Netflix's New No. 1 Show Is a Disturbing Cult Drama That Will Leave You Shaken

This brand-new Netflix original has already shot to the number 1 spot in the site's top 10 chart - and for good reason.

Unchosen stars Sex Education‘sAsa Butterfield in a gripping psychological thriller story about women seeking freedom from an oppressive cult. Handmaid's Tale vibes anyone?

Watch With Us loves a good cult show, and we couldn't be more thrilled to sink our teeth into Unchosen.

Read on for our top three reasons why the show is unmissable.

If You're a ‘The Handmaid's Tale' Fan, You'll Like ‘Unchosen'

In addition to Butterfield, the cast of Unchosen is exceedingly impressive, even if you might not know some of them on a first-name basis. Eccleston has been praised for his role as Mr. Phillips in particular, so impressive at playing a manipulative cult leader that it feels like he might have been one in a former life. Meanwhile, Windsor (who viewers may recognize from the film She Said) gives an incredibly earnest performance as the conflicted Rosie. But all three of the lead young actors, Windsor, Butterfield and Fra Free (as handsome newcomer Sam) are perfectly cast, and feel natural in their roles as each of their characters progresses throughout the season.

Butterfield in particular does a stellar job playing against type as the domineering and cruel Adam, since many viewers are likely most familiar with the young actor from his performance in Netflix's Sex Education, in which he plays a demure and well-meaning high school student. The rest of the major supporting cast is rounded out by Siobhan Finneran (The Damned) and Alexa Davies (Harlots and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again).

Stream Unchosen now on Netflix.

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This story was originally published April 24, 2026 at 6:45 AM.