When you sit down on your couch or curl up in your bed to spend a couple hours scrolling on Netflix, chances are you’re looking for something light, something funny, something romantic, or something that you can put on in the background while you (let’s be real) scroll on your phone. We’ve all been there. But sometimes you want something a little different, something more challenging. Something that will, perhaps, remind you that things could be a lot worse.
We’re talking, of course, about the really dark entertainment to be found on the platform. Plenty of streamers have their share of depressing or outright scary TV, but Netflix has a carefully curated crop of disturbing stuff. Whether it’s the type of true crime show that will make you double check if you locked your doors, or a sci-fi series that will make you glad you can’t time travel, or a certain anthology show that will make you second-guess what you choose to post on your phone (yeah, you know the one), one streaming service has it all. Chances are, you’re already a subscriber.
So, if you’ve got a certain hankering for something darker than your usual sitcom or romantic period drama, check out our selection of the darkest shows to be found anywhere — but specifically on Netflix. From real-life murder to spooky science fiction and everything in between, these are the kinds of shows that will make you look at your life and say to yourself, yeah, I have it pretty good actually. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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