While Netflix's original series seems to be either hit or miss, the company recently released three new shows that are truly noteworthy. Mindhunter, Alias Grace, and Godless are three very different shows are all equally gripping.

Mindhunter is a series about FBI agents studying the psyches of serial killers in the hopes of being able to detect certain patterns of behavior that might indicate if someone is susceptible to becoming a murderer. While the research they do is certainly compelling, the transformation of Holden Ford's character as their research progresses is a chilling sight to watch unfold. The season ends with a harsh wake-up call for Holden, making it all the more impossible to patiently wait around for season two.

Alias Grace tells the story of a young Irish immigrant accused and convicted of murder after moving to Canada in the 1800s. Based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, the limited series begins and ends with uncertainty.

It is never clear if Grace committed the murders she is accused of or not. Regardless, it is difficult not to sympathize with her as she tells her story to a psychiatrist, who is trying to recover her memories of the day the alleged murder took place.

The series also points out the ways in which we view other people's pain and trauma, how one person's tragic story can often be sensationalized, so much so that we want to hear more, whether or not it's true.

Lastly, Godless is a clever western about a small New Mexican town of women, whose husbands were all killed in a mining accident. Perhaps what is most enthralling and refreshing are strong female characters specifically woven into the narrative.

They are not just supporting characters, who only exist because of their husbands. Rather, they lead their own lives, taking care of their families and town with unwavering perseverance. The town isn't completely devoid of men, though.

Aside from the barkeep and apothecary, La Belle, New Mexico is also harboring a fugitive, Roy Goode, albeit unknowingly. The series also acknowledges the existence of queer women and same-gender relationships in the Wild West, which has often been swept under the rug or viewed as nonexistent.

While there have been stories and movies like Brokeback Mountain that portray queer relationships between men, there is little representation of same-sex relationships between women prior to the twentieth century.