Sadly, school has started, which means that we don’t have the freedom to watch Netflix all day, every day. If this is true for you, then this article is for you.

Summer 2016 was a great time for new Netflix originals. There have been a number of new, original shows that have taken pop culture by storm such as The Get Down and Stranger Things. Over the summer I did some Netflix watching myself, so I’m here to give you some ideas for your next rainy day, long weekend, or just a title you can follow until the end.

First on the list is The Get Down. The show is set in South Bronx, New York in the 1970s when hip-hop was just starting. The show is centered around a teenage boy, Ezekiel, who will do anything to achieve his dream of becoming a musician. The Get Down not only shows the music during that time but highlights the suffering and injustice towards the people living in the Bronx in the 1970s. I personally loved this show because it depicted the life that Ezekiel led very clearly and in detail. It made me feel like I actually lived through that time period.

Next is Stranger Things. This show was an automatic hit between teenagers and young adults, it seemed like everyone was watching it! Stranger Things is set in a small town in Indiana in 1983 when Joyce Byers’, played by Winona Ryder, son goes missing.

Byers starts an investigation with the authorities to find her son, and in the process they uncover secret government experiments and supernatural forces. I did not see this show but many of my friends have recommended it to me over the past couple of weeks.

Not only did Netflix release new shows but they also added new seasons to shows that have already been up such as Narcos. Narcos is a historical fiction show about Pablo Escobar and his drug ring called the Medellin Cartel.

This show goes into detail of how Escobar started producing and selling cocaine in Colombia and how he smuggled it into Miami. It documents how the DEA (The Drug Enforcement Administration) tried to catch Escobar over 15 months towards the end of his rein. I have watched all 2 seasons of this show and I think that it is very interesting. It really goes in depth of how Escobar got away with distributing tons of cocaine throughout Colombia and all of Miami.  Narcos is however, very graphic so if you can’t handle seeing blood or violence I would not recommend this show to you.

Overall, Netflix has really delivered with all their new shows, hopefully they continue to bring new shows, but not too soon because I have a lot of school work to get done.