Former viral memes, adapted ‘80s YA classics, and musical dramedies round out EW’s list of the 18 best family shows on Netflix.

It was on Christmas Day that Netflix itself confirmed the event was coming back on both its UK and US social accounts. It comes with a new name, though, WHAT NEXT, and was posted alongside a trailer with the caption: “Your Future is on its way. #WhatNext Jan 7, 2026.” On the YouTube upload, they still use the #NextOnNetflix hashtag.

The new Harlan Coben adaptation, Run Away, has debuted high on Netflix's Top 10 list. But is it actually worth watching?

Netflix might have made December 2025 very much the month of Stranger Things, but now that we're into 2026 it has other shows and movies on its mind, at long last. One of the very biggest, of course, is Bridgerton, which has repeatedly smashed records as it's grown season-on-season.

Netflix had a lot of hits in 2025 but it also had plenty of new and returning shows that fell short of the mark.

After a five-year wait, divided into three parts with increased running times, "Stranger Things" finally came to an end. The Duffer brothers' love letter to '80s sci-fi was given a grand sendoff with a 125-minute long final episode that brought an end to the tyrannical reign of Vecna and the prison of the Upside Down.

Stranger Things came to an explosive end last week, but that doesn’t mean Netflix is going to stop milking every last drop of relevancy from the series. A new animated spinoff is coming this Summer, a live-action spinoff has been announced,