30 Netflix shows you’ll miss if you cancel your subscription

Best Netflix shows you’ll miss

These days, there seem to be too many methods of watching television to keep up with. This streaming service, that streaming service, this paywall, that exclusive content. It can be daunting, even more so than simply turning on your TV and channel surfing. But if you’re considering a second plug pulling by canceling your Netflix subscription, you have to also consider all the incredible Netflix shows you will miss on the way out.

From an original series standpoint, Netflix’s vast selection of exclusive content has quickly become some of the most celebrated and eagerly anticipated series available. New seasons of Stranger Things, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, You, and Russian Doll would fly under your radar, as would the premieres of many other conversation-starting series.

On top of the original series that have set the standard for pop culture, Netflix also offers access to beloved series that you wouldn’t have the opportunity to stream otherwise. Between The Good Place, Gilmore Girls, Shameless, Gossip Girl, and more these are shows you want to be able to throw on at a moment’s notice.

If you’re mulling over doing the unthinkable and canceling your Netflix subscription, allow us to provide the counter-argument you need.

Here are 30 shows you will miss and regret losing if you say goodbye to Netflix, starting with Bridgerton.

*Updated on March 26, 2021*

Is Bridgerton on Netflix?

If you haven’t heard of the Netflix original series Bridgerton, that’s a rather cozy rock you have been living under. But if you have watched the new hit romantic drama produced by none other than Grey’s Anatomy genius Shonda Rhimes, then you’re well aware it’s one of the best new shows to binge-watch on Netflix. Don’t think of it as joining the bandwagon, but think of adding Bridgerton to your watch list as a must for anyone with a Netflix subscription and a hunger for deliciously escapist drama.

Based on the series of books by Julia Quinn, Bridgerton takes place in Regency-era London during the high society’s peak season. Centering on the Bridgerton family and those in their orbit, the series is narrated by Julie Andrews as the infamous and anonymous newsletter columnist Lady Whistledown, who reports on the scandalous goings on amid the ton. The series has already become known for its racy scenes and depictions of race in a time when diversity was not a thing.

Bridgerton got off to the races upon its Christmas Day premiere on Netflix, gathering a whopping viewership of 82 million households in less than one month of release. The series received positive reception from critics and has been compared to Downton Abbey meets Gossip Girl. Apart from becoming an inescapable pop culture moment, the series landed two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and scored a swift pickup for season 2. You’d miss the biggest original series of the moment if you left the party early.