The Top 10 Netflix Originals You Can Watch in One Sitting

These Netflix series are just the right length for an evening's indulgence. Forget the long haul of multi-season sagas; these are the shows you can finish before the sun comes up.

1. The Innocents (2018)

This drama follows June and Harry, two love-struck teenagers who run away from their repressive family lives. But soon enough June discovers she has the ability to shape-shift. The problem is she can only take the form of a person who's in love with her. Their escape turns into a wild journey as they try to control this strange new power while dodging mysterious pursuers who have a vested interest in June's abilities. As secrets about June's past pop up, they have to decide who to trust on their path to freedom.

2. The I-Land (2019)

Ten people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are or how they got there. They stumble through the wilderness, looking for answers and quickly realize this ain't no Survivor episode. This island is out to get them, and not everyone's making it out alive. With each step, they uncover bits of the truth. If you dig suspense and don't mind yelling at characters when they make obviously bad choices, this one's for you.

3. The Stranger (2020)

The Stranger is all about a family man, Adam Price, whose life is turned upside-down when a stranger approaches him revealing a secret about his wife. The show hits the ground running – the stranger drops the bomb and disappears, leaving Adam to piece together the puzzle. As he looks closer into his wife's history, Adam finds out that the foundations of his marriage are built on a lie. But the secrets don't stop with his wife – this stranger has been busy stirring the pot all over town.

4. Maniac (2018)

Maniac is a mind-bending series that marries sci-fi with human psyche. We meet Owen and Annie, two strangers drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that promises to fix everything that's wrong with their lives – no side effects whatsoever. Sounds too good to be true, right? This trial, led by a questionable doctor and a supercomputer with mother issues, sends them on a trippy adventure through different fantasy lives. It's a wild road through lemur chases, 1940s seances, and some kind of elvish quest.

5. The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

We follow the Crain family, who, in the past, lived in what would become the country's most famous haunted house. After a tragic event, they flee, but the house isn't done with them. Years later, the now-adult siblings and their estranged father are pulled back together by another tragedy, and they must confront the ghosts of their past – some figurative, some very, very literal.

6. Unbelievable (2019)

Unbelievable throws you into the harsh reality of crime investigation, tracking the true story of a series of assaults. We meet Marie, a teenager who reports a harrowing experience only to be met with disbelief and the brutal bureaucracy of the police department. Across the country, two detectives, played by Toni Collette and Merritt Wever, are dealing with eerily similar cases and displaying the kind of detective work that'd make Sherlock nod in approval.

7. Godless (2017)

This Western-esque show throws us into the dust and drama of the 1880s American West. La Belle, a town governed mainly by women after a mining disaster, becomes the focus of this gritty drama when Roy Goode, an outlaw on the run from his boss-cum-father figure, Frank Griffin, finds refuge there. What follows is a tale steeped in shootouts, treachery, and the quest for redemption.

8. Alias Grace (2017)

Alias Grace is the complicated story of Grace Marks, a maid convicted of murder in 19th century Canada. This is no straightforward tale, as the show weaves through Grace's account of her life before and after the crime, with a psychologist trying to untangle her memories. Is she innocent? Guilty? Insane? The layers of her story unravel slowly, keeping you guessing at every turn.

9. Collateral (2018)

Collateral is a contemporary thriller set in London, and it starts with a bang – quite literally. A pizza delivery guy is shot dead, and what seems like a random killing soon spirals into a complex web of interconnected stories. Carey Mulligan steps up as the detective in charge, uncovering not just a murder but a tangle of corruption, political intrigue, and the dark side of immigration issues.

10. Safe (2018)

When his daughter goes missing, Tom, played by Michael C. Hall (yep, Dexter himself), discovers that his idyllic community is a hotbed of dark deeds and even darker secrets. The search digs up neighbors' hidden lives, unearths lies, and reveals that no one's home is as "safe" as it appears. The suspense ratchets up with every episode.