10 Essential Netflix Original Series Every Subscriber Must Watch

5. American Vandal

American Vandal
Netflix

A pitch-perfect satire of true crime documentaries? Check.

An engrossing mystery in its own right? Check.

An authentic high-school series? Check.

A laugh-out-loud comedy with some all-time great dick jokes? Check.

An investigation into who drew penises on 27 cars in the staff parking lot of a high school, the show expertly utilises all of the genre's tropes and has enough cliffhangers and twists that keep you guessing throughout and coming back for more, while being utterly hilarious too. It's one of Netflix's sharpest and smartest series that goes much further than its 'who drew the dicks?' premise, and is arguably better than any other true crime series they've made yet.

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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.