10 Essential Netflix Original Series Every Subscriber Must Watch

4. Daredevil

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While I'd argue that Jessica Jones Season 1 is the best of the Marvel Netflix Universe by a hair, Daredevil is the easiest entry point into the streaming service's corner of the MCU.

Launched back in 2015, it completely changed perceptions of what the MCU could be, with graphic violence, human stakes, and a dark, adult tone that made it stand apart from anything else Marvel had produced beforehand, along with some of the best fight sequences you'll find on a screen of any size.

The second season isn't quite as strong (apart from the Daredevil vs Punisher mini-arc), and the whole universe can be hit and miss, but this is the Netflix superhero show to watch first and see if this universe is for you.

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