Netflix has produced some of the most captivating and divisive shows of 2024.
It hooked viewers with a mystery in Fool Me Once in January, which followed Maya Stern, who spots her dead husband on a nanny cam inside her home. The three-part series American Nightmare examines the kidnapping of Denise Huskins, which Vallejo police claimed she faked with her boyfriend.
Netflix's semi-autobiographical drama Baby Reindeer was partly based on Richard Gadd's experiences of stalking and sexual assault and has led to real people being identified and a lawsuit from Fiona Harvey.
Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult, which exposed the darker side of fun dance videos on TikTok, had Melanie Wilking claim that her sister was brainwashed by a cult-like religious group called the Shekinah Church.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story's second season tells of how the brothers murdered their parents, alleging they experienced years of abuse; it caused uproar over the depiction of the Menendez brothers, including a moment that suggested the siblings were in a sexual relationship.
Nobody Wants This, a rom-com about a sex-positive podcaster and a rabbi, has proved popular.
The Perfect Couple follows Amelia Sacks, as she prepares to marry her boyfriend Benji Winbury at his family's lavish home on Nantucket. When her best friend is found dead on the morning of the wedding, Sacks' life is turned upside down.
Black Doves featured Keira Knightley as a badass spy out to avenge her lover's death was one of Netflix's most-watched long-form dramas.
These shows got people talking, and they're not too shabby in the ratings department either; according to Netflix, Fool Me Once was one of the streamer's most-watched shows of all time, with 98 million views.
These shows had viewers enthralled and got people talking in 2024, proving yet again how Netflix remains one of the most dominant streaming platforms for entertainment.