19 Of The Best Series On Netflix Ireland (June 2023)

Approach every guide to the best series on Netflix Ireland with caution (including this one).

These guides tend to be an amalgamation of the writers own favourites… as is the case with this one.

I’ve watched my fair share of good series on Netflix Ireland these last few months and more than my fair share of crap ones!

In this guide, I’ll give you a quick insight into my favourites along with their Rotten Tomatoes score.

The best series on Netflix Ireland

Below, you’ll find everything from dark dramas and comedies to a handful of Irish shows on Netflix, like Derry Girls.

There’s series that have been recently added (generally the ones at the top) along with some older shows that are well worth a watch.

1. Informer (80% on Rotten Tomatoes)

If you’re a fan of British crime dramas, this gritty series is well worth sitting down to.

It follows the story of Raza who gets coaxed into becoming a police informer in London.

The story is dark and you can’t help but feel almost protective of Raza as he’s thrown into a clatter of perilous situations.

Related read: Check out our guide to the best Irish movies on Netflix

2. Ozark (82% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Ozark is widely regarded as one of the best series on Netflix Ireland for good reason.

Created by Bill Dubuque who’s known for the likes of The Accountant and The Judge, Ozar stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who moves with his family to a summer resort in the Ozarks.

After a money-laundering scheme goes arseways with a Mexican cartel, Byrde must repay his debt… via a much bigger and much riskier operation.

3. You (91% on Rotten Tomatoes)

You is back for its 4th season of mayhem!

If you’re not familiar with the story, You is a psychological thriller that constantly falls in love with different woman – then things go very, very badly for them and those that surround them.

You’ll want to start this from season one if you haven’t watched it already, as there’s a good bit of follow on from previous seasons.

This is, in our opinion, hands-down the best series on Netflix Ireland at the minute.

4. The Snow Girl (100% on Rotten Tomatoes)

The Snow Girl is one of those series on Netflix Ireland that was recommended to me several times in the last few days.

The reviews are great, but I just couldn’t get into it. The story revolves around the disappearance of a girl in Malaga.

Taken by the story, a journalist embarks on a journey to help the missing child’s parents find her.

5. The Spy (86% on Rotten Tomatoes)

The Spy is a mini series on Netflix Ireland starring Sacha Baron Cohen from Ali G fame.

The plot follows the story of Israel’s top spy, Eli Cohen, and is based on real life events.

It’s set in the years leading up to the Six-Day War in 1967 with Isrrael and Syria and, although slow in the beginning, quickly picks up speed towards the end of episode one.

6. The Alienist (77% on Rotten Tomatoes)

The Alienist is a dark psychological thriller set in 1890s New York.

It follows the likes of Dakota Fanning as they attempt to apprehend a dark figure that’s roaming the city.

I watched this one a couple of months back and it was great from start to finish.

7. Pine Gap (67% on Rotten Tomatoes)

I’ve just finished the first series of Pine Gap to discover there’s no damn second series… not ideal.

This show focuses on Pine Gap, a surveillance station near the town of Alice Springs in Australia.

The station is manned by Australian and American forces and involves plenty of twists and turns.

8. Marcella (70% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Marcella is a bit of a funny one. I loved the first season, wasn’t mad on the second and then loved the third (which happened to be set in Ireland).

The first series kicks-off by showing us Marcella, a retired member of the London Met who returns to work to help the police solve a number of unsolved murders.

Marcella is mentally unstable after a tragic event many years previous and her new team are less than keen to see her returning.

If you’re looking for a good series on Netflix Ireland that’s easy to watch, albeit dark, this is worth considering.

9. Collateral (79% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Collateral is excellent. The only thing that I had against it was that there was only 4 episodes.

It’s set in London and it takes place of four action packed days after a pizza delivery driver is attacked. I’ll let the trail do the rest of the talking!

This is another good series on Netflix Ireland that’s easy to get into and it delivers its fair share of twists and turns.

10. The Law According to Lidia Poët (100% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Inspired by the life of Italy’s first female lawyer, The Law According to Lidia Poët is quickly amassing top-notch reviews.

It follows Poët as she investigates crimes while at the same time fighting to practice law.

11. Baptiste (86% on Rotten Tomatoes)

If you saw the series ‘The Missing’ which aired back in 2014, you might remember the character Julien Baptiste – a French detective.

In ‘Baptiste’, we see Julien recovering from a bran tumour operation. The surgery has hit the detective’s confidence and he believes he no longer has the skills that he was once famous for.

However, the case of a missing child in Amsterdam propels him into the driving seat once again.

Related read: Check out our guide to the best movies on Netflix Ireland

12. Wednesday (72% on Rotten Tomatoes)

This is the last type of series on Netflix Ireland that I ever thought I’d find myself watching, having disliked the original show from back in the day.

However, I was pleasantly surprised and found myself glued to this one from the second or third episode.

The plot follows Wednesday Adams in a coming-of-age horror-mystery series after she’s sent to Nevermore Academy, a private institution for monstrous outcasts.

I really thought I’d hate this one but it was one of the best series on Netflix Ireland that I’ve watched as of late.

13. Top Boy (95% on Rotten Tomatoes)

It’s been around a while now, but this is arguably one of the best series on Netflix Ireland that I’ve watched this autumn/winter.

The show is set in a fictional housing estate in East London where there’s tension between local gangs and those who are trying to live honest lives against the odds.

It focuses on two dealers who are threatened by a young and upcoming hustler. If you’re wondering what to watch on Netflix Ireland tonight that’ll hook you from the get-go, Top Boy is well worth considering.

Related read: Check out our guide to 33 of the best Irish movies of all time

14. Derry Girls (99% on Rotten Tomatoes)

The hilarious Derry Girls was created and written by Lisa McGee and is set in County Derry in Northern Ireland during the 1990s.

Derry Girls is one of the best-reviewed Irish series on Netflix. The Rotten Tomatoes review score at the time of writing is 99%.

The show follows Erin and her friends as they battle the highs and lows of being teenagers in Derry in the 1990s.

15. Unbelievable (98% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Unbelievable is one of the most overlooked shows on Netflix Ireland. It’s an American drama miniseries that stars Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever.

The show revolves around a series of incidents in both Washington State and Colorado. When a teen reports a terrifying experience to police, two female detectives set off to uncover the truth.

16. The Fall (84% on Rotten Tomatoes)

The Fall is an outstanding psychological thriller based in Northern Ireland. It can get a bit intense, dark and gripping, but if that’s your kind of show then you need to start binging this tonight.

The show follows two people, a Northern Ireland native with a dark past and an even darker secret and a female detective who is assigned to catch him.

17. Schitt’s Creek (93% on Rotten Tomatoes)

You’ve likely heard all of the buzz surrounding this award-winning American comedy show.

If you’re not already in love with the series, then start watching it tonight and stick it out past the first few episodes because it only gets better and better.

The story is about a couple who suddenly go bankrupt and are forced to move to a small town named Schitt’s Creek that they once bought as a joke.

If you’re wondering what to watch on Netflix Ireland tonight that’s easy-going, funny and inoffensive…ish – this is a good shout.

18. Power (81% on Rotten Tomatoes)

Power is a US crime drama that was created and produced by Courtney A. Kemp in collaboration with Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson.

The story follows James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a man living a very complicated double life. When St. Patrick isn’t running his nightclub Truth, he’s running a New York City crime empire.

19. The Stranger (91% on Rotten Tomatoes)

The Stranger is a UK thriller series that’s based on a Harlan Coben novel.

The show premiered on Netflix on in January 2020 and it stars Richard Armitage, Siobhan Finneran, Jennifer Saunders and Hannah John-Kamen.

A series of unnerving secrets send Dad Adam Price on a quest to discover the truth about his wife and many of the people closest to him.