Top 10 Best Dramas to Stream Online on Netflix in October

The Best Dramas on Netflix Now 

Are you a fan of riveting dramas? If so, you’ve in the right place. Netflix has a large array of gripping and lighthearted dramas that you can choose from. If you’re not sure where to start, we’ve curated a handy list of some of the best Netflix offerings to get your binge on. 

1. Away 

Starring two-time Oscar winner, Hilary Swank, this series follows an astronaut that leaves her family and life behind to spearhead a mission to Mars. 

2. Ratched 

A prequel to Ken Kesey’s novel – The One That Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Ratched follows Mildred, a talented nurse who starts her new role at a Californian psychiatric hospital. 

3. The Duchess 

This comedic drama features Canadian stand-up comedian Katherine Ryan and is loosely based on her own personal experiences in London as a single mother. 

4. The Politician 

The Politician is back for a second season with 16 brand new episodes. Payton Hobart has always dreamed of becoming president of the United States. Before he gets there however, he’ll have to navigate the tricky and political landscape of his own high school. 

5. Sex Education

Set in a British high school, a teenage virgin that lives with his sex therapist mother, works together with a fellow classmate to start their own sexual health clinic in school. 

6. Bodyguard 

The series follows David Budd – a war veteran that now works for London’s Metropolitan Police Service. He’s tasked with protecting the home secretary who is a politician that’s both ambitious and controversial. 

7. Love, Guaranteed 

To keep her law firm from going under, Susan takes on a new client, Nick, who’s suing a dating website for guaranteeing love. As the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick’s feelings for each other. 

8. Criminal 

Another season of Criminal has finally arrived on Netflix and it features four brand new cases. Set within a police interrogation room, London investigators engage in intense psychological games with their suspects to find out the truth. 

9. Enola Holmes 

The movie follows Enola Holmes – Sherlock Holmes’s sister, who sets out to find her mother when she goes missing. Along the way, she outsmarts her brothers, and uses her sleuthing skills to help a runaway lord. 

10. Outlander

Claire Randall has just finished serving in World War II as a British Army nurse and is enjoying life in Scotland with her husband, Frank – an M16 officer that’s about to start a new career as an Oxford historian. All of that changes however, when Claire gets transported to 1743 and into a mysterious world.