Netflix viewers say this drama is the “best” on the streaming platform – and it’s so good it has them rewatching it over and over again. So have you checked this out yet?
Andie MacDowell is also part of the cast in the series(Image: RICARDO HUBBS/NETFLIX)
Looking for a Netflix series that’ll have you glued to your seats until the crack of dawn? Some shows are simply so binge-worthy that you can’t resist watching the entire season before midnight.
Thankfully Netflix is so good for new shows, with the streaming giant releasing fresh TV series and movies every single week. New content is added almost daily with multiple major original shows dropping on a weekly basis. Now if you’re on the hunt for something binge-worthy, we might have just the drama series for you. But we’re warning you, it’s so good, viewers say they have to rewatch it after binging it the first time.
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Social media is often a great place for recommendations as just recently Reddit users couldn’t help but praise Maid, a 10-episode drama available to watch now.
The post began: “Please recommend any good gripping limited series on Netflix. As most of the series have a good start and as they progress they get deviation. How is the Burroughs is it good to watch?”
Many raced to the comments section to mention Maid as one wrote: “It’s a fantastic short series. It’s one of the best I’ve seen on Netflix.” While another added: “I second this, incredible show.”
A third commented: “The emotions! Best thing to ever come out of Netflix.” And a fourth chimed in: “I agree. I just rewatched and it was even better the second viewing!”
What is Maid about?
The Netflix limited series is a 10-episode drama about Alex, a young mum who flees an emotionally abusive relationship with her partner Sean.
Inspired by Stephanie Land’s best-selling memoir, Maid: Harm Work, Low Pay and a Mother’s Will to Survive, it chronicles her real-life experience working as a housecleaner while living on a government assistance and striving to write and attend college.
This series centres Alexandra “Alex” Russell, played by Margaret Qualley, who finds work with a low-wage cleaning company to support herself and her two-year-old Maddie while facing severe financial instability and homelessness.
She leaves her partner Sean Boyd (Nick Robinson) as she also deals with a complex, unpredictable mother (Andie MacDowell) who tries to break toxic cycles to build a safe future for her daughter.
The limited-series, which dropped on Netflix on October 1, 2021, had been viewed by an estimated 67 million households, becoming the streaming giant’s fourth most-watched shows that year.
In the streaming rankings for the week of October 4-10, 2021, Maid doubled its viewing time from the previous week and climbed to second place behind Squid Game, which released a month before, with 1.9 billion minutes of viewing time.
You can watch all 10 episodes of the Maid on Netflix UK now.