{"id":353064,"date":"2026-01-05T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/353064\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:00:13","slug":"one-of-the-saddest-dramas-that-everyone-must-watch-is-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/353064\/","title":{"rendered":"‘One of the saddest’ dramas that ‘everyone must watch’ is on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ten-part limited series was praised as the best show Netflix viewers have seen in a while<\/p>\n

Netflix viewers can now stream<\/a> ‘one of the saddest’ dramas that fans insist ‘everyone should watch’.<\/p>\n

Maid is a limited ten-part series<\/a> with a star-making performance from Margaret Qualley<\/a> (The Substance). It tells the heart-wrenching story of single mum Alex, who begins housekeeping to make ends meet after escaping her abusive partner, Sean.<\/p>\n

With her little girl in tow, Alex fights for stable housing all while trying to achieve her dream of becoming a writer. Qualley leads the cast, with Jurassic World star Nick Robinson playing her ex-partner.<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes, the drama was created by Molly Smith Metzler, drawing inspiration from author Stephanie Land’s memoir. If Metzler’s name sounds familiar, you may recognise her as the famed writer from huge shows, including Shameless, Orange is The New Black and Sirens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"RYLEAMargaret Qualley plays a single mum fighting to make ends meet (Image: Netflix )<\/p>\n

Upon its debut, Maid quickly climbed Netflix’s most-watched charts and went on to receive its accolades during awards season. It bagged three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing for Metzler, Directing for filmmaker John Wells, and Lead Actress for Qualley.<\/p>\n

The show has recently returned into social media conversation as viewers have been hunting for dramas with ‘satisfying endings’, likely due to frustration surrounding the lacklustre Stranger Things finale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This lets members watch live and on-demand TV content without a satellite dish or aerial and includes hit shows like Stranger Things and The Last of Us.<\/p>\n

Reddit<\/a> users have urged others to tune into the limited drama, with one commenting: “I feel like everyone should watch Maid”.<\/p>\n

And it seems viewers who caught the show when it first hit screens in 2021 felt just as strongly about it. Rotten Tomatoes critics awarded the drama an almost perfect 94% score, describing it as “undeniably powerful” in their consensus.<\/p>\n

\"MARGARETMaid boasts an almost perfect 94% rating(Image: Netflix )<\/p>\n

A casual moviegoer crowned it as “one of the saddest things I’ve watched in a while,” while a second raved: “Incredible performance by Margaret Qualley. I constantly rewatch this show!”<\/p>\n

Someone else praised: “I’m a sucker for mother-daughter \/ father-son stories, and this is the best story I’ve seen. The performances are just unbelievably good and the series in general is just a masterpiece.”<\/p>\n

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While a fourth viewer shared: “This is truly a heart-wrenching, and absolutely inspiring show. Emmy-deserving performance by Margaret Qualley… The best series I’ve seen in a LONG time.<\/p>\n

“I recommend this over any movie I’ve rated this year, or any show that’s out there. This is a MUST see, that we will be talking about in the future of great television.”<\/p>\n

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