Eight Forgotten Netflix Thriller Shows That Deserve Recognition

Netflix began producing original shows in 2013 with titles like House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and Hemlock Grove, and has since built a vast catalogue. With thousands of originals, some standout thrillers have nonetheless slipped from view as algorithms, marketing choices and relentless content churn shifted attention elsewhere.

Bloodline is a slow-burn Southern Gothic set in the Florida Keys, where the return of eldest son Danny upends the Rayburn family and exposes long-buried crimes. Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, blends sci‑fi, surrealism and psychological drama around a mind‑bending pharmaceutical trial and earned strong critical praise.

Bodies adapts the DC Vertigo graphic novel into a time‑spanning noir, following London detectives as the same corpse appears in 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053, anchored by Stephen Graham. The Midnight Club, from Mike Flanagan, stages eerie storytelling in a hospice and scored well with critics before being canceled after one season, leaving unresolved threads.

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