Netflix India: 5 original shows to start the bingefest

Now that Netflix is in India, every weekend promises to be a binge-fest. Confused about how to kick-start your weekend-with-Netflix? Here are the top 5 Netflix original shows that you must, must stream.

Plus, enjoying all this for free in the first month makes it even more awesome. Here you go, with the trailers:

Marvel's Jessica Jones

Marvel's Jessica Jones is everything you want to watch. Starring Krysten Ritter in the lead, the show is about Ritter who starts her own detective agency when her superhero career is over.

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The show went back on-air in November 2015 and garnered accolades for Ritter's performance as well as for its approach to sensitive topics including rape and assault.

House of Cards

If politics is your thing, then House of Cards is the ultimate show for you. Starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, the show captures manipulation, deceit, diplomacy and power-play in an amazing manner. This American political drama is an adaptation of BBC's mini series of the same name. It has won an Emmy as well.

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House of Cards is set in present day Washington DC and tracks the life of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) a Democrat, who hatches a plan to attain the pinnacle of power, aided by his wife Claire Underwood (Robin Wright).

House Of Cards will be available in India soon.

Narcos

The show is based on the true story of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. Reportedly, at one point, Escobar smuggled almost 80 per cent of cocaine in the United States.

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Wagner Moura convincingly essays the character of Escobar.

Daredevil

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This nerve-racking show is best for a thrilling Sunday afternoon. It is a story of a visually challenged man (Charlie Cox) who is an attorney in the day and vigilante in the night. An adaptation of Marvel's Daredevil, the first season of the show premiered in April 2015 and the second season is due to premiere on 18 March, 2016.

Making A Murderer

Interesting fact: This series was filmed over the course of 10 years!

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IMDb describes its best - "Making a Murderer is an unprecedented real-life thriller about Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime. Set in America's heartland, the series takes viewers inside a high-stakes criminal case where reputation is everything and things are never as they appear."

This will have you glued to the couch, for sure.

Happy binge-watching!