It’s not unusual for Netflix to release a new show, but few come with as much hype and attention as House of Guinness. Created by Steven Knight, a prolific writer and director who also created Peaky Blinders, the series follows four children as they come together to inherit the Guinness business in the wake of their father’s death in 1868.
If you watched House of Guinness and are looking for other shows like it, we’ve got you covered. Here are seven shows on Netflix you can start with that are in the same mold.
Because the two shows share a creator, Peaky Blinders was a pretty obvious inclusion on this list. The show, which is set in the aftermath of World War I, tells the story of a crime family in Britain run by a war hero as they contend with threats both internal and external.
Cillian Murphy was Peaky Blinders’ heart, but its great ensemble ultimately helped the show last six seasons. The combination of a period setting and riveting, ongoing drama made Peaky Blinders a sizable hit for Netflix, and one that has endured in the years since the show ended.
You can watch Peaky Blinders on Netflix.
Adapted from an Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name, The Fall of the House of Usher is the show that has the most in common with House of Guinness. Set in the modern day, the show follows an insanely wealthy family who find themselves picked off one by one.
As we learn more about how the group attained their massive fortune and the compromises they made along the way, we understand why these siblings keep getting picked off. Plus, we see the unique ways that each of them is terrible.
You can watch The Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix.
Another show about wealthy people grappling with their inheritance, The Crown follows the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from her coronation all the way through the early 2000s. Along the way, we come to understand the unique burdens and privileges of being a member of the royal family and all the ways it has ruined the lives of the ostensibly lucky people doing these jobs.
The Crown features some incredible performances, and because the show’s cast changed out every two years, it also features some fascinating comparisons between different actors playing the same character.
You can watch The Crown on Netflix.
One of Netflix’s early original series, Bloodline tells the story of a family as the secrets they tried to keep hidden start to come to the surface after the return of one member of the family.
Starring Kyle Chandler and an utterly transfixing Ben Mendehlson, the show is ultimately a psychological thriller, but one rooted in the ways that our pasts come back to haunt us in the present. Although it lasted just three seasons, Bloodline was captivating for a reason.
You can watch Bloodline on Netflix.
One of the first major Netflix original series, House of Cardscan be a tricky show to watch now because of the allegations against its star, Kevin Spacey. If you’re looking for a show filled with intrigue, there are few better.
The series follows a Washington politician who will do whatever it takes to amass as much power as possible. The show is ultimately about the ways in which he takes that power, which outweighs its political views. That’s part of what makes it so fascinating.
You can watch House of Cards on Netflix.
A recent limited series from Netflix, Black Rabbit, focuses on two siblings, one of whom utterly changes the other’s life. Starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman, the series is about a successful restaurateur who is thrust into New York’s criminal underworld after his deadbeat brother shows up in town.
The show — which asks if family or wealth is more important — is anchored by two brilliant central performances from Bateman and Law, who are surprisingly convincing as a pair of siblings.
You can watch Black Rabbit on Netflix.
A deeply funny, sometimes outrageously violent series, The Gentlemen tells the story of an aristocrat who comes into his wealth, only to discover that he is actually the heir to a massive weed empire. Suddenly finding himself working in the criminal underworld, he must come to grips with his inheritance and learn exactly how this world operates.
Based on a movie of the same name, The Gentlemen is silly, wonderful fun, and ultimately much lighter fare than the House of Guinness, but it shares some of the same trappings of class and wealth.
You can watch The Gentlemen on Netflix.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.