Netflix released many good shows this year. Perhaps too many.

Streamline already focused on the 10 best Netflix original shows from 2017 , highlighting projects such as Master of None, Lady Dynamite and Bojack Horseman. But the streaming service released about a show a week this year, which kept numerous worthy projects from amassing the critical or popular following they likely would have achieved in its early days.

Gone are the times when a Netflix release was a quasi-cultural event, when tons of subscribers were at least aware that a new season of House of Cards or Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was coming out. Now shows on the platform are competing with dozens of others, not to mention series on other streaming services. The total number of scripted shows debuting new episodes has only continued to rise over the years.

There are now far too many shows for anyone to keep up with, but these five are worth some of your time.