These aren’t half-hearted “background noise” picks. They’re designed to pull you in, spit you out, and leave you wondering what you’re doing with your own life — all before sundown. Whether you want to laugh, cry, or get emotionally traumatised in seven hours flat, here’s your hit list.
11 Highly-Rated Shows You Can Binge In A Day On Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video And More
Derry Girls, Season 1
Where to watch: Netflix
That old cliché about British shows being allergic to more than six episodes is a blessing when you need a bitesize binge. Derry Girls follows a teenage friend group in 1990s Derry navigating adolescence against the backdrop of The Troubles. It’s as acidic as it is nostalgic, with killer 90s anthems and plaid galore. Six half-hour episodes mean you’re done in about three hours, leaving time for dinner and an existential cry.
Fleabag
Where to watch: Prime Video
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s grief-riddled, gloriously messy heroine has no filter and zero time for your comfort zone. Two seasons of razor-sharp writing and fourth-wall breaks that hit like a confession — all clocking in under six hours. If you finish this without feeling personally attacked, congratulations on your lack of a soul.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Where to watch: Netflix
A violent, neon-soaked tragedy set in Night City. Ten episodes, about 20 minutes each, and somehow you’ll still end up emotionally wrecked. It’s gory, tender, and slick — the rare game adaptation that stands on its own.
Love, Death & Robots, Season 1
Where to watch: Netflix
Animated chaos in its purest form. Think sci-fi, horror, horny yogurt plotting world domination — each episode under 20 minutes. This anthology will either give you life or haunt your dreams. Either way, you’ll finish it in one sitting.
Chernobyl
Where to watch: JioHotstar
Five episodes of perfectly crafted dread about the 1986 nuclear disaster. It’s grim, meticulous, and you’ll emerge furious at bureaucracy — but you won’t stop watching.
Criminal: UK
Where to watch: Netflix
Minimalist crime drama set entirely in an interrogation room. Twelve episodes of pure psychological warfare. If you like watching people sweat under fluorescent lighting while being outsmarted, congratulations, you’re in the right place.
Adolescence
Where to watch: Netflix
Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s gut-punch of a miniseries on incel culture and the male loneliness epidemic. Four single-take episodes under four hours. It’s devastating and necessary, and you’ll want to text every teenage boy you know after.
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
Where to watch: SonyLIV
The Indian stock market’s most infamous scandal gets the prestige TV treatment. Ten hour-long episodes fly by thanks to razor-sharp writing and Pratik Gandhi’s magnetic performance. Wall Street, but make it Gujarati.
Midnight Mass
Where to watch: Netflix
Mike Flanagan’s seven-part sermon on religious extremism, cult psychology, and vampires-that-are-definitely-not-vampires. Slow-burn horror at its finest. You’ll be praying for daylight by the end.
The Haunting of Hill House
Where to watch: Netflix
Another Flanagan masterpiece. A family drama in disguise as a ghost story (or maybe the other way around). Ten episodes of perfectly calibrated dread and gutting emotion. If you start in daylight, you’ll finish in the dark — fitting, really.
The Studio
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Apple’s glossy, razor-sharp satire of modern media culture follows the chaos behind the scenes of a high-stakes creative agency. Six tightly scripted episodes packed with biting humour and moral implosions make this a one-sitting delight. It’s stylish, savage, and leaves you with just enough existential dread to question your own job.
