These are the 10 best Netflix series and films of 2024

iPhoned watched way too much Netflix all year long to be able to say at the end of the year: these are the best Netflix series and films of 2024.

Best Netflix series 2024 (and movies!)

Netflix remains the largest streaming service in the Netherlands with the largest selection. This makes it sometimes difficult to find series and films that are really worth watching. That is why we have listed the best Netflix series and films of 2024 for you.

10. CHEESE

Unfortunately, Netflix has KAOS canceled after just a single season and that is an eternal shame. The series was not only original, but also a pleasure to watch. KAOS tells a modern version of Greek mythology with Jeff Goldblum in the role of Zeus, who panics when he discovers a wrinkle. Does humanity still believe in him enough? This series is colorful, funny, innovative and still worth watching even without a sequel.

9. Arcane (season 2)

Who would have ever thought that the game League of Legends would be the source of such a beautiful animated series. A lot of love and a huge budget have been combined into a special production. Not just because of the story, about two sisters who face each other in an unstable world. It is mainly the animation style that makes the series blow you away.

8. Nobody Wants This

Kristen Bell plays a podcast host who mainly talks about sex and Adam Brody plays a rabbi whose family has his life all figured out. They shouldn’t be a match, but they can’t stay away from each other. It is the irresistible chemistry between these protagonists that Nobody Wants This a pleasure to watch.

7. His Three Daughters

Take three top actresses (Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, Elisabeth Olsen), put them in a small apartment and let them act silly. Three sisters who have little in common with each other, are there together for their father who does not have long to live. You hardly experience the outside world, which adds to the oppressive atmosphere in the apartment. There these sisters collide and come together again.

6. Heartstopper (season 3)

The third season of Heartstopperabout two boys in love, is a lot more mature. After the caution of the previous seasons, the characters have sex and there is even a swear word here and there. This season also manages to discuss heavier topics, such as Charlie’s eating disorder and how difficult it is for those around him. This is not only important television, but above all very well made.

5. Society of the Snow

In 1972, a plane carrying a rugby team from Uruguay crashed in the Andes Mountains. Some of the occupants die immediately. For the survivors, a fight against the extreme conditions begins. Surrounded by snow, it is especially cold at night and without food the men cannot survive for long, or do they come up with something? Society of the Snow is an intense, well-made film with a true story, carried by largely unknown, local actors.

4. A Man on the Inside

The people behind the excellent The Good Place have a new series that you must see. A Man of the Inside follows Ted Danson as a retired widower. To get some excitement back into his life, he decides to respond to a private detective’s advertisement. He is then hired to go undercover in a nursing home, because a necklace has been stolen there. What follows is a very funny and sweet series, about old age, joy in life and farewell.

3. Baby Reindeer

This year you couldn’t ignore it: everyone was talking about it Baby Reindeer. Comedian and actor Richard Gadd tells his own story about a stalker who harassed him. That often goes way too far, but Gadd can secretly enjoy this attention. Either way, this story will get under your skin.

2. The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

This documentary tells the story of Mats Steen, a boy from Norway with a degenerative muscle disease. He spends most of his time behind a computer screen, while his parents wish him a life full of friendship and love.

To their great surprise, after the death of their son, a flood of messages arrives from everyone who knew him in the game World of Warcraft. The Remarkable Life of Ibelin shows how rich life can be in a virtual world.

1. Ripley

The book The Talented Mr. Ripley was already adapted into a film in 1999, starring Matt Damon. This miniseries is not a remake of the film, but a retelling of the source material. This time, Andrew Scott stars as a con man who is hired to bring a rich man’s son back from Italy. As soon as Ripley arrives there, he becomes charmed by the beautiful Italian life and does everything he can to adopt it.

That Ripley Filmed in black and white can put people off. Please don’t let that put you off, because you don’t want to miss this miniseries. This is a masterpiece, thanks to the acting, the tension and the locations, among other things. And this is incredibly beautifully filmed. You can Ripley pause it at any time and you’ll see something you can hang on your wall.

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