{"id":8113,"date":"2025-12-06T13:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T13:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/a-sci-fi-masterpiece-your-favourite-underrated-netflix-shows-that-deserve-better\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T13:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T13:36:33","slug":"a-sci-fi-masterpiece-your-favourite-underrated-netflix-shows-that-deserve-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/a-sci-fi-masterpiece-your-favourite-underrated-netflix-shows-that-deserve-better\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A sci-fi masterpiece\u2019: Your favourite underrated Netflix shows that deserve better"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Metro readers have praised The Sinner, starring Bill Pullman and Jessica Biel (Picture: Peter Kramer\/USA Network)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thrillers<\/a>, sci-fi<\/a>, historical drama \u2014 whatever genre you love to binge, Netflix<\/a> has it. <\/p>\n

From Stranger Things<\/a> and Wednesday<\/a> to Bridgerton<\/a> and Squid Game<\/a>, the streamer has produced some of the most talked-about TV shows of recent years. This helps explain why it’s the world\u2019s most subscribed streaming platform, with a whopping 300 million users.<\/p>\n

But while these popular series are deserving of their praise, Netflix’s enormous catalogue means there are plenty of equally gripping, high-calibre shows available that have flown under the radar.<\/p>\n

We asked Metro <\/strong>readers to share their favourite hidden gems on Netflix<\/a>, and these are the underrated series they recommended…<\/p>\n

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Comment now<\/title><\/use><\/svg>Tell us about your favourite Netflix show<\/span><\/span>Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Metro readers have their say<\/h2>\n

Stephen Davis said Netflix original series 1899 is the ‘most underrated’ adding: ‘How that never got a second series is mystifying!’<\/p>\n

Released in 2022, 1899 follows a group of international immigrants on a steamship heading to America at the turn of the 20th century, but there’s a supernatural twist.<\/p>\n

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1899 is so much more than a period drama (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, Liam Green said Altered Carbon<\/a>, a sci-fi series set 300 years in the future, is ‘worth a watch’, while Dave Pearson praised From Dusk \u2018Till Dawn: The Series.<\/p>\n

Based on the 1996 action horror film starring George Clooney<\/a>, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series left Netflix in 2022. But it’s available to purchase on Amazon Prime Video<\/a> for fans of the horror<\/a> genre.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, a user calling themselves tunacow recommended mockumentary series American Vandal, hailing it as ‘hilarious’.<\/p>\n

They said: ‘The first season generated some buzz, but it has fallen out of public consciousness. I still think it’s one of the best things Netflix has produced.’<\/p>\n

Not the only fan of the series, curiouschloe added of American Vandal: ‘I would give anything to watch this for the first time again’.<\/p>\n

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American Vandal satirises the popular true crime genre (Picture: Scott Patrick Green \/ Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bill Pullman stars as Detective Harry Ambrose in The Sinner (Picture: Peter Kramer\/USA Network)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TV fans also recommended shows that were first broadcast on traditional TV channels around the world, before making their way to Netflix.<\/p>\n

The Sinner<\/a>, a detective thriller set in a small New York town, proved a popular choice.<\/p>\n

One user said of the show: ‘I am a huge thriller fan and in terms of TV series, this one was the most intriguing one for me (especially the first season). Some top-notch acting too’.<\/p>\n

Another fan replied: ‘The Sinner is incredible. Dark, twisted, great performances. Left me with a weird crush on Bill Pullman.’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Fuzzy_Painting_1427 said: ‘The Last Kingdom<\/a>, though originally a BBC show, doesn\u2019t get talked about enough despite its greatness.’<\/p>\n

And bks1979 praised Glitch. ‘It’s an Australian drama<\/a> with a supernatural bend, but otherwise grounded. Three seasons of six episodes each, so it’s easy to binge.’<\/p>\n

1899<\/h2>\n

The passengers on Kerberos come from all over the world, but they have the same goal: to start anew in America.<\/p>\n

However, their trip to the land of the free is interrupted when they find a second vessel abandoned and adrift in the open sea.<\/p>\n

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1899 was cancelled after just one season, despite fans fighting for it (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A period drama<\/a> on the surface, 1899 is full of twists, turns and cliffhangers. It comes from the creators of Dark, one of the streamer’s most popular thrillers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans were devastated when the series was cancelled<\/a> after just one season, leaving a few unresolved storylines as a result.<\/p>\n

Taking to X<\/a> to express their frustration, @jensen_elizz wrote: ‘Kills me every time I remember there’ll never be a second season for 1899. Netflix really cancelled a sci-fi masterpiece’.<\/p>\n

And @the6facegod said: ‘They almost had another gem with 1899 until Netflix decided to be stupid and cancel it’.<\/p>\n

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Metro's review of 1899 <\/h2>\n
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Metro <\/strong>TV critic Keith Watson<\/a> reviewed 1899 when it was first released, awarding it four stars.<\/p>\n

‘If you decide to set sail with 1899, a period saga centred on an ocean liner lost at sea, then be prepared to throw away your life jacket and drop anchor in a world of secrets and illusions. 1899 is not so much a drama, but more an enigmatic jigsaw puzzle.<\/p>\n

‘Some may find it self-indulgently obscure and its pacing too stately. But if you cast off your preconceptions of what a thriller should be, you\u2019ll find yourself caught in 1899\u2019s sinister undertow.’<\/p>\n

Read Keith’s review of 1899 in full.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Altered Carbon<\/h2>\n

Starring The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman and Severance<\/a>’s Dichen Lachman, Altered Carbon is another pick for sci-fi fans.<\/p>\n

It’s based on the 2002 cyberpunk novel of the same name and is set hundreds of years in the future, in a world where consciousness can be digitally stored and delivered into different bodies.<\/p>\n

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Sci-fi fans have praised Altered Carbon (Picture: Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first season follows a prisoner (Kinnaman) who has been resurrected in a new body. To win his freedom once and for all, he must solve a murder.<\/p>\n

The show boasts a respectable 75% score on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, with The Sydney Morning Herald writing in their review: ‘Well worth checking out, even if you’re not a big sci-fi fan.’<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Netflix axed the sci-fi drama after two seasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

American Vandal<\/h2>\n

Praised as ‘funny’, ‘addictive’ and ‘refreshing’ by critics, American Vandal is a satirical mockumentary that parodies popular true crime<\/a> shows like Making a Murderer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first season follows two students, Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck) and Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvararez), as they investigate a high school prank in which 27 phallic images were drawn on faculty cars.<\/p>\n

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American Vandal is a mockumentary investigating high school pranks (Picture: Scott Patrick Green\/Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In season two<\/a>, Sam and Peter follow the work of the mysterious Turd Burglar, who laces a school’s lemonade with laxatives.<\/p>\n

American Vandal is another show that was cancelled after two seasons<\/a>, but not for lack of popularity.<\/p>\n

It has a near-perfect 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the Guardian praising: ‘It all feels surprisingly, tangibly real and helps extend what is essentially a playground joke into a JFK-style, hall-of-mirrors investigative four-hour epic.’<\/p>\n

The Sinner<\/h2>\n

This crime thriller is an anthology series, meaning it follows a different storyline for each of its four seasons.<\/p>\n

The Sinner stars Bill Pullman as Detective Harry Ambrose, who, while wrestling with his own demons, investigates the perplexing crimes that take place in a small New York town.<\/p>\n

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The Sinner sees Detective Ambrose work on a new case each season (Picture: Peter Kramer\/USA Network)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rather than a whodunnit, The Sinner is more of a why<\/em>dunnit, with Detective Ambrose’s search for the truth continuing even after he’s revealed who committed the crime.<\/p>\n

It’s been compared to Mindhunter<\/a>, one of Netflix’s most popular crime thrillers (which is rumoured to be returning<\/a>), with critics on Rotten Tomatoes praising it as ‘essential viewing’ and ‘sneaky but satisfying’.<\/p>\n

The Last Kingdom<\/h2>\n

Originally broadcast on BBC Two in 2015, before landing on Netflix three years later, The Last Kingdom is a historical drama that sees the Anglo-Saxon King Alfred the Great (David Dawson) defend his kingdom from Norse invaders.<\/p>\n

Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon), meanwhile, was born a Saxon but raised by Vikings and is now seeking to claim his ancestral birthright.<\/p>\n

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The Last Kingdom was first broadcast on BBC Two before moving to Netflix (Picture: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The series boasts an impressive 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes across its five seasons, with the third instalment awarded a perfect 100% by critics.<\/p>\n

Of the first season, the Daily Telegraph wrote in a review: ‘There were satisfyingly high production values, a bloodthirsty appetite for violence and a proper cliffhanger.’<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, one viewer praised it as ‘Awesome, brilliant and binge-worthy.’<\/p>\n

Glitch<\/h2>\n

Patrick Brammall, who is perhaps best known for his role as Gordon in Colin From Accounts<\/a>, stars as James Hayes, a small-town policeman, in this Australian drama.<\/p>\n

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Patrick Brammall stars as a policeman in Glitch (Picture: ABC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s not your average police procedural, however. In a supernatural twist, James sees his life turned upside down when seven local residents inexplicably return from the dead.<\/p>\n

With no memories of their identities or past lives, the resurrected are determined to find out who they are and what happened to them.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, James and local doctor Elishia McKellar (Genevieve O’Reilly) must keep the case hidden from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

There are three seasons of Glitch to binge in total, and it’s proved to be a hit with audiences.<\/p>\n

On Google reviews, Richard Williams wrote: ‘The show is full of surprises and rarely goes the way you think it will. Each episode ends on a cliffhanger and leaves you salivating for the next. Totally binge worthy but try not to gorge it all in one go!’<\/p>\n

And Peter Ward praised: ‘What a fantastic show from start to finish, dramatic, thought-provoking and constantly emotional to watch.’<\/p>\n

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