20 Best 2017 Netflix Original TV Series - Ranked From Worst To Best

10. Wormwood

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Though Wormwood wasn't one of 2017's most talked-about Netflix shows, it was most certainly one of the best.

A dizzying mix of investigative documentary and dramatic reconstruction directed by legendary documentary filmmaker Eroll Morris (The Thin Blue Line), Wormwood tells the story of Frank Olson, a CIA scientist who, 9 days after being dosed with LSD, jumped to his death from his hotel room.

In rigorous detail, Morris interviews Olson's son Eric and as many key figures from the case as he can track down, intercut with reconstructions starring Peter Sarsgaard as Frank, as Morris hopes to get to the bottom of what happened to the man.

With beautiful visuals, a haunting mood and compelling mystery pervading its six episodes, Wormwood absolutely shouldn't be missed.

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