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The Best Original Streaming Shows of the Last Few Years

Updated January 15, 2021 106.3k votes 16.0k voters 290.2k views638 items

List RulesOnly shows that premiered Season 1 after January 1, 2017.

With so many great original series currently streaming on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu, we gathered the best new original shows since 2017. Our list of the highest rated Netflix original shows, Hulu originals, and Amazon original series of the past three years is ranked by viewers from everywhere, so make sure you vote up the best new original series on television. What is the best new original TV show from Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon?

In the last few years, TV has moved from networks and cable to online streaming platforms, like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. The three big video streaming sites has produced many bingeworthy original series. Must watch shows on Netflix include The Haunting of Hill House, Ozark, and Marvel series. For the best new Hulu originals, check out The Handmaid's Tale and Castle Rock. New Amazon original shows, like Jack Ryan and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, prove that quality television can be found almost everywhere.

Vote up the best new original TV shows streaming on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon.

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Anne with an E
Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Drama, Coming of age
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The Witcher
Henry Cavill, Freya Allan
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
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The Boys
Karl Urban, Elisabeth Shue
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Superhero, Drama, Action
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The Haunting of Hill House
Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Supernatural horror
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You
Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Drama
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Ozark
Jason Bateman, Laura Linney
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Thriller
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Mindhunter
Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Crime drama, Psychological thriller
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The Umbrella Academy
Elliot Page, Tom Hopper
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Superhero, Action
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Zegen
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Comedy-Drama, Period drama
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Jack Ryan
John Krasinski, Abbie Cornish
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Action, Thriller, Drama
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The Handmaid's Tale
Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Drama, Dystopian fiction
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Good Omens
David Tennant, Michael Sheen
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Fantasy
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Sex Education
Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Drama
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The Punisher
Jon Bernthal, Ben Barnes
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Action, Superhero, Crime drama, Conspiracy thriller
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Dead to Me
Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Black comedy, Tragicomedy
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Altered Carbon
Joel Kinnaman, Renée Elise Goldsberry
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Sci-fi, Mystery, Action
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Kiernan Shipka, Jaz Sinclair
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
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The End of the F***ing World
Alex Lawther, Jessica Barden
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Comedy-drama
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Dark
Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Sci-fi, Thriller
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Lost in Space
Toby Stephens, Molly Parker
Premiered: 2018
Genres (Tv): Sci-fi, Mystery, Adventure
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Locke & Key
Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup
Premiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Supernatural, Horror, Fantasy, Drama
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Robbie Amell, Andy Allo
Premiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Science Fiction, Satire
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Russian Doll
Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee
Premiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Comedy
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Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton
Premiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Drama
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