10 Essential Netflix Original Series Every Subscriber Must Watch

7. House Of Cards

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The original, and still one of the best. It's difficult to overstate the importance of House of Cards to Netflix, given it was their first major original series and their first true hit, proving they could not only attract A-list talent but deliver on their prestige drama goals.

Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright make for the ultimate power-mad couple, with the series serving as a sort of antithesis to The West Wing: dark, morally corrupt, shocking, and yet completely engrossing.

The first two seasons in particular are must watch and up there with anything Netflix have produced, but it remains entertaining (if a little more pulpy) in following years. Spacey has been removed from the series (and again, his presence might make viewings more difficult), but Wright has been the MVP for a while now anyway, so there's a good chance it'll go out on a high note with Season 6, set to air later this year.

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