'Best thing on Netflix' to watch before ambitious new series

Episodes from a series dubbed by fans as the 'best thing on Netflix' is the best way to prepare ahead of the release of an ambitious new series.

A new anthology is coming very soon to Amazon Prime. Secret Level will adapt more than a dozen video game franchises. The show will tell original stories as well as expanding on existing worlds.

It comes from the same creative minds as Netflix's Love, Death + Robots. That series was also an anthology that told unique tales, predominantly inspired by sci-fi worlds. Some of its episodes were even penned by popular authors like Jon Scalzi and Ken Lieu.

The animated show varies in both the tales it tells and the animation style it adopts. It means that there are episodes for just about everyone across its three volumes on the streaming platform.

In fact, the episodes are so different from on another that Netflix conducted an experiment upon its original release. The order they would appear differed from user to user although it was never confirmed what parameters were being used, if any, to decide the order. It is believed to have been altered by Netflix in 2019 to the order that is seen by all users today.

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One fan, sharing their love of the series on Rotten Tomatoes said it is "one of the best things on Netflix ever". There is no better way to prepare for Secret Level then sampling some of the best episodes of Love, Death + Robots has to offer. So where do you start? Here's our picks.

Three Robots

From Volume 1: Three robots take a holiday through a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been wiped out. There is even a follow-up episode where the trio continue their exploration and find out why the humans were wiped out.

Suits
From Volume 1: If you're looking forward to the Armored Core adaptation then check out this episode first. It involves mechanised suits, except those inside them are farmers.

Blindspot

From Volume 1: For those looking forward to the episode of Secret Level based on cancelled hero shooter Concord. A group of mercenaries try to steal a valuable microchip during a deadly heist.

Pop Squad

From Volume 2: In the far future, the rich and powerful limit reproduction. As a result, having children or 'unregistered offspring' is outlawed. Those who disobey are executed. This episode follows a police officer in charge of upholding that law as his ideals are soon challenged.

Snow in the Desert

From Volume 2: An albino man named Snow who seems to be immortal is pursued by bounty hunters. Everyone wants a piece of him, literally.

The Drowned Giant

From Volume 2: A gigantic, naked corpse of an unknown man washes up on the shore. Academics come to observe the giant, while locals also join in on the fun. One of the academic philosophises on the discovery including where the man might have come from as the body slowly decomposes.

Night of the Mini Dead

From Volume 3: If you want to see the scope of imagination available in the series, then this seven-minute episode is a good example. Using miniature models it tells the story of a whole zombie apocalypse, from graveyard to end of the world.

In Vaulted Halls Entombed

From Volume 3: There's a few episodes focused on a group of soldiers in Love, Death + Robots. None are quite like the Warhammer Ultramarines set to feature in Secret Level. However, this episode has them dealing with a similar sinister force.

Mason's Rats

From Volume 3: Combines high octane action of the series with its tongue in cheek humour. A Scottish farmer is forced to deal with an army of hyper-evolved rats who have made themselves home in his barn. They seem dedicated to protect themselves by an means necessary.

All episodes of Love, Death + Robots are now streaming on Netflix