Think about what would have happened if we didn’t have streaming during the pandemic. We’d be stuck watch movies on cable, and maybe some of us would have the money to buy DVDs and Blu-Rays of films that we like. But, unfortunately, Blu Rays are expensive, and nobody has a DVD player any longer in their houses. So, we’d be stuck with the cable. However, we do have streaming, and we do have some excellent English web series to watch.
Here’s a quick list of The Top 5 English Web Series to Watch:
1. The Good Wife
Where: Amazon Prime
Seasons: 7
Next Season: No
What it’s about:
The wife of a politician loses everything when her husband is in the middle of a scandal. So she decides not to be the Good Wife any longer and gets back to her profession – a lawyer. With politics and law always at the tenterhooks, things are going to be dramatic all the while. The Good Wife is for anybody who loves litigation with some relationship drama as a side dish.
The Good Wife has had a good five seasons. It is one of the few web series that has got a spinoff, the Good Fight, but that series lasted for just a season. However, the entire drama and storyline is a riveting one that grabs you by the seat of your sofa and keeps you there. The Good Wife is one series that you can binge all through the weekend, and you won’t feel an ounce of binge-tiredness.
The Good Wife was available on Netflix for a while, and that’s where we caught it. But for some reason, Netflix pulled it off. But worry not, all seven seasons of The Good Wife are now available on Amazon Prime. Watch this series for a great, positive weekend binge-watch.
2. Goliath
Where: Amazon Prime
Seasons: 3
Next Season: Unconfirmed
What’s it about:
A down-and-out lawyer/investigator features in the ultimate underdog story. Apart from a daughter and a woman of a questionable past, he has nothing to fall back on. This series stars Billy Bob Thornton as the lawyer and is an explosive piece about corruption and just desserts for those who think they can get away with it.
Goliath is one of those series that starts with a slow burn. But Billy Bob Thornton’s fantastic performance and a tight screenplay keep you glued to the screen until you can’t switch off the system without watching one more episode. Goliath is a great story and is inherently satisfying for anyone looking for a good story and excellent performance.
Whether you love series that have litigation as its central plot or not, Billy Bob Thornton creates a fascinating character who doesn’t know how to accept defeat – even if he is one step away from death.
3. Better Call Saul
Where: Netflix
Seasons: 5
Next Season: Unconfirmed
What’s it about:
Better Call Saul is the spinoff of the legendary series Breaking Bad. The series is about the character Saul Goodman. The series gives us much more information about Saul and is an exciting, funny, emotional ride in the life and times of that man.
Better Call Saul stars Bob Odenkirk, and this is his defining role. He is up for a big-screen debut soon, but like Saul, he plays the most significant underdog, who has a heart of gold and doesn’t settle for ‘no’ as an answer, even if it creates havoc in his life. The series takes us through the tumultuous journey that he has, peppered with some strange relationships that he gathers along the way and insight into the personal relationships that he wants to stay away from but cannot.
Better Call Saul is a rare web series that’s a spinoff but has enough and more popularity, almost more than the original series.
4. Stranger Things
Where: Netflix
Next Season: Filming
What’s it about:
Stranger Things is the web series that made streaming famous in India. It starts with a mother looking for her son and becomes one of the most fantastic sci-fi series in the history of entertainment. Stranger Things is that one series where every character fills out nicely, and you can root for anyone who takes your fancy. The series has had several emotional moments, including heart-wrenching deaths. Unfortunately, the fourth season of Stranger Things is stuck because of the pandemic, making it the most anticipated series in recent times.
Stranger Things is a series with a great plot and marries it off with some intricate emotional angles that make the series one of the best that we have seen in recent times. That, compared with the fact that all the protagonists are unique – one, a single mother, two, a group of kids, and three, a down and out cop who still believes he has it in home – makes this a landmark series that every binge-watcher should watch.
Stranger Things is trendy and one of the significant four properties that Netflix owns all over the world. Stranger Things has a unique and massive following in India, making it one of the few English web series that Indian bingers watch and are waiting for quite intently.
5. Fargo
Where: Netflix
Seasons: 4
Next Season: Unconfirmed
What’s It About:
Fargo is one of the few movie concepts that became successful web series. The series deals with fascinating crimes – as the first movie did.
Fargo is a highly relevant story, with a female protagonist trying to unravel one of the most intricate crimes that have taken place in the city and state. The Coen Brothers – the finest creators of crime series there are – have their stamp all over it, and that’s something that’s making viewers return to the series and the seasons repeatedly.
These are the five English web series that we should watch. While some of the series do not have the next season coming up, some of these series are the most anticipated English web series.
