Ten TV shows to binge as you wait out the coronavirus

FILE- This June 24, 2015, file photo shows the Hulu Apple TV app icon in South Orange, N.J. There are more TV streaming services than ever before and more people are opting to drop cable in favor of streaming services. But monthly subscriptions can add up fast. A little research on which services are best for you can help save big bucks.(AP Photo/Dan Goodman, File) FILE- This June 24, 2015, file photo shows the Hulu Apple TV app icon in South Orange, N.J. There are more TV streaming services than ever before and more people are opting to drop cable in favor of streaming services. But monthly subscriptions can add up fast. A little research on which services are best for you can help save big bucks.(AP Photo/Dan Goodman, File)

By Seattle Times staff via Tribune News Service March 17, 2020 6 min read

Due to unprecedented events taking place in the United States and around the world, a lot of us are finding ourselves staying home more than usual these days. And we’ll be needing things to watch – not just movies, which kill maybe two hours or so, but multiseason TV shows in which we can happily get lost.

In between washing our hands and monitoring the latest public health news, here are 10 binge-worthy TV shows available for streaming.

“TUCA & BERTIE” (Netflix)

This Netflix series is about a friendship between anxious, perfectionist song thrush Bertie (voiced by Ali Wong) and Tuca, a big-hearted, extroverted toucan in recovery for substance-use issues (Tiffany Haddish). It’s an animated show about 30-something bird-women that somehow manages to take on serious content – trauma, mental health, sobriety, workplace sexism – in a cartoon atmosphere that’s fun and bubbly.

“CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM” (HBO Now)