Alright look, Netflix shows 2025 have straight up hijacked my brain and I’m not even mad anymore, just tired. It’s literally January 23 2026 here (wait no it’s still basically last year in my head) and I’m sitting in my dark apartment in the US with the heat blasting because it’s freezing outside, eating leftover lo mein straight from the carton with a fork I probably used yesterday. My couch has a permanent butt dent now thanks to these damn shows.
I’m just some dude who works too much, doomscrolls too much, and apparently has zero self-control when a good series drops. So here’s my messy, sleep-deprived, occasionally embarrassing list of Netflix shows you can’t miss this year. No cap, some of these had me acting unwise.
The Netflix Shows 2025 That Actually Owned Me
Not everything on the app is worth your time—half the time it’s just shiny garbage—but these ones? They got me.
1. The Psychological Thriller That Made Me Paranoid About My Own Apartment
I finished this one at like 4:12 a.m. and then spent twenty minutes convinced someone was in my closet. I’m 32 years old and I turned on every light like a toddler.
Check this Collider article if you want slightly more professional screaming about it.
- Characters more unhinged than my group chat
- Plot twists that didn’t make me roll my eyes (miracle)
- Final episode left me whispering “what the fuck” to my cat
2. That Dark Comedy About Adulting That Hit Too Close
Laughed so hard I snorted ramen broth. Then got quiet because damn, that’s literally my life. Watched the breakup episode while eating ice cream alone… poetic.
Quick Fire: The Other Netflix Shows 2025 I Couldn’t Quit (Numbered Because My Brain Is Fried)
- Time-travel sci-fi — kept yelling “THAT’S NOT HOW TIME WORKS” at my tv like I’m qualified
- Sapphic historical romance — cried into my pillow at 5 a.m., neighbors probably think I’m dying
- True-crime limited series — now I lock my door twice and still side-eye delivery guys
- Fantasy with depression metaphors — ugly sobbed during the dragon funeral scene, who does that
- Office satire that’s basically my Slack DMs turned into television
- Millennial quarter-life crisis dramedy — felt personally attacked but kept watching
- Horror shorts collection — binged in the dark, terrible life choice, 0/10 recommend at night
- Surprise enemies-to-lovers rom-com — made me text my therapist “maybe I’m not hopeless???”
I know the list is kinda all over the place but that’s how my brain works right now. Coffee stains on my notes and everything.
These Netflix shows 2025 (and the stragglers from late last year) have me questioning my life decisions but also feeling oddly alive? Like yeah I’m exhausted and my circadian rhythm is in shambles but at least I felt something. If you’re scrolling Netflix tonight wondering what won’t waste your time, start with any of these. Or don’t listen to me, I’m clearly not a reliable narrator.
What are you glued to right now? Drop it in the comments so I can add it to my ever-growing regret list. I’ll probably reply at 2 a.m. because apparently that’s when I’m most alive.
For slightly less chaotic takes, IndieWire’s 2025 TV guide is probably better organized than this post.
