29 great Netflix shows you might have missed but should definitely watch

Critic score: 57%

Netflix description: "When the black sheep son of a respected family threatens to expose dark secrets from their past, sibling loyalties are put to the test."

Why you should watch it: The cast, from Kyle Chandler to Linda Cardellini to Ben Mendelsohn, brings life to the otherwise predictable family drama.

Critic score: 63%

Netflix description: "A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy."

Why you should watch it: It's the most ambitious Marvel Netflix show.

Critic score: 64%

Netflix description: "A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss."

Why you should watch it: The premise is similar to "Breaking Bad" and Jason Bateman delivers a great performance as a guy who launders money for a drug dealer.

Critic score: 70%

Netflix description: "It's 1996 in a town called Boring, where high school misfits in the AV and drama clubs brave the ups and downs of teenage life in the VHS era."

Why you should watch it: Most of the episodes are only 20 minutes, and it brings a compelling emotional story into the 90s nostalgia.

Critic score: 71%

Netflix description: "Investigating the murder of a pizza delivery man, a London detective uncovers a tangled conspiracy involving drug dealers, smugglers and spies."

Why you should watch it: It is a thriller combined with biting political commentary, and a stunning performance from Carey Mulligan.

Critic score: 76%

Netflix description: "The death of a 15-year-old African American boy in Jersey City sets off a police cover-up and a search for the truth."

Why you should watch it: It's a brutal watch, but an important reflection on race and the flawed justice system.

Critic score: 76%

Netflix description: "When a teen on the autism spectrum decides to get a girlfriend, his bid for more independence puts his whole family on a path of self-discovery."

Why you should watch it: It has great performances and a realistic representation of autism, which is not an easy feat.

Critic score: 81%

Netflix description: "Follow the Murphy family back to the 1970s, when kids roamed wild, beer flowed freely and nothing came between a man and his TV."

Why you should watch it: While the humor is vulgar, it still has some warmth to it.

Critic score: 81%

Netflix description: "From the creators of 'The Matrix' and 'Babylon 5' comes this tense series in which eight people can telepathically experience each other's lives."

Why you should watch it: It's visually stunning and focuses on diverse characters from many different backgrounds.

Critic score: 83%

Netflix description: "In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor."

Why you should watch it: It's a skillful character study in a dystopian setting, which is good because most dystopian stories focus on the setting over the characters.

Critic score: 85%

Netflix description: "A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself. Inspired by the classic video games."

Why you should watch it: The animation is exquisite, and the season is really short.

Critic score: 84%

Netflix description: "A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations."

Why you should watch it: It's a slow burn, but it's worth sticking to because it expertly weaves tension into the sci-fi noir world.

Critic score: 88%

Netflix description: "Nola Darling struggles to stay true to herself and her dreams while juggling three lovers in this Spike Lee series based on his breakout film."

Why you should watch it: It's a fun, feminist reinvention of Spike Lee's first big movie.

Critic score: 88%

Netflix description: "A ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who's found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women."

Why you should watch it: It was made to binge, and embraces every Western cliche in a good way.

Critic score: 88%

Netflix description: "A plucky orphan whose passions run deep finds an unlikely home with a spinster and her soft-spoken bachelor brother. Based on 'Anne of Green Gables.'"

Why you should watch it: It's a sophisticated modern twist on a classic character.

Critic score: 89%

Netflix description: "After being dishonorably discharged from the Navy Seals, 'Bob and David' are back serving our country the way they do best -- making sketch comedy."

Why you should watch it: Bob Odenkirk and David Cross paved the way for absurd comedy in the early 90s with HBO's "Mr. Show," and this brings that vibe back.

Critic score: 94%

Netflix description: "Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships in this bold comedy co-created by Judd Apatow."

Why you should watch it: It's a love story that every millennial can relate to in some way, and Judd Apatow's presence is felt in its gross humor and sentimentality.

Critic score: 95%

Netflix description: "In 1980s LA, a crew of misfits reinvent themselves as the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. A comedy by the team behind 'Orange Is the New Black.'"

Why you should watch it: It's hilarious, inspiring (but not in a cheesy way), and filled with complicated women as well as references to the 80s, in a less on-the-nose way than "Stranger Things."

Critic score: 96%

Netflix description: "In the late 1970s two FBI agents expand criminal science by delving into the psychology of murder and getting uneasily close to all-too-real monsters."

Why you should watch it: It's a slow-paced but thrilling psychological drama and crime procedural that completely reinvents what a procedural can be.

Critic score: 97%

Netflix description: "Features eight vignettes that follow the complicated, loosely connected lives of young Chicagoans in their twenties and thirties as they tackle love, sex and self-improvement."

Why you should watch it: It explores relationships from a modern lens in a truly unique but very realistic way.

Critic score: 97%

Netflix description: "Comedian Maria Bamford stars in a series inspired by her own life. It's the sometimes surreal story of a woman who loses — and then finds — her s**t.

Why you should watch it: It sweetly showcases Maria Bamford's talent. Her strange but brilliant perspective is a perfect foil for her comedic style.

Critic score: 97%

Netflix description: "A high school is rocked by an act of vandalism, but the top suspect pleads innocence and finds an ally in a filmmaker. A satirical true crime mystery."

Why you should watch it: It's positive, funny, smart, culturally relevant, and isn't afraid to take on dramatic material.

Critic score: 98%

Netflix description: "A budding teen psychopath and a rebel hungry for adventure embark on a star-crossed road trip in this darkly comic series based on a graphic novel."

Why you should watch it: It makes a psychopath sympathetic in a new way that doesn't feel desperate. It's nihilistic, but still remains charming and romantic. Plus, the episodes are really short.

Critic score: 99%

Netflix description: "In 19th-century Canada, a psychiatrist weighs whether a murderess should be pardoned due to insanity. Based on Margaret Atwood's award-winning novel."

Why you should watch it: It dives deep into how gender, social status, and mental illness were treated in the past, and how it can affect people to this day.

Critic score: 100%

Netflix description: "Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as 'post-racial' as it thinks."

Why you should watch it: It's sharp social commentary that will make you think just as often as it will make you laugh.

Critic score: 100%

Netflix description: "Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg."

Why you should watch it: It's as vulgar as it is adorable, and will remind you of your experience with puberty, but not in a bad way. It will make you feel less alone knowing that a lot of people had the same experiences.

Critic score: 100%

Netflix description: "In a rough inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood, four smart, funny and streetwise teens find their lifelong friendship tested as they begin high school."

Why you should watch it: Both funny and heartbreaking, it focuses on an underrepresented community (especially when it comes to shows for teenagers).

Critic score: 97%

Netflix description: "A high school is rocked by an act of vandalism, but the top suspect pleads innocence and finds an ally in a filmmaker. A satirical true crime mystery."

Why you should watch it: It's a poignant and funny reflection on true-crime entertainment, social media, and teen culture.