Amazon Prime mostly delivers hits, but in a few instances, you end up scrolling forever, trying to recall what you just watched. Amid the noise and popular showsyes, even The Boysthere’s a treasure trove of undervalued series that don’t get half the love that they deserve.
If you’re up to bypassing the hype and discovering some hidden gems, then this list is the one for you. These are 12 under, the, radar Prime Video shows that are worthy of your attentionranked in reverse order for maximum suspense.
12. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
If slow, burning dramas with stunning scenery are your thing, this definitely fits the bill. The plot, set in Australia, tells the tale of Alice, a girl who, after the tragic passing of a family member, moves in with her grandmother, the character being powerfully portrayed by Sigourney Weaver. The show, unfolding on a flower farm that turns into a haven for women, is packed with themes, heartbreak, recovery, and the gaining of strength. The mood is soothingly emotive, and the performances are gorgeous; thus, it stays with you for a long time.
11. Night Sky
Here’s a series that takes its time—deservedly. Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons play an older couple with a very peculiar secret: they have a doorway to another world under their shed. But this is not your run-of-the-mill sci-fi. It’s about love, memory, and the magic of the universe more than explosive alien stuff. Think emotional heart with cosmic fantasy.
10. Tales From the Loop
This one’s a mood: moody, mysterious, and infuriatingly human. Based on the dreamy paintings of Simon Stålenhag, the series stitches together a string of tales in a town where wacky science is simple. Life. Robots, time travel, and heartbreak are hand in hand. It’s slow, sure—but hauntingly so.
9. Patriot
Equal parts spy thriller and absurdist comedy, Patriot is unlike anything else. Michael Dorman plays a reluctant intelligence officer with a side gig as a corporate drone—and a serious talent for sad folk songs. It’s dry, dark, and deeply weird, but once you’re in the groove, it’s addictive. Tragically short-lived at just two seasons, but worth watching.
8. Upload
Based in a near-future in which the afterlife is essentially a virtual vacation resort, Upload combines biting technology satire and rom-com heart. Robbie Amell stars as a recently deceased guy attempting to determine who (or what) murdered him, while trying to navigate the mundanity of in-app shopping and digital capitalistic terrors. Funny, intelligent, and quietly sentimental.
7. The Devil’s Hour
Ever been awoken at 3:33 a.m. out of nowhere? That’s where The Devil’s Hour begins. Jessica Raine stars as Lucy, a woman who’s being haunted by creepy visions—and things only get weirder from there. With Peter Capaldi delivering a sinister, hypnotic turn as a murderer with a past-life connection, this thriller keeps going round in circles right up until the final twist. Creepy, clever, and impossible to anticipate.
6. ZeroZeroZero
Forget glitzy drug soap operas—ZeroZeroZero is raw, worldwide, and unapologetically intense. After one such shipment of cocaine from Mexico to Italy, it provides you with the entire picture of the drug economy, from cartels to middlemen to consumers. It’s gorgeous and grotesque, with documentary-level detail. Imagine Narcos, but grittier and more expansive.
5. Deadloch
This Tasmanian town-set murder mystery turns the tables with feminist humor and quirky charm. Two highly contrasting detectives are paired up to solve a murder, and the outcome is half dark comedy and half old-school whodunit. It’s both absurd and addictive, filled with wacky locals and unexpected twists that will keep you guessing.
4. Harlem
Developed by Girls Trip’s Tracy Oliver, Harlem is the lively, irreverent tale of four friends as they figure out life, love, and careers in New York. It’s real, loud, and full of heart—also Black women and queer voices upfront. It’s got all the friendship emotions of Sex and the City, but with much more flavor and perspective.
3. High School
Based on Tegan and Sara’s memoir, this show is a love letter to teenage angst, grunge-era music, and figuring out your identity. The Gilliland twins bring a quiet, real energy to the screen that makes every scene feel lived-in. It’s one of those shows that doesn’t try too hard—it just gets it. And the soundtrack? Perfect.
2. One Mississippi
Tig Notaro infuses this semi-autobiographical dramedy of loss, family, and small-town strangeness with her characteristic dry humor. Written and starring in the show, set in the wake of losing her mother, Notaro finds a way to make it both devastatingly real and side-splittingly dry at the same time. It’s subtle and moving, with its beat.
1. Catastrophe
Catastrophe is not your typical rom-com: it is messy, honest, and very funny. A pregnancy accident leads the characters played by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney to become a couple, and from their meeting to the finale, it is one big explosion of their chemistry. The script is sharp, the humor is clever, and the touches of emotion are authentic. This show is probably one of the best modern relationship series, if not the very best, by far.
There you have it—twelve shows in plain sight. Prime Video may not necessarily yell about its top content, but believe us, there’s enough to yell about. So forget the usual suggestions and press play on one of these instead. Your weekend binge just got a serious upgrade.