These will be your new obsessions.
We’ve come a long way since reality shows consisted of footage of contestants sleeping and talent shows that were filmed in the conference rooms in airport hotels.
Yes, reality TV has been an ever-growing genre of entertainment in the last few decades to the point where we are totally spoilt for choice. Want to watch a show about competitive flower arranging? It’s there. Want to see women in labour compete in a quiz show for cash prizes? That exists too.
However, with so much choice, sometimes it can be hard to find something you’ll actually like.
Well, Netflix has a serious selection of reality shows and some of them are absolute gems.
Here are six we’d recommend binge watching.
1. Girls Incarcerated: Young and Locked Up
Plot: Fights, friendship, dating, rules. Teenage life is full of drama. But behind bars, the stakes are so much higher.
2. Queer Eye
Plot: An all-new Fab Five advise men on fashion, grooming, food, culture and design in this modern reboot of the Emmy Award-winning reality series.
3. Cheapest Weddings
Plot: Couples on a tiny budget try to ensure that the day of their wedding turns out to be the magical experience they always dreamed it would be.
4. RuPaul’s Drag Race
Plot: Celebrity drag queen RuPaul hosts this elimination-style reality contest that’s one part America’s Next Top Model and two parts fabulous.
5. Project Runway
Plot: Aspiring fashion designers compete in challenges that test their ingenuity, reveal their personal aesthetics and determine who’s in – and who’s out.
6. Jack Whitehall: Travels with my Father
Plot: Jovial comic Jack Whitehall invites his stuffy father, Michael, to travel with him through Southeast Asia in an attempt to strengthen their bond.
