Stranger Things (Netflix)

Fall 2018 TV Survey: Favorite Netflix Shows

It was no surprise at all really that Stranger Things swept the top spot across all demographic age groups when we asked Rotten Tomatoes fans, “Which Netflix original series is your favorite?” Examining the vote disparity between males and females for the series that followed was vastly more entertaining.

Marvel’s Daredevil, for instance, ultimately took second place overall, but didn’t appear in the top five for women in any age group and got only 1.6 percent vote from women across all age groups. The Crown, meanwhile, was No. 2 among men and women in the 55+ age group (11.8 percent), which also pulled up Grace and Frankie, which scored 1.9 percent among Millennials and 2.5 percent among Gen X respondents compared to nearly 8.4 percent among those 55+. Black Mirror was No. 2 overall for Millennials, but No. 3 for Gen Xers.

We gave survey participants one vote — read on to see how they used them.

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Making a Murderer (2015)
84%

#30
Synopsis: Exonerated after spending nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit, Steven Avery filed suit against... [More]
Starring:
Directed By: Laura Ricciardi, Moira Demos

One Day at a Time (2017)
99%

#29
Synopsis: This comedy-drama is inspired by Norman Lear's 1975 series of the same name. This time around, the series follows the... [More]
Starring: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Stephen Tobolowsky, Todd Grinnell
Directed By: Norman Lear, Mike Royce, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Michael Garcia

Dear White People (2017)
88%

#28
Synopsis: Based on the acclaimed film of the same name, this Netflix-original series follows a group of students of color at... [More]
Starring: Logan Browning, Brandon P Bell, DeRon Horton, Antoinette Robertson
Directed By: Justin Simien, Yvette Lee Bowser, Stephanie Allain, Julia Lebedev

Master of None (2015)
94%

#27
Synopsis: Comic Aziz Ansari and writer Alan Yang are the creators of this Netflix-original comedy, which is loosely based on Ansari's... [More]
Starring: Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe, Eric Wareheim, Naomi Ackie
Directed By: Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang, Mike Schur, David Miner

Narcos (2015)
89%

#26
Synopsis: Netflix chronicles the rise of the cocaine trade in Colombia and the gripping real-life stories of drug kingpins of the... [More]
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Arturo Castro, Kerry Bishé, Michael Stahl-David
Directed By: José Padilha, Eric Newman, Doug Miro, Carlos Bernard

Marvel's The Defenders (2017)
78%

#25
Synopsis: Four of Marvel's biggest heroes are each working individually but have one common goal in mind -- to save New... [More]
Starring: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones
Directed By: Marco Ramirez, Douglas Petrie, Jeph Loeb

Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)
87%

#24
Synopsis: This gritty, action-packed drama follows the evolution of Luke Cage (Mike Colter), a man with super strength and unbreakable skin... [More]
Starring: Mike Colter, Simone Missick, Rosario Dawson, Alfre Woodard
Directed By: Cheo Hodari Coker, Jeph Loeb, Jim Chory

Queer Eye (2018)
93%

#23
Synopsis: More than a decade after the original series went off the air, Netflix reboots the "Queer Eye" franchise with a... [More]
Starring: Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness
Directed By: David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, Jennifer Lane

Sense8 (2015)
86%

#22
Synopsis: Eight strangers around the globe find themselves connected -- first by a violent vision, then by their shared ability to... [More]
Starring: Brian J. Smith, Tuppence Middleton, Jamie Clayton, Miguel Ángel Silvestre
Directed By: Lana Wachowski, Grant Hill, J. Michael Straczynski

Marvel's The Punisher (2017)
65%

#21
Synopsis: After exacting revenge on the people responsible for the deaths of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy... [More]
Starring: Jon Bernthal, Ben Barnes, Amber Rose Revah, Jason R. Moore
Directed By: Steve Lightfoot

BoJack Horseman (2014)
93%

#20
Synopsis: A humanoid horse, BoJack Horseman -- lost in a sea of self-loathing and booze -- decides it's time for a... [More]
Starring: Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul
Directed By: Steven A. Cohen, Noel Bright, Will Arnett, Aaron Paul

Peaky Blinders (2013)
93%

#19
Synopsis: Britain is a mixture of despair and hedonism in 1919 in the aftermath of the Great War. Returning soldiers, newly... [More]
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Natasha O'Keeffe, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle
Directed By: Otto Bathurst, Anthony Byrne

Ozark (2017)
82%

#18
Synopsis: Created by Bill Dubuque ("The Accountant," "The Judge"), this drama series stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner... [More]
Starring: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner
Directed By: Jason Bateman, Chris Mundy, Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams

Arrested Development (2003)
75%

#17
Synopsis: Michael Bluth finds himself forced to stay in Orange County and run the family real estate business after his father,... [More]
Starring: Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera
Directed By: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Mitchell Hurwitz

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#16

13 Reasons Why (2017)
35%

#15
Synopsis: Newcomer Katherine Langford plays the role of Hannah, a young woman who takes her own life. Two weeks after her... [More]
Starring: Dylan Minnette, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Amy Hargreaves
Directed By: Selena Gomez, Joy Gorman Wettels, Kristel Laiblin, Mandy Teefey

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
96%

#14
Synopsis: Rescued after 15 years in a cult, Kimmy Schmidt decides to reclaim her life by venturing to New York, where... [More]
Starring: Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, Carol Kane
Directed By: Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Jeff Richmond, David Miner

Mindhunter (2017)
97%

#13
Synopsis: Catching a criminal often requires the authorities to get inside the villain's mind to figure out how he thinks. That's... [More]
Starring: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, Joe Tuttle
Directed By: David Fincher, Joshua Donen, Charlize Theron, Ceán Chaffin

GLOW (2017)
93%

#12
Synopsis: Alison Brie stars as Ruth Wilder, an out-of-work actress living in Los Angeles in the '80s. Wilder finds an unexpected... [More]
Starring: Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Marc Maron, Sydelle Noel
Directed By: Jenji Kohan, Tara Herrmann, Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch

Altered Carbon (2018)
75%

#11
Synopsis: More than 300 years in the future, society has been transformed by new technology, leading to human bodies being interchangeable... [More]
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lela Loren, Simone Missick
Directed By: Laeta Kalogridis

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
96%

#10
Synopsis: This series follows the tragic tale of three orphans -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire -- who are investigating their... [More]
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes
Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld, Daniel Handler, Rose Lam

Lost in Space (2018)
84%

#9
Synopsis: "Danger, Will Robinson!" The rest of the Robinson clan should be on the lookout for danger, as well, because they... [More]
Starring: Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Maxwell Jenkins, Taylor Russell
Directed By: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Zack Estrin, Kevin Burns

Marvel - Jessica Jones (2015)
83%

#8
Synopsis: A chronicle of the life of one of the darker Marvel characters, the mysterious Jessica Jones. When a tragedy puts... [More]
Starring: Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, Carrie-Anne Moss
Directed By: Melissa Rosenberg, Jeph Loeb, Stephen Surjik, Jennifer Getzinger

House of Cards (2013)
77%

#7
Synopsis: U.S. Rep. Francis Underwood of South Carolina starts out as a ruthless politician seeking revenge in this Netflix original production.... [More]
Starring: Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Jayne Atkinson, Patricia Clarkson
Directed By: Melissa James Gibson, Frank Pugliese, David Fincher, Joshua Donen

Grace and Frankie (2016)
90%

#6
Synopsis: For as long as they can recall, Grace and Frankie have been rivals. Their one-upmanship comes crashing to a halt,... [More]
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston
Directed By: Marta Kauffman, Howard J. Morris, Paula Weinstein, Jane Fonda

Orange Is the New Black (2013)
90%

#5
Synopsis: Piper Chapman is a public relations executive with a career and a fiance when her past suddenly catches up to... [More]
Starring: Taylor Schilling, Natasha Lyonne, Uzo Aduba, Danielle Brooks
Directed By: Andrew McCarthy, Phil Abraham, Tara Herrmann, Jenji Kohan

The Crown (2016)
81%

#4
Synopsis: Based on an award-winning play ("The Audience") by showrunner Peter Morgan, this lavish, Netflix-original drama chronicles the life of Queen... [More]
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Dominic West
Directed By: Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Andy Harries, Stephen Daldry

Black Mirror (2011)
83%

#3
Synopsis: Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The... [More]
Starring:
Directed By: Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker

Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
92%

#2
Synopsis: The first in a planned series of shows detailing the Marvel universe, "Daredevil" follows Matt Murdock, attorney by day and... [More]
Starring: Charlie Cox, Elodie Yung, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson
Directed By: Drew Goddard, Jeph Loeb, Erik Oleson, Jim Chory

Stranger Things (2016)
92%

#1
Synopsis: Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town in the 1980s, involving supernatural forces, secret experiments and one strange girl.... [More]
Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard
Directed By: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen

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