Lockdown Watchlist: Want to binge-watch a show that lasts a week? Try these long-running shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar and others
Apr 16, 2020, 16:49 IST
- From The Simpson to Friends, here are all the shows that will take atleast a week to watch if you go on a binging marathon.
- Business Insider picked up all the longest-running shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar and other streaming services that will keep you occupied for at least a week.
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As we stay home, we’ve got plenty of time to binge series and shows. However, we often end up finishing them in a day or two. Business Insider picked up all the longest-running shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar and other streaming services that will keep you occupied for at least a week.
The Simpsons
Through the years, the yellow family of five - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie have emerged as pop-culture icons and have tackled numerous subjects in their own humorous way. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family and parodies everyday society, television, and the human condition.
Created by cartoonist Matt Groening, The Simpsons made its debut in 1989 and is the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history with a collection of over 675 episodes spanning 31 seasons – all of which will be available on Disney+ Hotstar Premium.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S on Netflix
Friends in an American sitcom and one of the most popular classics of all time. It follows the life of six living in Manhattan New York. Not only does it have ten seasons, but it also became one of those timeless shows which are enjoyed by millennials and GenZ alike.
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The Big Bang theory is yet another American classic which shows the everyday life of four geeky awkward friends and their attractive neighbour Penny. How these brilliant but socially awkward men ride through life is a story that is told with innumerable science trivia scrunched in.
Grey’s Anatomy on Disney+ Hotstar
Grey’s Anatomy is an American medical drama where Meredith Grey, Alex Karev, Cristina Yang and others start their medical journey as surgical interns and learn the skill of how to become the finest surgeon in New York City.
How I met your mother on Disney+ Hotstar
How I met your mother is a story of Ted Mosby and four of his friends living in New York City. The show starts as the flashback when Mosby decides to tell his children in the year 2030 about how he met their mother.
The office on Amazon Prime Videos
Working from home and missing office? Well, the office might be the best show to watch then. The British documentary-style comedy show that depicts how employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company are dealing with everyday office life.
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Gossip Girl on NetflixSomeone from the highschool starts a blog named Gossip Girl to reveal all the secrets of the students living on the Upper East side in New York City. There are teen billionaires, beauty queens, and future heiresses who still live a student life. And, then there is the famous outsider who is a writer, and all the secrets are all set to come out.
Suits on Netflix
Suits is the story of Mike Ross, a student with a photographic memory whose scholarship to Harvard is revoked after he leaks a question paper to the dean's daughter. Ross is later hired by Harvey Specter, one of the most popular lawyers in the New City. Specter earned his reputation as a lawyer who never loses a case. But recruitment is based on fraud, and will they be able to cover it up?
Two and a half men on Amazon Prime Video
Charlie Sheen, a jingle writer, is living an incredibly awesome life with an over paid job and girlfriends. But his good for nothing brother shows up at his Malibu house with his 10 year old son.
Still want more shows to watch?
Star Wars on Disney+ Hotstar
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If you are a big fan of space, then the Star Wars series can become your favourite time pass. The story begins with the imperial forces - who are following orders from Darth Vedar - abducting Princess Leia to rebel against the Galactic empire.