The Best Netflix Shows With At Least 6 Seasons, Because Who Needs Free Time?

What are the best Netflix shows with at least six seasons?

So many TV fans talk about the genius of British TV shows being so short. But what if you want if you're in a streaming mood and want a show that has time to breathe? Time to get comfortable? What if you want some Netflix shows with a lot of seasons? Luckily for you (not as luckily for whoever's password you're "borrowing"), we've compiled an inventory of the most prolific programs on the red-and-white streaming service. Get yourself a good Internet connection and then get comfy. Because these are all the best Netflix shows with at least six seasons, for your binge-watching pleasure.

Friends

They get into all matters of shenanigans, romantic and otherwise. They hang out in impossibly large New York City apartments and coffee shops. They write the playbook for a certain type of comfort food sitcom. They're your friends. And if you feel like binging them, they'll be there for you. Clap clap clap clap.

Suits

Suits is not just an excuse to ogle handsome men in tailored clothes, nor an inadvertent launching pad for royalty (though it also is both of those things). It's a pulpy, sugary, candy-coated legal procedural with delicious cases and surprisingly rich performances. If you've ever wondered, "Why can't Law And Order just have some more fun?" this is the show for you.

Portlandia

You've met some of the people lampooned in Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein's hyper-focused sketch comedy show Portlandia. Heck, you probably are some of the people lampooned. The show manages to combine razor-sharp satire of the "crunchy granola elite", while maintaining a gentle sense of heart. Plus, it's often edited and directed with a refreshingly absurd edge, thanks to the work of Jonathan Krisel.

Sons Of Anarchy

What if Shakespeare traveled through time and got really into motorcycles? He might've written something like Sons Of Anarchy, a gripping, harrowing, gritty drama that uses a biker club as an impetus for explorations of betrayal, family, and shocking violence. This one's not for the faint of heart -- maybe wear a helmet before you binge.

The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries is the best kind of bingeworthy show -- accessible and soapy enough that your brain won't begin to hurt, with enough nuance and sharpness in its fangs that you'll never be bored. Plus, it boasts a series of wonderfully depicted female characters with a wide variety of traits.

Supernatural

In increasingly polarized times, folks on both sides of the aisle have come together on one nonpartisan issue: the quality of Supernatural. No matter your politics, there is something to love in the saga of the Winchester brothers and the various demons they chase -- both literal and metaphorical. 

 

 

 

Criminal Minds

Combining a network drama love of procedurals with a cable drama love of psychological storytelling, Criminal Minds is a compulsively watchable show with a bonkers litany of acting talent to spare: Mandy Patinkin! Joe Mantegna! Jason Alexander making this bold hair choice that we are here for!

The Walking Dead

Don't call them zombies, and don't call him coral. Do call this show "a bonafide cultural phenomenon that is both viscerally horrifying and psychologically unsettling in ways that are almost annoying in its effortlessness." On second thought, that's a mouthful. Just call it The Walking Dead.

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Are you more of an unscripted TV fan? You're in luck, as the chef-cum-gonzo-journalist known as Anthony Bourdain is here to take you on a series of journies to areas not heard of (there's gotta be a catchier way to say that). Parts Unknown is equal parts irreverent and open-minded, a full course meal in each episode.

Scandal

Wine and Netflix is the perfect combo. But then again, if you're Olivia Pope, the star of Shonda Rhimes' delectably devilish drama Scandal, wine and everything is the perfect combo. This show is delightfully unhinged, yet Kerry Washington keeps it grounded with her continuously engaging performance.

Shameless

Shameless has something for everyone. If you grew up in a similarly dysfunctional family, you'll find its rhythms relatable. If your family was more placid, you'll laugh and cringe at its alternations between awkwardness and aggression. And if you're just a fan of hella good acting, you'll marvel at the hella good acting of William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum.

Dexter

Say what you will about its controversial series finale: Dexter is an iconoclastic, oft-brilliant show unlike anything else on the streaming service. Michael C. Hall deftly weaves his way through a minefield of shifting tones, from abject horror to blackly comedic vignettes, while making you sympathize with a horrible serial killer. At the very least, check out season four, featuring John Lithgow at his most evil.

Party Of Five

This show will give you all the feels. Are we using that expression correctly? "All the feels"? The teens depicted on Party Of Five may use similarly dated-on-arrival slang, but the deep emotions of grief and love ring true no matter the year you watch. Keep the Kleenex close.

Grey's Anatomy

Plowed through Scandal but need more Shonda? Take 14 seasons of Grey's Anatomy and call us in the morning (well, it'll take you several mornings, but you get it). This show's got medical anamolies, juicy interoffice affairs, and a particularly McDreamy Patrick Dempsey. It's the rare type of show that wears "going off the rails" well.

Trailer Park Boys

Canadian comedy is often an intersection of gentleness and juvenility. You can't help but find the manchildren behind Strange Brew heartwearming, as an example. This intersection gets a shot in the arm in the cult TV series Trailer Park Boys, whose unsavory and bizarre characters go right to the edge of irredemable while still making you care.

Mad Men

Don Draper may not think about Michael Ginsberg at all, but once you start binging through Mad Men, you won't be able to stop thinking about Mad Men. With its sumptuous period detail and slow-burn philosophical musings, it's a show of superficial pleasures and deep interrogations. Specifically, it's a show that deeply interrogates the business behind superficial pleasures.

Parenthood

Didn't blow through all the Kleenex while watching Party Of Five? Parenthood is here to squeeze out whatever tears you've got left. If you're a fan of This Is Us, you owe it to yourself to check out the original "NBC family drama that will break your heart in every single episode".

Nurse Jackie

Nurse Jackie was a hotbed of controversy, both because of its titular character's salacious behavior, and because of Edie Falco's assertion that she's not a comedy actor after winning an award for being a comedy actor. Now that all of its, ahem, addictive seasons are available on Netflix, you can slam through them and judge for yourself.

Cheers

Sometimes you want to go where everybody makes you laugh. Cheers is the ideal multi-cam comedy, representing all of the strengths of the medium. It's laugh-out-loud funny, yes, but it's also warm, lived in, and real. In many ways, it's like watching a beautifully performed piece of comedic theatre. Just thinking about the last episode's final moments gets us emotional.

Gilmore Girls

So you're feeling bad about spending all your free time watching all this TV. You come up with an elegant solution: Pick another TV show that seems like it's moving much faster than it actually is. Might we suggest Gilmore Girls? Its dialogue moves at such a rapid clip, you may have to turn on subtitles to catch each delightful bon mot.

Frasier

Got through Cheers and wondered to yourself, "Whatever happened to that balding therapist?" Wonder no longer: Frasier, easily the best TV spinoff ever made, is here to answer your questions with a series of beautifully witty, high-class farces. Be warned: When you finish this series, you will hear the blues a-calling.

Parks And Recreation

Parks And Recreation is the best cure for a bad day. At the center of its incredible ensemble cast of characters is Leslie Knope, an overzealous, optimistic, hard-working woman who never met a problem she couldn't solve -- so long as she had a waffle to go with it. By the end of the series, the town of Pawnee is as richly detailed as a live-action Springfield.

The West Wing

If you're ever feeling politically stressed out, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and imagine the staff of The West Wing is currently in our White House. Aaron Sorkin's walking-and-talking show works for many reasons: Its characters are flawed, its engines of drama are relatable, and its heart is huge.

Gossip Girl

Sure, you could watch a gritty, critically-acclaimed TV drama that challenges you and shakes you to your core. Or, you could dive headfirst into the unabashed guilty pleasures of Gossip Girl. It's catty, it's highly strung, it's an unstoppably entertaining program. Why jump a shark when you can just start midair? Xoxo, Obsev.

New Girl

Who's that girl? It's Jess! And who's that engaging, charismatic supporting cast who plays with each other in increasingly endearing ways as the show moves on? It's Nick and Schmidt and Winston and Cece and Coach! Even if you're offput by the "adorkable" stylings of Zooey Deschanel, New Girl is a worthy binge for its silly yet heartfelt depictions of adult friendship.

The Office

Hot take forthcoming: The American version of The Office is better than its British forbearer. The reason? It's got soul behind its reliably cringe-inducing comedy. Michael Scott may be an emotionally broken narcissist who is usually on his worst behavior, but he's trying so hard to make you feel good. That's what she said.