Binge-watching Netflix is frowned upon, but it is also absolutely necessary when boredom strikes and procrastination is the only option. We’re in the last days of the semester and finding fun activities to do this summer is on everyone’s radar. However, being a broke college student isn’t only a theory, it is a way of life and reality for many students. Luckily, a summer of binge-watching Netflix original shows can also be considered fun. Let’s face it, binge-watching shows on Netflix is the only real way to watch TV in 2016
Although the prices will be raised from $7.99 to $10.99 a month for costumers, the streaming service will remain affordable and offer new Netflix Original TV shows and movies throughout the summer.
Here are a few shows to start watching, or catch up on, over the summer break.
The Return of Chelsea Handler:
Earlier this year, funny girl Chelsea Handler released a series of documentary style shows exclusively on Netflix called, “Chelsea Does..”
This May she will began a new talk show, which is set to be the only show of it’s kind to hit Netflix.
Grace and Frankie Season 2: May 6th
Our favorite geriatric party girls are back! Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin return as Grace and Frankie whose lives have been turned upside down after their husbands decide to divorce them…and marry each other.
Bloodline, Season 2: May 27th
The blood runs deep in the Florida Keys. A group of adult siblings stifle through family secrets, old enemies, and a whole lot of drama. The Rayburn family definitely keeps it real with each other, and everyone else.
Orange is the New Black, Season 4: June 17th
The women at Litchfield penitentiary are up to their old shenanigans! If this season is anything like the past three, there will be plenty of drama, laughter, and Crazy Eyes.
Stranger Things, Season 1: July 15th
Winona Rider is sure to steal the show with her performance in the first season on the Netflix original series. The show is set in the 1980’s, and centers around the disappearance of a young child from Indiana.
The Get Down, Season 1: August 12th
Following a group of teenagers through the birth of a music genre, this new drama sheds light the growth and development of Hip Hop in New York City throughout the 1970’s. The show has been widely anticipated for over a year, since the first trailer was released nearly a year ago. Many Hip Hop artists are collaborating on the project, including Rap legend Nas.
To get a full list of the original shows and movies premiering this summer, and some vintage classics that will also be available, you can visit Netflix.com