Best 2025 Netflix Entertainment for writing quality

#1 The Beast In Me
3.0

The script can be effective in tense exchanges, but one strongly negative assessment calls out conspicuous clunkers that undercut the prestige tone.

Pros: bingeability, main cast performance

Cons: plot twists, writing quality

#2 Goodbye June
2.7

The screenplay is the main fault line in the critical response. Supporters call it sharp, raw, sincere, and even remarkable; detractors describe it as thin, formulaic, heavy-handed, amateurish, and too...

Pros: acting performance, emotional impact

Cons: screenplay quality, story quality

#3 A Merry Little Ex-mas
2.7

The screenplay swings between warm, personable, funny genre craft and thin, predictable construction. Its strongest moments feel self-aware and lively; its weakest rely on dated jokes, underdeveloped ideas, and an...

Pros: supporting cast performance, lead performance

Cons: humor, genre satisfaction

#4 The Abandons
2.0

Direct screenplay commentary is limited but negative where it appears, with the script described as wobbly and the dialogue often carrying too much exposition.

Pros: main cast performance, production design

Cons: character development, season pacing

#5 Emily in Paris season 5
1.9

Screenplay-level issues show up most clearly in heavy exposition and brand-driven plotting, which can make scenes feel functional rather than natural.

Pros: character development, entertainment value

Cons: character balance, story quality

#6 The Witcher, Season 4
1.6

Writing is the most persistent broad complaint. Reviewers repeatedly cite weak dialogue, clumsy exposition, uneven characterization, and source changes even when they enjoy the action or cast.

Pros: action quality, villain quality

Cons: entertainment value, faithfulness to source material

#7 My Secret Santa
1.4

The screenplay is a recurring weakness, criticized for clichés, weak logic, lazy communication, and forced conflict. A few reviews still found occasional wit or emotional beats that land.

Pros: lead performance, emotional impact

Cons: humor, originality