Best dramas on Netflix

Ordinary men and women are recruited to turn the tide on illegal drug smuggling in the early 1990s Britain in a gripping six-part drama inspired by an untold true story. The Thatcher government is losing the war with the drugs gangs and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise needs to think outside the box to turn the tide. Bureaucrat Blake (Douglas Hodge) agrees to an outlandish idea: a top-secret training programme for normal Customs employees to go undercover and infiltrate Britain's most dangerous drug cartels. They will be given only basic training to build new identities - their so-called legends - incorporating some of their real lives to help them retain facts and figures. Working under the leadership of Don (Steve Coogan), nervous recruits Bailey (Aml Ameen), Carter (Tom Hughes), Erin (Jasmine Blackborow), Guy (Tom Burke) and Kate (Hayley Squires) prepare to take the starring roles in one of the most remarkable criminal investigations conducted.

Haunted by his past and hunted by his enemies, a Special Forces veteran fights to keep a teenage girl alive on the deadly streets of Rio de Janeiro.

When a young mother from a sheltered cult crosses paths with a mysterious stranger, she embarks on a risky affair that awakens desires and dark secrets.

Return of the revenge comedy drama, starring Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan.

Celebrated Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbo introduced homicide detective Harry Hole in his 1997 book The Bat and has written a further 12 mysteries featuring the anti-hero. A gritty nine-part thriller immortalises the brilliant but tormented character on screen in a ferocious battle of wits against a supposed colleague. Harry (Tobias Santelmann) has always been clear which side of the law he operates on and he maintains that focus as he pursues a serial killer. However, ethical lines of the criminal justice system become blurred when Harry goes head-to-head with his long-time adversary, corrupt detective Tom Waaler (Joel Kinnaman). Harry struggles with his demons as he vows to bring Waaler to justice, at an unacceptably high personal cost.

Based on the acclaimed novel by Julia May Jonas, Vladimir is a seductive eight-part thriller of desire and betrayal starring Rachel Weisz, Leo Woodall and John Slattery. The nameless protagonist (Weisz), who breaks the fourth wall to speak directly to camera and share her innermost thoughts, is middle-aged wife and mother, who has worked for years as a teacher at small liberal arts college. Her marriage to her husband John (Slattery) is stagnating so when a new teacher, Vladimir (Woodall), arrives at the college, the heroine's world spins off its axis. She develops an all-consuming obsession with her colleague and recklessly pursues this fixation at the expense of her marriage and job.

The period drama returns for a fourth season. It’s the turn of Benedict Bridgerton to find love this series, but will his encounter with a Lady in Silver lead to his happily ever after?

Three lifelong pals embark on a chaotic quest to solve the mystery of their old friend's suspicious death and keep their own dark secret under wraps.

A former ice dancer returns to the rink with an exciting new partner while holding onto feelings for her old one - her first love

Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent investigates a murder plot at a 1925 country house party after a prank turns deadly and changes lives forever