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PHOTOS: 25 hunky Netflix stars we’d love to ‘chill’ with

Shorts sold at a gift shop with the slang phrase "Netflix and Chill" printed on the butt

Netflix is known for making perfect background noise for, ahem, certain activities. But sometimes what’s on the screen is just as exciting, especially if these stars are involved.

The streaming service has always had a knack for casting especially gorgeous men, but it was only in the mid-2010s that Netflix really became associated with sex.

As the phrase “Netflix and chill” skyrocketed in popularity as a euphemism for hooking up, it popped up as the name for a brand of condoms, as the namesake for a New York Airbnb specifically designed for watching Netflix, and even as part of a sign outside Netflix’s headquarters in Los Gatos, California, thanks to some graffiti.

The Mother Ship got hit last night

With its name and sex so entangled in popular culture, it’s only natural that Netflix’s roster of actors would live up to the brand’s reputation. From the eligible bachelors of Bridgerton to the scheming students of Elite, there’s no shortage of beautiful men to binge watch.

Click through to see all the finest male specimens Netflix has to offer…

Jonathan Bailey

Bailey made everyone fall in love with him as the swoon-worthy Lord Anthony Bridgerton on — you guessed it — Bridgerton. And it’s a win for the boys: he’s gay in real life!

Penn Badgley

As Joe in You, Badgley is a terrifying stalker. But looking at him, we all understand how he wins his victim’s hearts so easily.

David Harbour

As Eleven’s adoptive father Jim Hopper on Stranger Things, Harbour made it all too easy to call him daddy.

Gabriel Basso

Basso made a big splash this year as the star of The Night Agent, an action series where he plays FBI agent Peter Sutherland.

Manu Ríos

Netflix’s international catalog has plenty to offer in terms of eye candy. Look no further than Ríos, who stars as Patrick in the Spanish thriller Elite.

Miguel Bernardeau

Bernardeau also starred on Elite as macho man Guzmán, but his latest Netflix role was on the sci-fi drama 1899 as Ángel, a closeted Spaniard with some appropriately steamy scenes aboard a steamship.

Carlos Cuevas

For a more lighthearted Spanish story, check out rom-com series Smiley (sadly canceled too soon!), which stars Cuevas as himbo bartender Álex.

Hunter Doohan

One corner of the central love triangle in Wednesday, Hunter Doohan as Tyler is a perfect love interest for Jenna Ortega — though in real life, he’s married to a man.

Connor Swindells

On Sex Education, Swindells plays Gatwa’s love interest, bully-turned-boyfriend Adam Groff. We may not like what his character does, but we love to watch him do it.

Rahul Kohli

Kohli plays at-home chef Owen in The Haunting of Bly Manor. Would not be opposed to him cooking me a meal.

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Another hunk of the Haunting miniseries, Jackson-Cohen stars as Luke in The Haunting of Hill House and as Peter in The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Steven Yeun

A new addition to the Netflix pantheon, Yeun stars as Danny in black comedy Beef.

Young Mazino

Mazino plays Yeun’s younger brother Paul in Beef — and his impressive physique might have lent the show its namesake. 

Lucien Laviscount

Laviscount plays another of Emily’s love interests, Alfie, whose British accent alone is enough to make you melt.

Xolo Maridueña

Maridueña stars as Miguel Diaz on Cobra Kai, and soon he’ll become the DC Universe’s newest superhero, Blue Beetle.

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4 Comments*

  • Diplomat

    Rege, Gabriel Basso and Henry Cavill breakfast lunch and dinner. And an orgie style midnight snack. Yum.

  • cuteguy

    Kit Connor is the one! He’s bulking up for the Hulkling but he’s already won so many hearts. He’s perfection personified!!!

  • Fahd

    Very helpful having this listing with photos in one place.

    I’ve been watching the Spanish series, Muted (El Silencio), and the lead and the star of the series is Arón Piper. Manu Ríos also appears in the series, but has a pretty minor role as the boyfriend of a supporting character. Yet, the thumbnail or cover photo on the Netflix front page for the series is Manu Ríos.

    Have we arrived in a world where if Manu Ríos is in a series, his face is on the poster, regardless of how small his role?…that´s some Brad Pitt kind of stuff.

  • Kangol2

    Rege, Lucien, Rahul, Xolo, and Omar Sy of Lupin for me!

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