Netflix made its first foray into original content with Lilyhammer back in February 2012. A few years, some more successful original series and 10 Emmy Awards later, and the online streaming platform has emerged as one of the most respected and acclaimed creators of original TV content today.
Season 3 of House of Cards, one of Netflix's first original series, premieres Feb. 27, but that's not all Netflix has in store for TV fans. The company has already set premiere dates for four more shows coming up between now and May, and there are even more original series slated to hit the online streaming platform later this year. Here are 13 Netflix Original Series you're going to want to make room for in your queue.
1. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tina Fey teams up again with fellow 30 Rock showrunner Robert Carlock to bring us this quirky comedy starring Ellie Kemper of The Office and Bridesmaids fame. Kemper plays the titular character, a young woman rescued from a doomsday cult who chooses to start life anew in New York while trying to get her aspiring Broadway star roommate Titus (Tituss Burgess) to follow his dreams and keep her cougar employer Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski) from falling apart. This comedy, premiering on Netflix March 6, 2015, will definitely make you laugh, but it also might make you miss 30 Rock.
2. Bloodline
Bloodline, premiering on Netflix March 20, 2015, sounds a lot like August: Osage County, but it's possibly less depressing and way more thrilling, even if Sam Shepard also stars in this show. The series revolves around the Rayburn family, whose world gets completely rocked when the oldest brother and black sheep of the clan returns home. This cast is star-studded, but Kyle Chandler's return to TV will especially make you squeal.
3. Marvel's Daredevil
Any movie or TV show Marvel cranks out is automatically exciting, and Daredevil is no different. For the uninitiated, Daredevil is the super identity of Matt Murdock, a blind attorney who takes on the task of protecting New York. When it premieres on April 10, 2015, it'll be like an amuse bouche for The Avengers: Age of Ultron hitting movie theaters the following month.
4. Grace and Frankie
Jane Fonda's Grace and Lily Tomlin's Frankie are going to be your new favorite pair of elderly frenemies, after Maggie Smith and Penelope Wilton on Downton Abbey, of course. However, these two have to band together to help each other navigate a new life when their husbands, played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, leave them for each other. With this intriguing premise and the promise of phenomenal acting, you will probably feel nothing but love for Grace and Frankie when it premieres on Netflix May 8, 2015.
5. Marvel's A.K.A. Jessica Jones
When Marvel announced that Krysten Ritter would be playing Jessica Jones in its upcoming series with Netflix, the company announced that the show is slated to premiere this year following Daredevil. However, it's unclear if that's still the case. But whenever A.K.A. Jessica Jones does finally premiere, we'll definitely be ready for it.
11. Popples
If you were an '80s kid, you probably had a thing for Popples, the multi-colored critters that turned into fluffy balls of delight. Well, they're back, and they're coming to Netflix next year to entertain a whole new batch of children.
12. Chef's Table
Netflix is getting into the reality TV, oh excuse me, docu-series game with Chef's Table, which will give viewers a glimpse into chefs from around the world, who they are and what they cook. This show is probably best watched with dinner.
13. Club de Cuervos
Netflix's first Spanish-language series will be filmed entirely in Mexico and give a satirical look at the world of professional futbol (that's soccer, in case you didn't know). We'll have to wait and see if this Netflix Original Series will have us saying, "Gooooooooaaaaaaaaaalllllll!"
