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Netflix's 34 original drama series, ranked from worst to best

Over the years, Netflix has proven to be a hotbed for original drama series, with hit series like "House of Cards," "Stranger Things," and "Narcos."

Netflix's library of original content has grown exponentially since it released its first big show, "House of Cards," in 2013.

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Over the years, it has proved to be a hotbed for original drama programming, with shows like "Stranger Things" and "13 Reasons Why" becoming cultural sensations.

With so many drama series on the service, however, it can be hard to keep up with which shows are worth watching.

To create a cheat sheet for you, we turned to review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes to rank all of Netflix's original drama series by their composite critical ratings. The shows had to have at least one season designated "Fresh" or "Rotten," to ensure they had a high enough number of reviews.

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We excluded shows that were continuations from other networks, like Channel 4's "Black Mirror," and we used audience scores to break any ties.

Here are Netflix's 34 original drama shows, ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes critic score from lowest to highest:

34. "Iron Fist" — 18%

Critic score: 18%

Audience score:75%

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33. "Between" — 22%

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32. "Gypsy" — 37%

31. "Hemlock Grove" — 38%

30. "Marseille" — 40%

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29. "Bloodline" — 57%

28. "Damnation" — 58%

Critic score: 58%

Audience score: 90%

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27. "Marco Polo" — 62%

26. "Marvel's The Punisher" — 63%

Critic score: 63%

Audience score: 93%

Netflix description: "A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy."

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25. "Ozark" — 64%

24. "Altered Carbon" — 65%

Critic score: 65%

Audience score: 90%

23. Collateral" — 71%

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Critic score: 71%

Audience score: 75%

22. "The Defenders" — 74%

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21. "The OA" — 76%

20. "Seven Seconds" — 76%

Critic score: 76%

Audience score: 84%

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19. "The Get Down" — 79%

18. "The Mechanism" — 80%

17. "13 Reasons Why" — 80%

16. "House of Cards" — 81%

15. "Sense8" — 81%

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14. "3%" — 83%

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13. "Dark" — 84%

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Critic score: 84%

Audience score: 92%

12. "Daredevil" — 86%

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11. "Godless" — 88%

Critic score: 88%

Audience score: 88%

10. "Anne with an E" — 88%

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9. "Narcos" — 88%

8. "Jessica Jones" — 89%

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7. "Orange Is The New Black" — 91%

Netflix description: "A privileged New Yorker ends up in a women's prison when a past crime catches up with her in this Emmy-winning series from the creator of 'Weeds.'"

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6. "The Crown" — 91%

5. "Luke Cage" — 93%

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4. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" — 93%

3. "Stranger Things" — 94%

2. "Mindhunter" — 96%

Critic score: 96%

Audience score: 94%

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1. "Alias Grace" — 99%

Critic score: 99%

Audience score: 89%

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