The 10 Best Netflix Series to Learn English

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Learn English With TV Series


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Aw yeah, guys! What's going on? Today I have  a much requested lesson for you about the 10  
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Best Series on Netflix to learn English with. So one of the amazing things that Netflix has  
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brought to us is just a whole world  of programs in different languages,  
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which really wasn't possible before. Before we were at the mercy of whatever  
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they were putting on TV, which normally was  just in our native language. And another really  
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great thing about this is the sheer variety  of different shows that we find on Netflix. 
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So the great thing here is that if  you need to learn vocabulary about  
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virtually any subject there's probably some  series on Netflix to help you to do it,  
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and a really helpful way to do this is to try  something that you haven't watched before. 
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So for example you could try a reality  show or a docu-series and maybe you  
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want to focus on a very specific accent.  Maybe you're learning Australian English.  
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Well the search function of Netflix is  fantastic for this, because you can look up  
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Australian TV shows and find some TV series  that's going to help you to focus on that accent. 
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So in today's list I'm just  focusing on Netflix Originals,  
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because the programming in every country is a  little bit different but Netflix Originals tend  
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to be available in every single one. So this will make sure that they are  
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available to you and I'll also focus  on a variety of different programs,  
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so that you can be sure you'll find something  that you love in this list. Let's get into it!
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So this is a hilarious sitcom, and the  story is very different than the series  
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that we normally learn with, like Friends,  The Big Bang Theory and even Modern Family. 
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So it's about a girl who is tricked into  living in an underground shelter because  
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she thought that the apocalypse came. But then  she escapes and tries to start living a normal  
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life in New York City. Obviously she can't escape  her past though and many hilarious moments ensue.  
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And you may even recognize the main  actress if you are a fan of The Office.
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So if you love comedies this is  definitely a great one to give a try.
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All right now going in a very  different direction from the  
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first one this one has a very intense plot.  
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Because it's about the story of the 13 Reasons Why  a high school girl decided to take her own life.
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Now it focuses on the subject of bullying  in high schools in the United States  
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and it's actually really great for  learning vocabulary related to that.  
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However I wouldn't really recommend the seasons  past the first one. I thought the first one was  
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really the best one by far, and actually if  you want to get a taste of that we made a  
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lesson with it a while back and you can find that  clicking up here or down the description below. 
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Now before we move on to the next series, to  number eight, I wanna let you know that if  
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you are new here every single week  we make fun lessons like this one,  
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to help you understand fast speaking natives  without getting lost, without missing the  
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All right let's go back to a lighter  one. This one is from Matt Groening,  
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the creator of The Simpsons, so if you enjoy  that one you'll probably also love this one.
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It's really funny, I laugh a lot every  single time I watch it and it's a really  
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great one for you if you want to learn magical  vocabulary, which is useful if you enjoy books  
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like Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, for example. Now I would mention another series as well that's  
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a little bit similar called Big Mouth. Now the  reason that I didn't say this as a principle one  
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on this list is because it has very dirty humor,  so if you're easily offended might not be for you,  
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but my ribs actually hurt watching that  one. So you might like that one as well,  
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so if you like animated series and you need a  laugh those are really great ones to give a watch.
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Now if you have Netflix I bet you probably  already watched this one but just in case you  
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didn't I already talked about this one in the Top  Series of 2020 video. Let's see what I said there.
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Now guys this one is super entertaining, it's  fun and it is definitely a must watch that you  
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can catch on Netflix. Now the reason that I love  this one is because it's super unique in that it  
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kind of is a nostalgia of the 80's first of all.  You know I was born in the 80s I grew up with a  
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lot of the pop culture of that era, so if you're  similar that you grew up with these things you're  
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definitely going to love that aspect of it. But  even if you didn't it's got a fresh young cast  
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and one of the things that makes it really great  is that you're kind of waiting for monsters to pop  
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out, so it's kind of a thriller and then at the  same time it blends in elements of comedy. So I  
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think this kind of combination kind of keeps it  entertaining throughout the entire first season.
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By the way if you want to be able to understand  any of the series on this list then we can help  
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you to do it even without the subtitles. The best  way to start is with our FREE 3-Part Masterclass.  
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Now in this Masterclass you're going  to learn the 3 Principles to being able  
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to understand natives at any speed. Which are  Vocabulary, Pronunciation and Cultural Context.  
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So you can try that absolutely FREE  looking up here or down description below.
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Now this is a docu-series  featuring actor Zac Efron,  
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and it's all about exploring different  healthy and renewable ways to live.
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And what I absolutely love about this one is that  you get to experience so many unique and amazing  
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places around the world. Just for an example  in the first one he travels to Iceland to learn  
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about renewable energy. And this isn't really a  topic that I thought I would find so interesting,  
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but in the end I found it fascinating and the  really great thing is that you not only learn  
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about things like this, but you also get to learn  about the local culture of these different places.  
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And of course one of my favorite topics the food,  and speaking of food let's move on to number five.
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Hey so if you want to learn vocabulary for  cooking this one is hands down fantastic. Or  
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maybe you just want to improve your skills in the  kitchen. Either way just like down to earth this  
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one takes us all around the world to meet some  of the most exceptional chefs on the planet. 
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Now for me food is definitely one  of my favorite parts of traveling,  
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and when I travel I always like  to try the local specialties.
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So this is a great way to do it virtually  especially with Covid. And another bonus  
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is that you can learn some words in different  languages, like French, Italian or even Swedish.
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Alright so just being completely honest I haven't  seen the original Narcos -it's on my list-  
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but I absolutely loved Narcos Mexico. It's  based on a true story, which I think makes  
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it even more interesting to kind of learn how  this unraveled and stuff, because I had heard  
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about it in the news when I was younger,  and this is a really great one for any of  
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you that are looking for a series that's more  exciting, that kind of follows a police drama,  
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also trying to catch the criminals and  obviously any vocabulary related to that.
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Now I think one of the ones that makes  this one really interesting is that you'll  
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hear both Spanish and English. And as I speak  both of them I really like that aspect of it,  
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that it's kind of bilingual. Even  if you don't speak Spanish though,  
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of course there's subtitles in English  and if you want to learn a little bit  
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then that's going to be a great way! You'll  kind of be killing two birds with one stone.
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All right, so let's move far away  from Mexico over to Jolly Old England,  
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I'm actually currently watching this one,  because season four just came out and I'm  
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absolutely fascinated by it. It's all about the  history of Elizabeth II, how she came to power  
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and all about her family as well, the Royal  Family, which I'm sure you have heard about.  
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And this is really great because it's actually  based on true events, much like Narcos Mexico,  
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so you get to learn a lot about British history,  and culture. And I've actually been learning also  
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some different words that are different in British  and American English. And furthermore for you as  
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an English learner I think that the queen's  English is really easy to understand, so if  
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you're working on your British accent at all,  that can be another really great benefit of it.
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Now one of the things that I'm  loving about this current season  
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is that it's actually starting to catch up  to things that happened during my lifetime.  
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So I'm really kind of curious to see how they're  going to depict some of those more recent events.
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Now I actually just recently watched this one, and  it's actually been one of my favorites so far that  
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I've seen in 2020. There are four seasons so far  I believe, and if you love Game of Thrones then  
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this is definitely a must watch for you. Now it starts off a little bit slow,  
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but if you hang in there I guarantee  you're going to love it, because every  
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single season gets better than the last. Now it's all about the history of England,  
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kind of similar to The Crown, but going  much further back. So it's about how the  
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vikings actually invaded the Island and how  England eventually became a unified nation.
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And if you enjoyed this one another really  great one that didn't quite make this list  
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but that is kind of similar is The Witcher,  so definitely check that out as well.
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However down to number one, and  I absolutely love this one guys,  
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so this is a fascinating series  from the creators of The Matrix.  
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And if you consider yourself a Global Citizen,  I know you're going to love it too, because  
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it's about eight people from different corners  of the Globe, that are somehow interconnected.  
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So they're actually able to share each other's  knowledge, skills and even communicate between  
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one another. And they help each other out in  different ways in their lives, and then kind of  
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together they're fighting an evil organization  that's trying to kill people like them. 
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Now this one was really beautifully done. I loved  kind of this feeling of getting to experience  
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different parts of the world, different cultures  and getting to hear these different languages.  
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And really with this one I was just disappointed  that it didn't last longer. It's just two seasons,  
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so definitely check that out. I think  that it's a hard series to beat.
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Alright guys, that's the list. I hope that  you will find a series that you will adore  
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watching, that you will love learning English  with, that will help you to keep it fun,  
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natural and convenient. So if there  were any that you felt that I missed,  
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that should have been on this list, then why  don't you let us know down in the comments  
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below because this will help other learners to  find other great series to learn English with. 
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And now it's time to go beyond the  classroom and leave your English. Aww yeah!!
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