Game of Thrones, Pretty Little Liars and Orange Is the New Black are just a few of the TV shows that are on break right now. What better way to do while waiting for your favorite shows to come back than to add more shows to your must-watch list? Because clearly, everyone has time for that!
Here are 8 shows that deserve your attention on iflix — or at least until your favorite TV shows come back.
8. Mom
- Genre
- Comedy | Romance
- Status
- Season 1 – 2; On break, returns November 5, 2015
- Synopsis
- Christy, a newly sober single mom, tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley. While she's starting her new life, her mother Bonnie comes along who is also recovering from alcohol and drug addiction and is trying to work on her relationship with daughter Christy. Moreover, Christy's teenage daughter Violet who she got when she was 16, is also going to be a teen mom. Despite all this, Christy tries to be positive and stay on the path of recovery.
- Why watch this
- The show consists of good laughs here and there but it actually tackles real-life issues where viewers would be able to get lessons from after each episodes.
7. Secrets and Lies
- Genre
- Crime | Drama
- Status
- Season 1; On break, returns in 2016
- Synopsis
- A family man, Ben Crawford, becomes the prime murder suspect of a dead young boy when he finds the body. Ben has no choice but to try to find the real killer since his marriage, kids, reputation and sanity are all at risk.
- Why watch this
- Includes a lot of surprises, twists, intrigue and has a lot of intense scenes.
6. Nurse Jackie
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- Genre
- Comedy | Drama
- Status
- Season 1 – 7; Ended
- Synopsis
- Comedy meets drama in this show where a strong-willed woman deals with a substance-abuse problem in order to balance her demanding job in a New York City hospital and her complicated life.
- Why watch this
- If you like Grey's Anatomy, Nurse Jackie is such, on steroids. It's a dramedy (drama + comedy) which makes every episode deep and funny.
5. Elementary
- Genre
- Crime | Drama | Mystery
- Status
- Season 1 – 3; On break, returns November 5, 2015
- Synopsis
- A modern take on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic character, Sherlock Holmes, who is a detective now living in present-day Manhattan. It stars Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson which they find out that they make a good team and are soon figuring out some of NYPD's most difficult cases.
- Why watch this
- Solving crimes, crimes, and more crimes — in the contemporary time. Who doesn't love that?
4. Awkward
- Genre
- Comedy | Drama | Romance
- Status
- Season 1 – 5; Ongoing
- Synopsis
- A comedy series about a teen, Jenna Hamilton, who suddenly finds herself in the spotlight after an accident which is clearly a misunderstanding. The show is a narration via Jenna's blog posts which captures the number of humiliating situations as she copes with her high school life. From a top secret relationship with a popular athlete to constantly being mocked by a cheerleader, Jenna's awkward moments become small steps to achieving surprising changes in her life.
- Why watch this
- Reminisce the awkward days of when you were a teen and how you've actually managed to get through it. *sings started from the bottom now we're here*
3. The Killing
- Genre
- Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
- Status
- Season 1 – 4; Ended
- Synopsis
- The story unfolds through the eyes of Sarah Linden, a detective of the Seattle Police Department, who must mentor Detective Stephen Holder, a former narcotics cop. While they have different investigative styles — she's by-the-book, he's freewheeling — they manage to work together when they find the body of Rosie Larsen in the trunk of a car underwater.
- Why watch this
- If you love the nitty-gritty of investigating crime scenes, you have a couple of seasons to watch. Each episode is beautifully made to convince its audience a different suspect for the crime. You're inner detective will thank you for it.
2. Fargo
- Genre
- Crime | Drama | Thriller
- Status
- Season 1; On break, returns October 12, 2015
- Synopsis
- A manipulative man, Lorne Malvo, meets a small town insurance salesman, Lester Nygaard, and changes his life forever by convincing the latter to get involved in the search for a killer. The series is based on the 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name and features the same trademark humor and "Minnesota nice" that made the feature film popular.
- Why watch this
- The cinematography is spot-on and the acting is sensational. It combines all the best qualities of good shows — has the Game of Thrones feel to it wherein you don't know who will live since a lot of people die.
1. Mr. Robot
- Genre
- Action | Crime | Drama
- Status
- Season 1; On break, returns in 2016
- Synopsis
- A young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from anxiety disorder is a cyber-security tech by day and a hacker by night. He is recruited by a mysterious leader of an underground group of hackers to join their organization. His job? To bring down companies in America including the one he's paid to protect in the hopes of wiping off 70% of all the debt in the world.
- Why watch this
- We've all dreamed of becoming excellent hackers sometime in our lives, right? If you like 'Person of Interest,' you'd love Mr. Robot as well since both main characters are software geniuses.
Sources: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, TV.com, TV Guide, iflix
