Only The Most Dedicated Binge Watchers Will Be Able To Name All These Netflix Originals
- by Ben Sherlock
- – on
- in Movies and TV
Just a few years ago, according to Wikipedia, Netflix wasn't making any of its own original content. It acquired movies and TV shows from other companies and simply streamed them. That all changed in 2013 when it teamed up with David Fincher to produce its first ever drama series, House of Cards.
Since then, Netflix's original content has really taken off with all kinds of TV shows and even original movies. They have a cartoon about a talking animal who is also a Hollywood star. They have a movie set in a world where humans live alongside elves and fairies and goblins in which Will Smith plays a cop. They've adapted Stephen King novels and made brand new Cloverfield movies. Netflix even has its own mini MCU with its own collection of TV dramas about Marvel superheroes and an Avengers-style team-up that brought them all together to face a threat bigger than each of them could handle alone.
In just five years since House of Cards introduced original content to Netflix, the streaming service has amassed a total of almost 1,000 original movies and TV shows (Variety). Only the most obsessive binge watchers will be able to name all of these Netflix originals, so sit back, chill, and take this quiz.
What is this '80s-set science fiction series?
According to Wikipedia, this show was created by the Duffer brothers after they were inspired by the films of John Carpenter and Steven Spielberg and the novels of Stephen King. It's a science fiction drama series with some scary moments about what happens when a young boy goes missing under mysterious circumstances in a small town in Indiana. His friends uncover all kinds of conspiracies involving secret labs and hidden dimensions and monsters as they go looking for him. According to IMDb, the show has been renewed for a third season expected in 2019. What is this '80s-set science fiction series?
What is this satirical animated dramedy?
This satirical animated dramedy series is set in a world where humans co-exist with talking animals. It is set in Hollywood and tells the story of a horse actor who once starred in a sitcom called Horsin' Around and now has to figure out what to do with his life. According to IMDb, the lead character is voiced by Will Arnett, who is best known for his roles in Arrested Development and Blades of Glory, in a cast that also includes GLOW's Alison Brie and Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul. What is the name of this satirical animated comedy drama series?
What is this comedy series about women's wrestling?
This comedy drama series is about the cast and crew of an all female wrestling show in the '80s and, according to Wikipedia, it is based on a true story and adapted from a documentary about the real show. According to IMDb, the show stars Alison Brie as the lead character Ruth, Betty Gilpin as her friend and co-star Debbie, and standup comic and podcaster Marc Maron as the director of the wrestling show, Sam Sylvia. According to IMDb, the show is two seasons in. What is the title of this comedy drama series about a TV show about women's wrestling?
What is this series starring Jason Bateman?
According to IMDb, Jason Bateman stars in this series about an accountant named Marty Byrde who finds himself working with a criminal organization thanks to his former business partner's underhanded dealings. According to Wikipedia, when the show was first released, a number of critics compared it to Breaking Bad, both in its premise of a regular guy who gets swept up in a life of crime and in its execution of telling multiple storylines at once. According to IMDb, the show currently has two seasons under its belt. What is the name of this crime drama series starring Jason Bateman?
What is this urban fantasy movie?
According to IMDb, this movie stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as a pair of cops in a world where humans live alongside fantasy creatures. The social standings of goblins and elves and orcs and fairies are a metaphor for the class system in this dark urban fantasy movie. According to Wikipedia, Netflix reported this movie as one of its most streamed videos of all time and has already put a sequel to the movie into development with Smith and Edgerton returning to their roles. What is the title of this dark urban fantasy movie starring Will Smith, released in 2017?
What is this dark Marvel superhero show?
According to IMDb, this Marvel Comics character had previously been adapted into a movie starring Ben Affleck as the character. In this Netflix series based on the character, he is played by Charlie Cox. The superhero character's alter ego is a lawyer named Matt Murdock who lives in New York. According to Wikipedia, Netflix recently announced that this show's recently released third season will be its last, although the character could make other appearances in some of Netflix's other Marvel superhero shows. What is the name of this dark Marvel Comics superhero show that recently released its third and final season?
What is this Tina Fey comedy?
According to IMDb, Tina Fey created this comedy series and pitched it to NBC before moving it to Netflix where it became the streaming service's first ever original comedy series. IMDb lists the star as Ellie Kemper, who has also appeared in The Office and Bridesmaids. According to Wikipedia, the show will be ending soon with a feature length series finale. Instead of a final season, the producers are making a movie that will wrap up their story. According to IMDb, the series also stars Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon. What is the name of this comedy series created by Tina Fey?
What is this retelling of The Jungle Book?
According to Wikipedia, this live action retelling of The Jungle Book went into development at roughly the same time as Disney's one. They both used CGI to bring the story of The Jungle Book to life and used A list actors' voices for the animal characters, but Disney beat this one to its release in 2016 and so this one got pushed back to this winter. According to IMDb, this movie was directed by Andy Serkis, who is best known for his motion capture performances as characters like Gollum and King Kong, and he also plays Baloo in the movie. What is the title of this retelling of The Jungle Book?
What is this '70s-set animated sitcom?
According to IMDb, this '70s set animated family sitcom was created by standup comic Bill Burr and The Simpsons writer Michael Price and stars Burr as Frank Murphy, the head of a suburban family who works at an airport. According to Wikipedia, a lot of the show's storylines and humor draw from Burr's standup comedy. It recently premiered its third season, and according to IMDb, Vince Vaughn guest starred as the Murphys' new neighbor Chet and has acted as a producer on the series since the beginning. What is the name of this '70s set animated sitcom starring Bill Burr?
What is this Cloverfield sequel?
This is the third movie in the Cloverfield franchise. It is set in outer space after the first one was a found footage movie set in New York and the second one was a mystery thriller set in a bunker starring John Goodman. According to Wikipedia, this movie was given a vague release schedule by Paramount and was then suddenly advertised as a Netflix original movie at the Super Bowl. It dropped on Netflix right after the Super Bowl and saw a record number of viewers. According to IMDb, it stars Chris O'Dowd. What is the name of this Cloverfield sequel?
What is this Marvel series about a superpowered private eye?
According to IMDb, this show stars Krysten Ritter, who made her name in the role of Chloe in the short-lived comedy series Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23. The show also introduced Mike Colter's character Luke Cage, who would go on to get his own series in the following year and later team up with the other Marvel heroes in the ensemble team-up show The Defenders. According to Wikipedia, this show was the second Netflix original series to be based on a Marvel Comics character after Daredevil premiered in 2015. What is the name of this Marvel series about a superpowered private eye?
What is this sitcom about two old ladies living together?
According to IMDb, the two lead characters in this show are played by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen play their ex-husbands who have been secretly in love for years and finally tell their wives the truth. That leaves these two women who don't really get along with nothing but each other, and over the course of the series, they have become best friends. While it began as a show just about these two characters, it has become more of an ensemble show over the years. What is the title of this sitcom about two old ladies living together?
What is Matt Groening's new Netflix show called?
According to IMDb, this animated medieval fantasy comedy series is the latest creation of The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening. Since The Simpsons is set in the present day and Futurama is set in the distant future, it was only logical that Groening's third series would be set in the past. The Daily Beast described this show as The Simpsons meets Game of Thrones, but according to Mashable, Groening specifically avoided watching Game of Thrones in preparation for the show to avoid it bearing too close a resemblance to HBO's hit fantasy drama series. What is the show called?
What is this Stephen King adaptation?
According to IMDb, this movie stars Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood as a married couple who go out to a cabin in the middle of nowhere to reconnect and end up facing spooky circumstances. IMDb lists Mike Flanagan as the director, co-writer, and editor of this movie based on a Stephen King novel of the same name. According to Wikipedia, Stephen King had previously praised Flanagan's movie Hush on Twitter, saying it was "up there with Halloween and, even more, Wait Until Dark," which is likely how Flanagan got the job adapting this book. What is this movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel?
What is this dark high school drama series?
According to IMDb, Selena Gomez is one of the producers of this TV adaptation of a 2007 young adult novel by Jay Asher. According to Wikipedia, Gomez was set to star in the adaptation when it first went into development in 2011. However, by the time production began, she was too old to play a high school student. Also according to Wikipedia, some of the controversies that arose from the show's graphic depictions of dark subjects and themes have led to Netflix beginning each season of the show with a warning message. What is the name of this dark high school drama series?
What is this romantic comedy series?
According to Wikipedia, this show ran for three seasons and the third season aired earlier this year. Viewers were not told that the third season would also be the final season until shortly before it premiered, but according to Vulture, it was a satisfying ending to the series. According to IMDb, the show was created by Paul Rust and Lesley Arfin based on their own relationship and producer Judd Apatow, who also produced Bridesmaids and Girls, helped them to get it to the screen. What is the name of this romantic comedy series that ended its run earlier this year?
What is the name of Jonah Hill and Emma Stone's new Netflix show?
Earlier this year, a dark comedy miniseries premiered on Netflix that starred Jonah Hill and Emma Stone. According to IMDb, the show paired the two actors up on screen for the first time since they both got their big break in 2007 in the high school comedy movie Superbad. Also according to IMDb, every episode of this show was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, who was recently hired to direct the next James Bond movie starring James Bond after Danny Boyle left the director's chair. What is the name of Jonah Hill and Emma Stone's new darkly comic Netflix show?
What is this Lemony Snicket adaptation?
This dark children's series was adapted from a best selling series of books by Lemony Snicket. According to IMDb, the books were previously adapted as a movie starring Jim Carrey as the lead role of Count Olaf, but in this TV version, the role is filled by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris. According to Wikipedia, the show has been adapting a few books at a time, with four books covered by the first season and five covered by the second season. The third will adapt the final four books in the series. What is this Lemony Snicket adaptation?
What is this big budget historical drama series?
According to Wikipedia, the first season of this show broke the record for most expensive TV show ever made. According to IMDb, the first two seasons starred Claire Foy, Matt Smith, and Vanessa Kirby, but according to Wikipedia, the show will change its cast every two seasons to signify a jump forward in time. Also according to Wikipedia, the show has proven to be so popular with audiences that, even though the show has only aired two seasons so far, Netflix felt confident to renew it for both seasons 3 and 4 already. What is the name of this big budget historical drama series?
What is this neo-zombie comedy series?
According to IMDb, this show stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as a suburban married pair of real estate agents. According to IGN, the first few promos for the show's first season described its premise vaguely, saying that it was about how a suburban family's life changes when the mom, Barrymore's character, begins a new diet, and it didn't excite many viewers. However, right before the premiere, they revealed the true nature of the show, that her new diet was cannibalism, and viewers started to get excited about the show. What is the name of this dark cannibalistic comedy series?
What is this western anthology movie?
According to Wikipedia, this movie was initially developed as a miniseries by the Coen brothers. Each episode was going to focus on a different story with a different set of characters, all taken from the same book whose pages would be turned on screen. Instead, the brothers decided to cut the stories down and piece them together as a movie with the same premise. According to IMDb, Netflix has given the movie a limited theatrical release in order for it to qualify for Oscar nominations. What is the name of this western anthology movie written and directed by the Coen brothers?
What is this coming of age teen comedy series?
IMDb lists four creators for this animated TV series about a group of tweens coming of age: Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett. Kroll also appears in the show, voicing the character Nick Birch who was based on him. According to Wikipedia, Goldberg and Kroll have been best friends since childhood and based the show and its cast of characters on their own childhoods. IMDb lists standup comedian John Mulaney as the voice artist behind Andrew Glouberman, the character who was based on Goldberg. What is the name of this coming of age animated teen comedy series?
What is this Noah Baumbach dramedy called?
According to Wikipedia, Netflix acquired this Noah Baumbach movie about a dysfunctional family shortly after it locked in Adam Sandler to a four picture deal where he would exclusively star in movies for them. The film stars Sandler alongside Ben Stiller and Dustin Hoffman, according to IMDb. According to Wikipedia, the title is sometimes followed by the subtitle New and Selected in parentheses, but it is more commonly referred to without the subtitle. According to Wikipedia, this movie caused a clash with the Cannes Film Festival judges who dislike online streaming and led to a new rule being instituted. What is the title of this comedy drama movie written and directed by Noah Baumbach?
What is this dramedy series gearing up for its final season?
According to IMDb, this show is based on the memoir of a woman who was taken away from a happy, sheltered life when she was unexpectedly sent to jail for something she did a long time ago. According to Wikipedia, along with House of Cards, this comedy drama series was one of the first ever original series produced by Netflix back in 2013. The show's Wikipedia page says it is coming up on its final season in the next few months, with many fans eagerly awaiting the series finale episode that will bring the story to a definitive end. What show is it?
What is this series?
According to IMDb, this show premiered in 2015 and ran for three seasons. It told the true story of an underhanded boss whose sinister organization made him a billionaire. IMDb lists Logan star Boyd Holbrook as the actor who played the DEA agent on the trail of this wealthy kingpin and Wagner Moura as the kingpin himself. According to Wikipedia, what was intended to be the fourth season of the show was retooled to be an entirely new show and has been developed as a sister show with a new setting and time period. What is this crime drama series?
What is Aziz Ansari's critically acclaimed Netflix show called?
According to IMDb, Aziz Ansari created this comedy drama series with Alan Yang after the NBC mockumentary series that they both worked on, Parks and Recreation, came to an end after seven seasons on the air. According to Wikipedia, the show has aired two seasons so far and the door at Netflix is open for a third, although Ansari has said that it won't be out for a while. He says he needs to experience more of life to translate into a season of the show before he can write it. What is the name of Aziz Ansari's critically acclaimed Netflix show?
What is this Robert the Bruce biopic?
This biopic of Robert the Bruce stars Chris Pine as the famous 1300s figure alongside Aaron Taylor Johnson, who plays the role of James Douglas. According to IMDb, this movie was directed by David Mackenzie, who had previously directed Pine in the neo western movie Hell or High Water. IMDb lists five screenwriters as having written the movie's script, a group that includes David Mackenzie himself. According to Wikipedia, Mackenzie cut twenty minutes from the movie after early reviews at its premiere had criticized the pacing of its story. What is the name of this 2018 Robert the Bruce biopic?
What is this animated sitcom about cops?
According to IMDb, this adult animated sitcom about a small town's police department was created by Waco O'Guin and Roger Black, who had previously created the animated series Brickleberry for Comedy Central. According to Wikipedia, this show, which premiered just a couple of months ago, has already been renewed for a second season. According to IMDb, the show stars the voices of Sarah Chalke, who plays Beth Smith in Adult Swim's hit animated series Rick and Morty, and Tom Kenny, who is best known for playing the title role in SpongeBob SquarePants. What is the name of this animated sitcom about cops?
What is this Daredevil spin-off?
According to IMDb, this Marvel Comics character has been played before on the big screen by Thomas Jane, while he is played by Jon Bernthal in the show. According to Wikipedia, this character was not supposed to get his own Netflix series and this show was not in the original deal between the streaming service and Marvel Studios. However, he proved to be so popular after he was introduced in the second season of Daredevil that they decided to give him his own series. What is the name of this dark superhero crime drama that was spun off from Daredevil?
What is this sci-fi neo noir?
This science fiction neo noir movie tells the story of a bartender who searches for the missing love of his life in a near future world. According to IMDb, the movie stars Alexander Skarsgard in the lead role with Paul Rudd in a supporting role. According to IMDb, this movie was written and directed by Duncan Jones, the son of rock legend David Bowie, and it was a sort of passion project for the filmmaker after he had adapted the World of Warcraft video game series for a major studio. What is the name of this sci fi neo noir movie?
What is the name of David Letterman's Netflix talk show?
Netflix got David Letterman back on the small screen with his own talk show. Whereas the former Late Show host had to stick to an existing format on CBS, he was able to devise his own format for his Netflix show. He interviews his guests for longer and also cuts away to field interviews with their close colleagues to get a more rounded profile of them. According to Wikipedia, the show has featured guests ranging from Jay Z to Howard Stern to Tina Fey to George Clooney. What is the name of David Letterman's Netflix talk show that premiered last year?
What is this family thriller series?
According to IMDb, this thriller drama series about a family that hides a lot of things from one another stars Kyle Chandler from Friday Night Lights, Ben Mendelsohn from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Linda Cardellini from Freaks and Geeks. According to Wikipedia, the series ended in 2017 with its third season being its last. According to Wikipedia, the creators of the series (the same team that created the FX legal drama series Damages) were influenced by Crime and Punishment. What is the name of this dark and thrilling series about a family with a lot of secrets called the Rayburns?
What is this Full House reboot?
One of the latest trends in the TV business is taking an old show and updating it for modern audiences with a reboot that catches up with the characters a few years down the line. According to Variety, Roseanne, Twin Peaks, and Will & Grace have already been rebooted for modern audiences, while reboots of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Frasier, and Rugrats are currently in development. According to IMDb, Netflix got into the TV reboot business early with a 2016 reboot of the classic '90s sitcom Full House starring Bob Saget. What is the title of this reboot of Full House?
What is this musical drama series?
According to IMDb, this period musical drama series was created by Baz Luhrmann, the director of Moulin Rouge! and the Leonardo DiCaprio movies Romeo + Juliet and The Great Gatsby, along with acclaimed playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis. According to Wikipedia, the show ran for just one season of 11 episodes that released across two parts in 2016 and 2017. The show is set in the 1970s in the Bronx and it is about the hip hop and disco music wave of that era. According to IMDb, the show starred Justice Smith as Zeke. What is the name of this musical drama series?
Which Netflix series finally teamed up all the Marvel heroes?
According to Wikipedia, before they had even made a single show out of Marvel Comics' characters, Netflix announced that they would be making four Marvel shows of 13 episodes each and then a fifth special one to consist of eight episodes, totaling 60 episodes all in all. Four of them would focus around one particular character and then the fifth would team them all up for a big showdown. This storytelling model was based on how the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduced its main characters (Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, and Captain America) with their own movies before teaming them up in The Avengers, according to IMDb. What show is it?