Our critic praised the lead performances, saying that Fonda and Tomlin “pull this comedy about 70-somethings back from the brink of ridicule.” (For another lively sitcom about underdog women, watch “GLOW.”)Watch it on Netflix. 19. Set in a magic-filled world where humans, elves and dragons warily coexist, the story follows three younger heroes who are working to bring peace to their land despite dangerous political machinations and the stirrings of war. The success of these characters commercially and critically has given Netflix the confidence to keep creating wonderful content entered on characters whom fans can love. Overall, this list tries to account for the impact of a character on Netflix, importance in his or her show, and role in pop culture today. *The "The Top Netflix Characters of 2019 (So Far)" is based on character votes in TV Time from 1/1/19-7/9/19. (For more Emmy-winning drama, watch the Netflix original “Ozark,” about white collar money-laundering in Missouri. As the two narrative strands come together, the story becomes increasingly tense. Millie Bobby Brown "Eleven" Stranger Things. The Netflix series “The Haunting of Bly Manor” is the latest of many screen adaptations of “The Turn of the Screw.” Pictured, from left: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Victoria Pedretti, Rahul Kohli, Amelia Eve and Amelie Smith (backround). This story of geeky Indiana teenagers fighting off an invasion of extra-dimensional creatures from “the Upside-Down” has the look and feel of a big summer blockbuster from 30 years ago — “a tasty trip back to that decade and the art of eeriness,” our critic noted, but “without excess.” (If you prefer ’90s teen nostalgia, try “Everything Sucks.”)Watch it on Netflix. Just because Marvel’s The Punisher is over doesn’t mean we have to stop liking Frank Castle! The plot in “Unorthodox” is split between the furor back home over Esty’s departure and her tentative steps abroad toward living freely and thinking for herself. Kiernan Shipka "Sabrina Spellman" Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The 50 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now. )Watch it on Netflix, The writer-producer team of Robert and Michelle King (“The Good Wife”) have made one of TV’s most charmingly bizarre mystery series with “Evil,” an offbeat examination into the culture-changing effects of fervent faith, religious and otherwise. That one mission leads to unexpected complications and further side operations, some of them involving the hero’s going undercover with his adversaries. In 1999, our critic complained that the pilot episode was “sometimes smart, sometimes stupid, eventually gooey and, despite its sharp cast, not often entertaining.” And then “The West Wing” went on to win 26 Emmys. But with his philosophical digressions and fantastical comic inventions, the creator, Michael Schur, keeps viewers guessing all the way to the clever and emotional series finale. Netflix adds original programming at such a steady clip that it can be hard to keep up with which of its dramas, comedies and reality shows are must-sees. Show” creators, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, were clearly inspired by Monty Python, as evidenced by their Netflix series “w/Bob & David.”)Watch it on Netflix. 9. Robert Sheehan "Klaus Hargreeves" The Umbrella Academy. From left, Joaquín Cosio, J.J. Soria and Carlos Santos in a scene from the bilingual dramedy “Gentefied.”, Creatures do their thing in “Night on Earth.”, Jane Fonda, left, and Lily Tomlin in a scene from “Grace and Frankie.”, John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer in “The Office.”. Special low-light cameras give this six-part nature documentary a look and feel unlike that of any other show of its kind. The strong cast is led by Keith David as Bishop James Greenleaf, an inspiring pastor whose propensity for sin challenges his warring children, who debate whether the good he does justifies his mistakes. Our critic wrote, “It is remarkable how much suspense and psychological drama the show squeezes out of cabinet shuffles and health-care-reform bills in a small Scandinavian nation.” (For an equally addicting political thriller about a different era and country, stream “Babylon Berlin.”)Watch it on Netflix, The political machinations and personality clashes inside a predominately Black megachurch generate the drama in “Greenleaf,” a soapy-but-realistic story about how one powerful Memphis family balances its Christian faith and worldly desires. The Northern Irish playwright Lisa McGee pulls some bawdy coming-of-age comedy out of her own experience of growing up in Londonderry in the early ’90s, during a time of intense sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants. Our critic called it “delicious and dizzyingly arch.” (For another colorful, conceptually daring look at working class folks with artistic aspirations, stream “The Get Down.”)Watch it on Netflix. Our critic wrote, “Mr. Lucifer Morningstar is a fictional character and the protagonist of the TV series Lucifer.He is portrayed by Tom Ellis. The plot is full of stunning twists, though “Dark” is more quietly contemplative than thrilling. Thankfully, after Netflix canceled ODAAT the whole Alvarez family found a new home with Pop TV. Netflix Life Madness Sweet 16: 1. A bad guy? )Watch it on Netflix. A Times article about the creators called it “a response to the world as the Kings see it.” (For another offbeat supernatural procedural, watch “Lucifer.”)Watch it on Netflix, Like the podcast of the same name, the documentary series “Song Exploder” has musicians describing in detail what went into the recording of some of their best-known work. (At the time, our critic called it “Bracingly funny.”) Before long, the show’s creator, Dan Harmon, started playing around with the structure and style of “Community” episodes, making the show at once aggressively postmodern and unusually personal. 7. A stellar supporting cast — including Tituss Burgess as Kimmy’s perpetually jobless roommate, Carol Kane as her activist landlord and Jane Krakowski as her overprivileged boss — brings range to this show’s unusually sunny, zingy vision of 2010s New York.