Six of Empire's top 20 TV series ever are streaming now on Netflix

Netflix is not just a great producer of original content. Sure, many of the original series of the streamer are terrific, but are they immortal? Empire put together a list of the best series ever in 2024, but how many of them can you see on your favorite streamer?

To be fair, Empire's list is of top 100 shows ever. We are just focused on the top 20 here. Once you get past that, the ranking is even more arguable.

But if you want to try and see if the site is correct, you could stream several of the shows on your favorite subscription service. That would be Netflix, obviously. So here is what you can binge-watch in the next week.

If you like Empire, you will love these series on Netflix

No. 20 - Band of Brothers (originally on Max)

The one-season series feels more like an adjunct to Saving Private Ryan, and that makes sense. Tom Hanks developed the show and Steven Spielberg is one of the collaborators. Still, while the show is violent, we get insight into the characters. That is one of the biggest differences between this series and nearly any other show about war. We feel the humanity, and not just the drive to win.

No. 13 - Lost (originally on ABC)

The first three seasons were better than the last three, and many viewers had issues with how the series ended, but even season four or five makes for better television than most other shows. It is a plot that consists of airplane crash survivors trying to get off the island they landed on...Well, is it? Or is something else going on? You'll just have to tune in to find out.

No. 9 - The OA (Netflix Original)

Possibly the one show on this list you have not heard of, this one is the one Netflix Original. But it also stars Jason Isaacs which gives it a leg up on most other series. The plot involves parallel dimensions and kidnapping, but there is enough light to help understand the darkness. The show was canceled too soon. Any loose endings you might just need to resolve with your own imagination.

No. 8 - Better Call Saul (originally on AMC)

How amazing is a concept that two of the top eight shows ever, according to Empire, stem from the same idea? It's all about the meth, only it isn't. We get a look into Bob Odenkirk's character, Slippin' Jimmy McGill (and, eventually, Saul Goodman) here, and the trick to this show and the one it's a prequel to is that we buy fully into the characters, as troubled as they may be.

No. 6 - Friends (originally on NBC)

Was this show about friends in New York City better than Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm? No, but Empire thinks so. The series was great, and the actors were fantastic in their roles, but there was not exactly a great stretch of originality. Still, you can watch the whole thing on Netflix.

No. 2 - Breaking Bad (originally on AMC)

How did this show not end up being at the top of the list? It's perfect and only gets better with each season. What other series can say that? As great as Mad Men is, even that show doesn't progress the way Bryan Cranston's series does. There are four iconic characters in the series, and two of them end up on Better Call Saul as main characters.