House

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, House is available in Australia on Netflix and Disney Plus, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu right now. 8 seasons in, and the quality has not slipped. A 9/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Hugh Laurie anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Available now on Netflix — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, House earns its spot. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — House earns every emotional beat it goes for. Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. The performances from Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It ran for 8 seasons (2004–2012), and the writing holds up across every one of them. What elevates House is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It sustains a level of quality that very few manage to hold onto all the way through.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in House. If you have already watched Olive Kitteridge, House is a natural next step. 8 seasons gives the story real room to develop. Hugh Laurie carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

House wrapped up in 2012, created by David Shore — and 8 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.