Shows to binge in Australia: finish one this weekend
1119 series on every streaming service in Australia can be watched from the first episode to the last in under 8 hours; the 24 best rated are below. The shortest highly rated pick is Over the Garden Wall: score 8.8, 1 season, 10 episodes, about 2 hours.
Checked 15 November 2026. Episode runtimes: TMDB. Where it streams: JustWatch.
Shows to binge on your service
Finish it this weekend
Series on Australian streaming services with under 8 hours of episodes in total and nothing still to air, best rated first.
Fawlty Towers
1975 · 2 seasons, 12 episodes
about 6 hours
★ 8.8PG
Streaming on 9Now, BINGE, Foxtel Now and 1 more
Pride and Prejudice
1995 · 1 season, 6 episodes
about 5 hours
★ 8.8G
Streaming on BritBox, Prime Video, Stan
Mr. Bean
1990-1995 · 1 season, 14 episodes
about 6 hours
★ 8.6PG
Streaming on 7plus, BINGE, Foxtel Now and 2 more
The Office
2002 · 2 seasons, 12 episodes
about 6 hours
★ 8.5M
Streaming on BINGE, BritBox, Foxtel Now and 1 more
The Inbetweeners
2008-2010 · 3 seasons, 18 episodes
about 7 hours
★ 8.4MA 15+
Streaming on Prime Video, Stan
Spaced
1999 · 2 seasons, 14 episodes
about 6 hours
★ 8.5MA 15+
Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Prime Video and 1 more
One season, done
Series on Australian streaming services with a single season, no episode dated after today and a last episode that aired more than six months ago. We cannot tell for sure that a series has ended.
Band of Brothers
2001 · 1 season, 10 episodes
about 11 hours
★ 9.4MA 15+
Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, Prime Video
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2009-2012 · 1 season, 64 episodes
about 27 hours
★ 9.1MA 15+
Streaming on Netflix
Pride and Prejudice
1995 · 1 season, 6 episodes
about 5 hours
★ 8.8G
Streaming on BritBox, Prime Video, Stan
Mr. Bean
1990-1995 · 1 season, 14 episodes
about 6 hours
★ 8.6PG
Streaming on 7plus, BINGE, Foxtel Now and 2 more
The Night Of
2016 · 1 season, 8 episodes
about 9 hours
★ 8.5MA15+
Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, Prime Video
The Pacific
2010 · 1 season, 10 episodes
about 9 hours
★ 8.3MA 15+
Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, Prime Video
Worth the long haul
Series on Australian streaming services with more than 40 hours of episodes aired so far and a score of 7.5 or more.
Game of Thrones
2011-2019 · 8 seasons, 73 episodes
about 71 hours
★ 9.2R 18+
Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
The Sopranos
1999-2007 · 6 seasons, 86 episodes
about 78 hours
★ 9.2MA 15+
Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
The Office
2005-2013 · 9 seasons, 186 episodes
about 77 hours
★ 9.0M
Streaming on BINGE, Disney+, Foxtel Now and 3 more
Friends
1994-2004 · 10 seasons, 228 episodes
about 91 hours
★ 8.9PG
Streaming on HBO Max, Netflix, 10 Play
Seinfeld
1989-1998 · 9 seasons, 180 episodes
about 67 hours
★ 8.9M
Streaming on 9Now, BINGE, Foxtel Now and 2 more
House
2004-2012 · 8 seasons, 176 episodes
about 130 hours
★ 8.7MA 15+
Streaming on 7plus, BINGE, Disney+ and 2 more
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005- · 18 seasons, 187 episodes
about 68 hours
★ 8.8MA 15+
Streaming on Disney+
Downton Abbey
2010-2015 · 6 seasons, 47 episodes
about 43 hours
★ 8.7M
Streaming on BINGE, BritBox, Foxtel Now
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000- · 12 seasons, 120 episodes
about 66 hours
★ 8.8MA 15+
Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014- · 13 seasons, 380 episodes
about 211 hours
★ 8.9MA 15+
Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
The best of 2026: the top rated new series and movies of the year, on every service. Renewed or cancelled?: which shows have a new season coming and which have ended.
Hours are the sum of TMDB's episode runtimes for every episode aired so far, numbered seasons only. Availability: JustWatch Australia, updated 15 November 2026. Scores: IMDb. Classification: TMDB's Australian data, where it has one.
Frequently asked questions
What can I finish in a weekend on Australian streaming services?
1119 series on Australian streaming services take under 8 hours in total, none of them with an episode still to come. The best rated are Chernobyl (about 6 hours), Planet Earth II (about 5 hours) and When They See Us (about 5 hours).
Which one-season series are on Australian streaming services?
The best rated series on Australian streaming services with a single season, nothing dated after today and a last episode that aired more than six months ago are Band of Brothers (about 11 hours), Chernobyl (about 6 hours) and Planet Earth (about 9 hours). We call them one season, done: we do not have a reliable ended flag, so a series could still return.
Which long series on Australian streaming services are worth the time?
Series with more than 40 hours of episodes aired so far and a score of 7.5 or more: Breaking Bad (about 50 hours), Game of Thrones (about 71 hours) and The Wire (about 60 hours).
How do you work out how long a show takes to watch?
We add up the TMDB runtime of every episode aired so far in the numbered seasons (specials are left out). A show is skipped when more than a quarter of its aired episodes have no runtime. Streaming availability is JustWatch's Australian data, checked 15 November 2026.