The 9 Best Netflix Shows to Stream in 2023
Hey you. A fresh new year approaches, and while we probably won’t get any new Stranger Things in 2023, there will be plenty to watch on Netflix. Are you thirsty for the return of a particular show, hungry for something new, or still salty about a fave that got canceled? Big prestige shows like The Sandman, The Watcher, and Wednesday were hits in 2022 but might not return until 2024. Here is your guide to the best shows coming to Netflix in 2023 as well as the ones coming back.
First, let’s pour one out for the shows we lost in 2022. The Midnight Club, Resident Evil, Partner Track, and Blockbuster all got canceled after one season. Fate: The Winx Saga, Russian Doll, Space Force, and Warrior Nun got the axe after two seasons. Locke & Key, Dead to Me,and Ozark ended after a slightly more dignified three and four seasons. The most iconic final season was probably Grace and Frankie. Did you know those ladies were kicking it for seven seasons?? That’s rad but like… considering how many shows don’t make it to three seasons on yee olde streaming service I wouldn’t get too attached to the newbies this year.
Next, there are some returning shows on Netflix we can expect in 2023 that don’t have release dates just yet. They include: Outer Banks, The Witcher, Bridgerton, Heartstopper, Sex Education, Never Have I Ever, Love Is Blind, and new seasons of unscripted shows like Queer Eye and Nailed It.
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But that’s enough of me and my encyclopedic little Netflix nerd brain listing shows and their fates. Here are the best Netflix shows to look forward to in 2023:
Kaleidoscope
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Release date: January 1
Ring in the New Year with a new Netflix series about a crew of thieves planning a major heist. If you like movies like Ocean’s Eleven, this one’s for you.
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Release date: January 5
The other former teen mother/teen daughter show with two “G”s set in New England is finally back for a second season after the first season aired in 2021.
That ’90s Show
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Release date: January 19
It’s a sequel to That ’70s Show set in the ’90s, a.k.a. “wanna feel old” the television show.
Lockwood & Co
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Release date: January 27
Jonathan Stroud’s book series is getting the Netflix series adaptation treatment. It’s about an independent group of teenage ghost hunters competing with larger corporate entities in London. Ruby Stokes, who briefly appeared in Bridgerton as the middle daughter Francesca, left the ‘ton behind to star as the show’s supernaturally gifted protagonist.
Release date: February 2
We don’t know much about this show, but it’s a spinoff of On My Block and it’s about a curse (!!!!) so I’m immediately intrigued.
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Release date for Part 1: February 9
Release date for Part 2: March 9
Speaking of London, Joe Goldberg is at again—this time across the pond. Will unsuspecting victims fall for him? Kinda can’t wait to find out, TBH.
The Upshaws: Part 3
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Release date: February 16
Honestly, if you need a New Year’s resolution for 2023, make it “watch more sitcoms.” There’s nothing like relaxing to a silly comedy, and you don’t have to press play on The Office for the bazillionth time in order to get that feeling.
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Release date: March 16
Don’t worry, there’s time to fit a rewatch in. The fantasy show that debuted in 2021 was gorgeous and magical and very horny in an unresolved-sexual-tension kind of way, but there was a lot of lore you miiiiiight have forgotten in two years.
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Release date: June 8
The story just keeps getting juicer and juicer, and we have to wait until June to find out how this season ends? Argh!
Leah Marilla Thomas is an entertainment writer, UNC alum, and former Hasbro Toy Tester (yes, that’s a real thing) who loves The Good Place and Love Island equally. In her alleged spare time, she’s probably either at the theater, in a park, or watching basketball.