First up is "I Would Rather Die," a Mexican teen horror-comedy about a high-school outcast named Archie who gets bitten by a zombie and has to hold onto his humanity long enough to hunt down a cure and stop an apocalypse, all with his goth best friend and his crush in tow.
Want something with a little more fantasy? The anime "The 7 Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom" follows seven gifted brothers sent off as royal envoys across a medieval fantasy world, and it's full of comedy and romance.
Saving the scariest for last, there's "Carrie," Mike Flanagan's eight-episode take on the Stephen King classic, with newcomer Summer H. Howell as a bullied teen whose telekinetic powers build toward one unforgettable prom night.
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Why you should watch it: Created, written and directed by Sebastián Sariñana, "I Would Rather Die" uses its zombie premise as a metaphor for adolescence. It balances gross-out gags and scares with coming-of-age and heart, plus all eight episodes dropped at once, so it's built for a binge-watch whenever you're ready to jump in.
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What's it about? At the center of a continent made up of eight kingdoms is the Marronnier Kingdom, home to the general Baribara and her seven sons, each gifted in his own way and serving as a knight commander. United by one slightly ridiculous dream to rescue a princess, the seven brothers are sent as goodwill ambassadors to the seven neighboring kingdoms, where adventure, romance and plenty of trouble await. Meanwhile, Marronnier's own princess slips out of the palace in disguise to join one of them on his journey.
