The best shows to watch highly in 2022

Long before we were generally furloughed on our futons, cannathusiasts were already abandoning evenings planned in favor of snacks and extended watch parties. Our knowledge of Netflix documentaries is often exceptional, our Prime recommendations are top and our admiration for HBO is substantial. A savvy stoner endorsement can be more valuable than a dozen published reviews.

Bonus: We can suggest beautiful products and varieties to maximize your media enjoyment.

Whether you’re looking for low stakes viewing or the absolute best program to obsess over, check out these stoner recommended productions.

Passive watching for active stoners

Load up on some light and airy strains for these easy-to-watch shows, perfect for background noise or for comfy viewing.

Leave it to Geege

Lifelong fans of lifestyle-focused reality franchises will appreciate the hyper-specific lens of Leave it to Geege’s intriguing Atlanta family. Matriarch Geege guides a ragtag crew of both neurotypical and neurodiverse personalities – including her non-verbal 19-year-old son Pootie – through basic everyday scenarios.

The whole package is super accessible reality fluff that happens to normalize and celebrate neurodiversity.

Where to watch it: Lifetime, Amazon

Variety pairing: Durban haze

Abbot Elementary School

Created by Quinta Brunson, the patron saint of contemporary video memes, Abbot Elementary is a mockumentary-style sitcom set in a Philadelphia high school.

For stoners who want a solid, easy-to-watch comfort sitcom and who’ve already played through every episode of The Office and Parks and Rec, this show should be next in your network sitcom queue.

Where to watch it: ABC, Hulu, Amazon

Strain Pairing: Cheesewreck

Adam eats the 80s

Once the cravings kick in, nothing beats a cooking and eating show themed around a very specific era of cuisine.

Adam Richman, formerly known for his rambling — and sometimes difficult-to-watch — Food Channel show Man vs Food, has diverted his energies from death-defying food challenges and shifted his schtick to the History Channel, where he serves longingly researched culinary nostalgia rather than pig parties. Adam Eats the 80s is a cool touchstone for 80s kids exploring and redefining the middle-aged stoner scene through the weird crap they all used to eat.

Where to watch it: The history channel

Strain pairing: White 99

Best Binge-worthy Couch Lock Ads

Taped to the couch and going nowhere? Tune in to these binge-worthy shows for interesting long-haul shows.

The Tinder scammer

Every generation has at least a few scammers whose schemes perfectly reflect the culture of that era, and The Tinder Swindler is certainly one of us. Without giving too much away, Simon Leviev has scammed dozens of women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by exploiting them via the ubiquitous dating app Tinder.

Pro tip: If you’re stoned to the bone, you might start screaming at your TV screen in disbelief. For the sake of your neighbors, watch your volume.

Where to watch it: Netflix

Variety pairing: Dosidos

invent Anna

Unlike the Tinder scammer, Anna Sorokin’s targets have been big banks, wealthy celebrities, and – in more unfortunate episodes – her homegirls riding or dying. Some viewers may squirm at her manipulative techniques and penchant for throwaway friendships, but if you can stomach the scandalous bits told in Inventing Anna, her story is one of the WTF watches of the year. Especially if you’re already high from your senses.

Where to watch it: Netflix

Variety pairing: LA confidential

Shows you’re laughing so hard you’re going to cry

Need a pick-me-up? Load up the whistle and laugh ’til your sides ache at these comical seasons of the year.

Our flag means death

Created by Taika Waititi, Our Flag Means Death is based on the true story of an 18th-century aristocrat who ghosted his family in order to live as a pirate.

Bonus: This series features an amazing roster of guest stars, including Waititi himself as the infamous pirate Blackbeard.

Where to watch it: HBO Max

Varietal pairing: Blue Dream

Letterkenny

Set in rural Ontario, this Canadian ensemble comedy introduces, for the uninitiated, a whole new language of inside jokes, quips and distinctly Canadian trivia through which fandom connects. Plus, the Letterkenny team’s requisite stoner is also the resident smartass, dreamboat, and know-it-all. We love to see it.

The eleventh season of Letterkenny will be released later this year.

Where to watch it: Hello Amazon

Variety Pairing: Hashberry