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Shows to binge on Netflix: finish one this weekend

582 series on Netflix 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 Tear Along The Dotted Line: score 8.6, 1 season, 6 episodes, about 115 minutes.

Checked 15 November 2026. Episode runtimes: TMDB. Where it streams: JustWatch.

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Finish it this weekend

Series on Netflix with under 8 hours of episodes in total and nothing still to air, best rated first.

One season, done

Series on Netflix 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.

Worth the long haul

Series on Netflix with more than 40 hours of episodes aired so far and a score of 7.5 or more.

  • The Office poster

    The Office

    2005-2013 · 9 seasons, 186 episodes

    about 77 hours

    ★ 9.0M

  • Friends poster

    Friends

    1994-2004 · 10 seasons, 228 episodes

    about 91 hours

    ★ 8.9PG

  • Seinfeld poster

    Seinfeld

    1989-1998 · 9 seasons, 180 episodes

    about 67 hours

    ★ 8.9M

  • Stranger Things poster

    Stranger Things

    2016- · 5 seasons, 42 episodes

    about 45 hours

    ★ 8.7MA 15+

  • House of Cards poster

    House of Cards

    2013-2018 · 6 seasons, 73 episodes

    about 63 hours

    ★ 8.7MA 15+

  • House poster

    House

    2004-2012 · 8 seasons, 176 episodes

    about 130 hours

    ★ 8.7MA 15+

  • Vikings poster

    Vikings

    2013-2020 · 6 seasons, 89 episodes

    about 68 hours

    ★ 8.5MA 15+

  • The Crown poster

    The Crown

    2016- · 6 seasons, 60 episodes

    about 55 hours

    ★ 8.6MA 15+

  • Community poster

    Community

    2009-2015 · 6 seasons, 110 episodes

    about 42 hours

    ★ 8.5MA 15+

  • Archer poster

    Archer

    2009- · 14 seasons, 140 episodes

    about 50 hours

    ★ 8.6MA 15+

  • Ozark poster

    Ozark

    2017- · 4 seasons, 44 episodes

    about 45 hours

    ★ 8.5MA 15+

  • Suits poster

    Suits

    2011-2019 · 9 seasons, 134 episodes

    about 96 hours

    ★ 8.4M

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    2013-2021 · 8 seasons, 152 episodes

    about 56 hours

    ★ 8.4M

  • Homeland poster

    Homeland

    2011-2020 · 8 seasons, 96 episodes

    about 82 hours

    ★ 8.3MA15+

  • Outlander poster

    Outlander

    2014- · 8 seasons, 101 episodes

    about 103 hours

    ★ 8.4MA 15+

  • The Last Kingdom poster

    The Last Kingdom

    2015- · 5 seasons, 46 episodes

    about 43 hours

    ★ 8.5MA15+

  • Money Heist poster

    Money Heist

    2017- · 3 seasons, 41 episodes

    about 40 hours

    ★ 8.2MA 15+

  • Stargate SG-1 poster

    Stargate SG-1

    1997-2007 · 10 seasons, 214 episodes

    about 157 hours

    ★ 8.4M

  • 30 Rock poster

    30 Rock

    2006-2013 · 7 seasons, 138 episodes

    about 49 hours

    ★ 8.3M

  • The Mentalist poster

    The Mentalist

    2008-2015 · 7 seasons, 151 episodes

    about 107 hours

    ★ 8.2M

  • Lucifer poster

    Lucifer

    2016-2021 · 6 seasons, 93 episodes

    about 72 hours

    ★ 8.1MA 15+

  • Gilmore Girls poster

    Gilmore Girls

    2000-2007 · 7 seasons, 153 episodes

    about 109 hours

    ★ 8.2PG

  • Orange Is the New Black poster

    Orange Is the New Black

    2013-2019 · 7 seasons, 91 episodes

    about 92 hours

    ★ 8.0MA 15+

  • Trailer Park Boys poster

    Trailer Park Boys

    2001-2018 · 12 seasons, 105 episodes

    about 44 hours

    ★ 8.6MA 15+

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

What can I finish in a weekend on Netflix?

582 series on Netflix take under 8 hours in total, none of them with an episode still to come. The best rated are When They See Us (about 5 hours), The Queen's Gambit (about 7 hours) and Unbelievable (about 6 hours).

Which one-season series are on Netflix?

The best rated series on Netflix with a single season, nothing dated after today and a last episode that aired more than six months ago are Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (about 27 hours), Death Note (about 13 hours) and The Last Dance (about 8 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 Netflix are worth the time?

Series with more than 40 hours of episodes aired so far and a score of 7.5 or more: The Office (about 77 hours), Friends (about 91 hours) and Seinfeld (about 67 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.