Best Shows to Binge Watch Right Now
TV is my biggest hobby. I love tracking the shows I watch each year and talking about them with people. Every year I love comparing my shows to what I watched the previous year and to see how much has changed within the television landscape. In 2024, I binge watched a lot of new shows, but I also enjoyed many new seasons of shows I started in previous years. I am now going to list the best shows to binge watch right now. I truly think there is something for everyone within these shows that they would enjoy.
These Are The Best Shows to Binge Watch Right Now
1. A Man on the Inside
A Man on the Inside was released on Netflix in the late half of 2024. I had my eye on it because of Ted Danson, and also Mike Schur being the show runner. With the two of them being involved, it was bound to be good. But I had no idea how much I would fall in love with the show. It was funny, yes. But it truly warmed my heart in a way I hadn’t felt in a while since watching television.
I watched this show with three of my friends who are also fans of Ted Danson and Mike Schur’s work. We in particular love the other show that they both worked on together: The Good Place. There were so many nods to The Good Place that we appreciated so much. One of the craziest ones being in the finale. So if you want a heartwarming show and you happen to also love The Good Place, then this is definitely the show for you. Netflix has also renewed it for a season two.
2. Hacks
Hacks currently has three seasons out as of January 2025, with their fourth season in the works. This show has won many Emmy Awards, and rightfully so. The show is about a legendary comedian who is making her comeback in show business. She also has a young writer by her side that is trying to make her way into show business. The show is about their working relationship. But also about how their personal lives, sometimes strangely, interfere with one another.
The first couple seasons of this show are fantastic, but their most recent third season truly hit it out of the park. It was one of my favorite watches of the entire year. Every episode was crucial in leading to the season finale, which ended on a bit of a cliff hanger. I am so insanely excited for the next season. This is truly one of the best shows to binge watch right now, especially if you want to catch up for the next season.
3. St. Denis Medical
St. Denis Medical started airing on NBC in November of 2024. It is one of the only network sitcoms that I can think of currently that is airing weekly episodes, which we desperately need more of. It is a mockumentary style sitcom that is super easy to turn on and watch. The sitcom takes place in a hospital with very quirky humor.
The same creator of Superstore also is behind St. Denis Medical, which I really think you can tell while watching. Superstore is one of my favorite shows ever and I hope St. Denis Medical gets the same amount of love from the network. There are only a handful of episodes out currently so there isn’t too much to talk about yet, but I have laughed out multiple times already. Like I just said, only about half of the season is out currently, so I think it is definitely one of the best shows to binge watch right now. Especially if you want to catch up and watch live.
4. The Sex Lives of College Girls
The Sex Lives of College Girls is currently airing its third season right now. I watched this show right when it dropped its first episode back in 2021. The show starts off being about a group of four college girls who are roommates in their freshman year of college. They all come from different socio economic situations and all have very different personalities from one another. But they end up bonding and becoming inseparable.
Every single week each of the main characters get into the most insane situations that I think many people can relate to if they are also in college. Some of it may be a bit over the top, but that is the fun in watching. You truly never can guess where the story is going to go next. The third season has the cast looking a bit different, with one of the main cast members leaving the show, but I personally think it is still the same show at its core. Which is about girls trying to survive college and making different types of connections with people.
5. Shrinking
Last but certainly not least on my list, is Shrinking. There are not enough words to describe how much this show means to me. I started this show the day it was released in January of 2023. The second season just finished airing in December of 2024. I absolutely loved the first season and was recommending it to everyone I know. But the second season somehow was even funnier and more heartfelt. The show is about a character who just recently lost his wife in a car accident. He is not taking the loss well at all, but on top of that, his daughter is also going through the loss.
The entire ensemble of characters is what makes this show so good. They are all connected to Jimmy, our main character, but all of their lives intertwine with each other so seamlessly. I don’t want to necessarily give away too much about the rest of the show honestly because it is so much better to just be surprised. But if you are looking for a heartwarming show that makes you laugh out loud and that also has an amazing story, than Shrinking is the show for you. It is one of the best shows to binge watch right now also because they are also renewed for a third season.