10 Essential Netflix Original Series Every Subscriber Must Watch

6. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Netflix

Netflix haven't had quite as much success on the sitcom side of things as they have drama, but with Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt they struck gold, picking up the series after NBC passed on it.

Created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the series very much feels like 30 Rock in one crucial way, which is its approach to joke-telling: like with 30 Rock, it fires off jokes like a machine gun, going in all kinds of directions at a rate that practically demands multiple viewings. (Okay, in two ways actually, as Jane Krakowski basically plays the same character, but that's not a bad thing either.)

Aside from that, the story of a woman learning to live in the real world after 15 years trapped in a bunker is every bit as weird as it sounds, but also ridiculously funny, with an infectious charm and a whole lot of heart.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.