's a much smaller series with just 6 episodes of over 1 hour total in length.
Swami Baba Ramdev: the untold story: netflix documentary (FIXME: yet to watch)
Sacred Games: One of the first highly popular Indian series released by Netflix. set around crime but fascinating and adult content. Not for everyone, with so much bloodshed and foul language.
Yeh Meri Family: Released by TVF. This is a very light hearted comic story about a family living in 1990's. It's nostalgic and nicely directed. 1st season had 7 episodes.
Akoori: Released by Zee5. A light hearted movie about a old guy and his two adult kids, who are about to lose their home. Nice comic twist of events. Feels good to watch.
2016:
Humorously Yours: Produced by TVF and released on mini TV series (amazon India), it's a very nicely made comedy about a young stand-up comedian and his struggles. Season 2 came out in 2019.
2015:
Bang Baaja Baaraat: Released by Amazon. Very hilarious movie about a marriage event. With parents on both sides involved, events take unexpected turns. Good adult subtle comedy, definitely on top of pack of comedy movies. Must watch.
2013:
Buddha (Rajaon ka Raja): Original release was on Zee TV and DD. Later it aired on Netflix (As of 2023, it's NOT on netflix nor or any other channel). It's an epic serial, 55 episodes, beautifully picturized story about buddha. Must watch for all ages.
Mahabharat (Star Plus): This was produced by Swastik Production, and aired on StarPlus. It's available on Disney+ Hotstar. It starts with Shantanu, the father of Bhisma. It had 267 episodes and ran for a year. It is one of the best portrayal of epic Mahabharat. This is better picturized than B.R.Chopra's Mahabharat that was aired in 1988. Must watch for all ages.
USA TV Web series:
I'm listing all American Web series here that you can watch on Netflix, Amazon, HboMax etc.
Netflix: Top 150 netflix series (mostly american): https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-netflix-shows-and-movies-to-binge-watch-now/
Amazon: Below is the list of best web series on amazon as per rotten tomatoes https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-tv-shows-and-movies-original-to-amazon-prime-video/
HBO max: Best series to watch, produced or released by hbomax. Only English web series available. https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/the-best-hbo-max-shows-to-stream-now/
Misc: There are many other channels like NBC, CBS, ABC, etc where you can watch other webseries. However, most of the popular web series are above 3 platforms, so no need to waste time and money subscribing to 100's of streaming services.
2020:
Tiger king => On netflix. real life story of a zookeeeper keeping 200 tigers.
The speed cubers => On netflix. This is a very short 40 minute documentary on speed cubing - solving 3x3 rubik's cube fastest. This documentary covers the fascinating world championship of speed cubing. Definitely something new and interesting.
Never Have I ever (2 seasons, Indian actors)=> On netflix. A fun charming movie about a teenage Indian girl, Devi, in USA and her high school life with lots of drama. It's decent enjoyable comic series to watch. 2nd season came out in 2021. Equally entertaining.
The social dilemma => On netflix. A very good netflix documentary on harmful effects of social networks on our lives, right from mouths of inventors of these platforms. enlightening and fascinating
Bad Boy Billionaires (India) => On netflix. This documentary shows the rise and fall of 3 flamboyant (i.e bad) billionaires in India.
2019:
Inside Bill's Brain => On netflix. Nice documentary on what goes on inside Bill Gates brain, Perpective from Bill himself, as well as his wife, colleagues. It came before his divorce announcement, so wifey had good things to talk about him :)
Unbelieveable => On netflix. A nice cop, rapist and victim story. It's one of those thrilling murder investigation kind of series, nothing unexpected. 8 episodes in total keeps you busy. A decent series.
2018:
Wild Wild Country => On netflix. An eye opening documentary on ashram of Osho Rajneesh, a self proclaimed Bhagwan in 80's. It's based on interviews, but is picturized nicely. Osho Rajneesh became very popular in 80's with his radical ideas of free sex.
Mars => On netflix. TV series about Mars expedition, and people trying to live there. 2 seasons, 1st season came in 2016, 2nd season in 2018. Superb scenes, keeps you glued.
2017:
Saving Capitalism => On netflix. Nice documentary on how capitalism is destroying lives of people. My own views of Capitalism are different than what's projected in movie, but the end effect is the same: gap between rich and poor widens.
Young Sheldon: On HBO Max. It premiered on CBS. 7 seasons long, with 1st season in 2017. 5th season came out in 2021. It's a prequel to very popular TV series "Big Bang Theory". It's very comic series about a 9 year old genius kid, Sheldon, and funny events happening around him. It's on real life character, Sheldon who was a physicist and went on to win noble prize. The grown up kid from this series is the "Sheldon" in "Big Bang Theory". Both series can be watched independently. I found it very comic and worth watching. Not sure why it's not rated that high on internet. Here's a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Sheldon
2015:
master of none (2 seasons with 10 episodes each, Indian actors) => On netflix. great storyline about an indian immigrant, and his life. Rotten Tomatoes rates it at 100% (max possible rating !!)
2014:
silicon valley: On HBO Max. This is rated R due to language, but is a must watch for it's witty plot on silicon valley startups. It's first season came out in 2014, and then a new season every year until 2019. It has 6 seasons so far. More details here: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/silicon_valley
2013:
Orange is the new black => On netflix. american series about life of a lady in prison. Was one of the most popular shows of it's time
2011:
shameless => On netflix. good unpeculiar comic tragic show. It keeps you tied to the end. Watch it for nudity if not for anything else !!
2010:
The social network => story about facebook founder and the early history of facebook. Nicely directed.
2007:
Big Bang Theory => On HBO Max. It premiered on CBS. 12 seasons long, with 1st season in 2007. Final concluding season came out in 2017. It's one of the most hilarious TV series about a couple of very genius males, and their desperation for girls among other things. You have to watch it more than once to get all the funny stuff. Absolutely must watch. It started as not so popular, but quickly rose to number 1 in popularity. Here's a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory
2005:
The office => On netflix. It was first made in UK. It's US adaptation was the most popular and aired on NBC from 2005 to 2013. It ran for 9 seasons for a total of 201 episodes. It's about comical events happening in a office space, and became the top streamed show on Netflix in 2019. It's a very comical show, and again one of the hit sitcoms.
1994:
Friends => On HBO Max. It premiered on NBC from 1994 to 2004. It has 236 episodes from 10 seasons. The show revolves around 6 young friends and comical events around them, with some reomance thrown in between. One of the most famous sitcom, especially among young people. It was the most watched television shows of 2000s.
1989:
Seinfield: => On netflix. It premiered on NBC from 1989 to 1998. It has 180 episodes. One of the best comical shows about 4 friends living in a city trying to demean each other. It started very poorly, but became one of the most watched sitcom in history.
Nature/Wild life series:
Some of the best nature wild life series are on netflix. It would be a shame to not watch these, as they capture the finest natural scenes. David Attenborough has made a lot of these, and these are some of the highest quality documentary that will get you attached to these series, even though you may not be the type of person who usually watches these kind of shows ..
This lists some of his series which are also shown below (year released followed by the name of the series): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041003
2019: Our planet => consistently in top 100 of all time best netflix originals
2017: Blue Planet II
2013: Rise of Animals: Triumph of the vertebrates (2 episodes)
2013: Africa => 6 episodes
2011: Frozen Planet
2009: Charles Darwin and the tree of life
2006: Planet earth
2003: Deep blue
2002-2003: The life of mammals (10 episodes)
2001: The Blue Planet
1984: The living planet (12 episodes)
1979: Life on earth (13 episodes)