5 great shows you should watch on Netflix this week

Netflix’s catalog of both original and syndicated shows is ever-changing. To help you parse through the options, INSIDER is here to suggest five TV series worth watching this week. To start, we turn to a charming comedy series with a brand new season on Netflix this week.

‘Derry Girls’

Channel 4

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 12

Written and created by Lisa McGee, “Derry Girls” is a comedy about a group of young women living in Northern Ireland in the ’90s. It’s hilarious, at times absurd, and full of heart.

Warning: If you aren’t used to hearing Northern Irish accents, you might want to turn on Netflix’s captions for the first few episodes in order to get the hang of things.

‘Blown Away’

Netflix

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

“Blown Away” is one of Netflix’s original reality show competitions, and it’s by far one of the most interesting made yet. Glass artists from around the world compete in a gigantic warehouse studio to make various thematic sculptures and functional pieces.

You’ll learn more about the intricacies of glasswork, find yourself rooting for various artists, and gasp when carefully constructed pieces of delicate glass fall to the floor and shatter partway through the challenge time.

Read more: The 43 best Netflix original TV shows this year so far, ranked

‘The OA’

Nicola Goode/Netflix

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

One of Netflix’s most divisive series, “The OA,” was cancelled this week. But in the wake of this news, the show’s dedicated fan base has taken on a new life — and even developed a conspiracy theory which posits that the show isn’t really cancelled at all.

Though incomplete, the story told in the first two seasons of “The OA” is worth experiencing for yourself, if only to be part of the growing conversation around this unique show.

Read more: Why superfans are convinced Netflix’s cancellation of ‘The OA’ is a fakeout that plays into the mind-melting season 2 cliff-hanger

‘Documentary Now’

IFC

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 21

Comedic and documentarian inclinations collide on the satirical “Documentary Now” series. Pulling narratives and themes from your favorite documentary films, this show puts a sardonic and witty spin on a familiar format.

“SNL” alums Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, and Seth Meyers have struck gold with this mockumentary series, and you don’t want to skip it.

‘Skins’

Company Pictures

Read more: What 41 actors who were killed on ‘Game of Thrones’ are doing now

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 61

This British teen drama series not only costars some of your “Game of Thrones” favorites like Hannah Murray (Gilly), Joe Dempsie (Gendry), and Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm), but is one of the original young-adult shows which explored issues of mental health, teen sex, and substance abuse.

For more Netflix options, read INSIDER’s list of the best films you can stream this week.