10 Netflix Shows That Quietly Became Modern Classics
Collider selects ten Netflix series it considers modern classics, arguing that the platform helped redefine television by backing ambitious, binge-friendly shows across genres and formats.
– Love, Death & Robots (2019–present): An adult animated anthology praised for its constantly changing creative teams, visual styles and self-contained stories exploring technology, violence and identity.
– The Queen’s Gambit (2020): A seven-part drama about gifted chess player Beth Harmon, whose rise is complicated by addiction and personal instability.
- Netflix’s experimentation helped reshape modern television.
- Love, Death & Robots celebrates anthology storytelling.
- The Queen’s Gambit pairs chess success with personal struggle.