At times, it might seem like playing a game of chance with the offerings on Prime Video; on certain days, it is teeming with phenomenal titles, whereas on others, one has to keep scrolling without knowing which one to start. These headline shows get most of the attention (and indeed, The Boys is worthy of it), but there are numerous obscure series that don’t get the buzz and are just quietly there. These undercover gems are clever, fearless, and, as a matter of fact, very addictive, and their acknowledgment should have been way beyond what they have received up till now.
If going beyond the obvious options and looking for something really unique to watch is your intention, then this list will be the perfect fit for you. We’ve gathered 12 lesser-known Prime Video shows that you shouldn’t miss, and the answer is affirmative; we are numbering them individually.
12. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
If you love stories that touch your heart deeply and are surrounded by gorgeous nature, then this is certainly the story for you. Situated in the land down under, the show is very leisurely unfolding and depicts the life of Alice, who, after a terrible loss, decides to move in with her grumpy but witty grandmother, which is a great performance by Sigourney Weaver. A story about a flower farm which is also a refuge for women, the series is thematic of the human experience in terms of being painful, yet resilient, and eventually healing. It is a very emotional and beautiful performance, and the feeling stays with you for a long time after the episode.
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 bizarre, 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
Don’t be fooled by the rom-com premise—Catastrophe is disheveled, truthful, and deliciously hilarious. Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney star as a couple brought together by a pregnancy mishap, and their chemistry is explosive. The writing is acerbic, the jokes bite, and the emotional beats ring true. It’s one of the greatest contemporary relationship series, bar none.
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.