20 Netflix Original Series You Must Binge-Watch In 2019

17. Big Mouth

Big Mouth
Netflix

On the surface, Big Mouth simply sounds like a lewd, crude animated comedy, what with its focus on puberty, masturbation, and sex in general.

What its creators - Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett - have actually delivered, though, is one of the most thoughtful and surprising takes on adolescence in recent memory. The show's very literal representation of puberty is mined for great humour, but while it does have the odd gross-out moment, it's much more considered than that. There's a genuine understanding of how difficult this time is, and its humour then comes from a place of authenticity and sweetness.

Season 2 was a big step up in quality for the show, and as the kids get a little older - and thus develop a little more - it should find itself with even more great material to work with in Season 3, hopefully raising the bar once again.

Release Date: TBC

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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.