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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

the 1st castlevania series, nocturne is not so good, its up in the air if it gets a 3rd season.

[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I Think You Should Leave

You might not like it, but you might love it and it will alter your brain permanently.

[–] crpknkr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you like animated shows, Scavenger's Reign is on there, and fantastic too.

[–] ViaGetty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Seconding this recommendation. SO GOOD

[–] MirrorGiraffe@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

Dorohedoro is an anime filled with lots of gore, humor, world building and the weirdest story I've seen. Many of the episodes feel like they'll be trope anime when you start watching them but end up being masterful.

Give it a few episodes, I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you are not afraid of weird

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

It's a horror comedy series about a set of 4 friends that were besties - inseparable - then became estranged for 20 years after A Mysterious Event

And now 3 of them are meeting up cause one of them died

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Great show! I was not expecting it to be as good as it was.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I kinda knew it was gonna be great cause Derry Girls writer (excellent comedy series about a school in Derry, focused on the titular group of friends) and Ardal O'hanlan is in it (national treasure that is very picky about his scripts and only picks shows he likes the writing of)

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

You had me at "Derry girls writer" it's on the list thanks

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Soil

The title does it a severe injustice

Kleo

[–] GunValkyrie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

One piece live action is great.

[–] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago
  • Love, Death, and Robots
  • Black Mirror
  • Bloodhounds
  • The Man in the High Castle
[–] protist@retrofed.com 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Do this one first and then come back.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)
  • Travelers
  • The OA
  • Money Heist
  • Squid Game
  • MindHunter
  • Altered Carbon
  • Black Mirror

Those are the ones I can think of right now. There's also a bunch of anime that's worth watching if you're into that.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wish someone would reboot “Travelers”.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

he kinda looks like will from will and grace but a little fuller face.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Of course black mirror! Thanks mate

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

FYI some of these were cancelled early like The OA and Altered Carbon. From memory, Altered Carbon had a pretty open ending to both seasons so you could watch the first or both and feel satisfied, but The OA was very much unfinished and the cancellation was painful for fans.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_ZOD_RUNES@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I still think The OA is worth watching even though it was cancelled. I really enjoyed it.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

It's extremely unique, so I agree. I certainly don't regret watching it, but it is perhaps the most painful cancellation for me. Shows like that deserve to be funded to completion.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The second season was not great. Anthony Mackie is not a good actor.

The first season was a 10/10 for me, and it is a complete story

[–] sobchak@programming.dev 12 points 3 days ago

First season of Altered Carbon. Black Mirror. I Think You Should Leave. BoJack Horseman. Fall Of The House Of Usher.

[–] the_artic_one@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Here's some I haven't seen mentioned yet. Live action:

  • Man on the inside
  • The Residence
  • Interview with the Vampire

Adult Animation:

  • Blue eye samurai
  • Castlevania
  • Pluto
  • Pantheon
  • Long Story Short
  • Mononoke (I think only the movies are exclusive but the series is there too)

Kids/teen animation:

  • Hilda
  • Wallace and Gromit: vengeance most fowl
  • Dead end paranormal park
  • Kid Cosmic
  • Kipo and the age of wonderbeasts

Blue Eye Samurai was incredible. Scavenger's Reign was an HBO/Max animated series that's currently on Netflix. I highly recommend that one. It's unfortunate we'll never get a second season.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

I didn't realise interview with a vampire was on it! Added to the list thanks

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think 1670 is the funniest shit ive ever seen.

Bugonia was just added, that film tripped me out, I thought it very good

[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

Bugonia was very good. A bit rough around the edges in some spots but it was a genuinely great new IP

[–] fta@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Midnight mass

The best show they have

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ooooh I'd not heard of that thanks

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you like it and have time, check out Mike Flanagan's other stuff. He has done all his series through Netflix AFAIK.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would recommend them in order. Start with Haunting of House Hill but they're all fantastic

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Haunting of hill house gave me nightmares fucking terrifying

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Midnight Mass, Midnight Club, Haunting of Hill House, Haunting of Bly Manor, Fall of the House of Usher

It's Mike Flanigan all the way down

[–] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Arcane season 1 is one of the best shows, live action or animated, that I've seen. It is 10/10 storytelling, world building, visuals, pacing, character development, voice acting, soundtrack...it has no right to be as good as it is. If you watch it, know that the 9 episodes were intentionally released 3 episodes at a time because they're like acts of a play.

Do you like strong women? Character choices that make sense? Commentary on social structures? Creative portrayals of trauma? Stories where the consequences are terrible because everyone really believes they're doing the right thing, and you can see everyone's point? Welcome to Arcane, where the H stands for Happiness.

Season 2 is...meh in my opinion. It has cool moments but they shifted from a character driven story to a plot driven one and it throws off the pacing and suspension of disbelief. Still gorgeous to look at.

But season 1 is worth it on its own. Others may disagree, but I think if they had ended it where they did with season 1 it would be a perfectly self contained story.

[–] Noctambulist@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I’d say the problem with season 2 is that they just had too much plot. I assume they learned that they wouldn’t get a third season and tried to cram two seasons worth of plot into one. It's still phenomenal and I recommend to watch it but it suffers from its fast pacing that leaves little room for the characters to breathe and some side plots underdeveloped.

[–] lath@piefed.social 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Binge 1 season cancelled shows and decide whether you agree with their cancellations.

[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 1 day ago

I miss the second season of the dark crystal. I wanted to see the genocide...

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mate that's a form of self harm

[–] lath@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So is paying for a Netflix sub. I thought it fits...

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 3 points 3 days ago

Haha fair point

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

Hellbound.

Korean political/horror.

Angels appear to various people and tell them that in three days they are going to Hell. Three days later, demons appear and kill those people. Then the religious leaders, organized mobs, and politicians get involved.

[–] Stormy@thelemmy.club 5 points 3 days ago

Russia doll is real good.

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 4 points 3 days ago

first season of Norsemen is really fun. the other seasons? meh I don't know they had a good theme going with the first and then for whatever reason decided to take the show seriously.

[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Check out the first season of Killing Eve. Head writer left after S1 so reviews of the other three seasons are decidedly mixed.

I thoroughly enjoyed the live action Cowboy Bebop.

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[–] matelt@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

Perhaps not a big hitter but back when Netflix was decent I really really enjoyed Centaurworld.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago

lots of anime

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

It has Yu-Gi-Oh now

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