Best American Programmes on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best American Programmes on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 72404. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Breaking Bad (2008)
Rated 9.5/10 on IMDb, from 2008. A terminally ill chemistry teacher teams with a former student to manufacture crystal meth to secure his family's future.
2. Horsin' Around (1987)
Rated 9.5/10 on IMDb, from 1987, 0h 00m. Three little orphans - one, two, three.
3. Our Planet (2019)
Rated 9.3/10 on IMDb, from 2019. Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
4. Rick and Morty (2013)
Rated 9.2/10 on IMDb, from 2013. Brilliant but boozy scientist Rick hijacks his fretful teenage grandson, Morty, for wild escapades in other worlds and alternate dimensions.
5. The Last Dance (2020)
Rated 9.2/10 on IMDb, from 2020. This docuseries gives a definitive account of Michael Jordan’s career and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, packed with unaired footage from the 1997-98 season.
6. When They See Us (2019)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, from 2019. Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
7. Friends (1994)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, from 1994. This hit sitcom follows the merry misadventures of six 20-something pals as they navigate the pitfalls of work, life and love in 1990s Manhattan.
8. Fargo (2014)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, from 2014. Inspired by the classic Coen Brothers film of the same title, this new limited series embroils several quirky Minnesotans in a different 'true' crime.
9. House of Cards (2013)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2013. Ruthless Congressman Frank Underwood will stop at nothing to conquer Washington D.C.
10. Narcos (2015)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2015. The true story of Colombia’s infamously violent and powerful drug cartels fuels this gritty new gangster drama series.