Summer doesn’t last forever… the BBQs, beach weekends, and nonstop ice cream will fade into homework, scarves, and PSLs. For all us TV lovers who want to stay in the AC, avoiding visible sweat and bugs, the end of summer comes with a dilemma: We’ve binge-watched our shows a little too… quickly… and have come out into the sweltering daylight with two months to go.
Not to worry, The Cool TV team’s got your back! We’ve compiled a list of shows (divided into Hulu and Netflix) to binge watch next, so you can continue to avoid the way-too-hot summer activities everyone else pretends to enjoy. So, sit back, and Ready… Set… Binge!
Netflix
Show |
Genre |
Seasons |
Why You Should Binge Watch |
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The League |
Comedy |
7 |
Awkward humor, crazy shenanigans, and a language of their own, watch a friend group’s life centered on their fantasy football team. |
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Penny Dreadful |
Thriller |
2 |
Monsters. Both literary and film. All in London together. Do they accept their demons, or overcome them? |
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Marco Polo |
Historical Drama |
2 |
A Netflix Original. Marco Polo hails from Venice, but winds up a trusted servant in Kublai Khan’s Mongol court, on the brink of invading China. |
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Stranger Things |
Drama |
1 |
A Netflix Original. There’s a missing boy, secret science experiments, supernatural forces, and a weird little girl… |
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Psych |
Comedy |
8 |
A psychic consultant for the cops… But don’t worry, he’s funny. This show mocks other shows using endearing, if crazy, characters, and references pineapples… a lot. |
Hulu
Show |
Genre |
Seasons |
Why You Should Binge Watch |
|
Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
Comedy |
3 |
Golden Globe winner. These detectives are good, but carefree, unsociable, brown nosing, or just plain lazy. Get to know the characters in charge of protecting the fine people of Brooklyn. |
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Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
Comedy |
11 |
Awkward disasters, this gang owns Paddy’s Pub in Philadelphia. There’s family issues, narcissists, pub rivalries, and no shortage of misunderstandings. |
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Empire |
Drama |
2 |
A family-founded record label turned IPO, when the going gets tough, this family turns to fierce expression through music. |
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Workaholics |
Comedy |
6 |
“Slacker Comedy” is the best description of these characters who will always pick drinking, parties, and marijuana over working. |
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Vikings |
Historical Drama |
4 |
The Viking Ragnar Lothbrok believes it's his God-given destiny and right to rule and expand the Viking kingdom into Medieval England. |