Watch it now: ‘Godless’, ‘Jim & Andy’, ‘She’s Gotta Have It’

Three late-2017 Netflix originals still hold up for different reasons, each one marking a moment when the streamer tested how far it could push genre, tone, and talent. Godless leaned into the Western, Jim & Andy dug into method-acting extremes, and She’s Gotta Have It gave Spike Lee room to stretch a familiar story across modern Brooklyn. Their loglines still read the same, yet the passage of time has clarified what each project achieved and where it landed.

Godless

Logline: A female-led town in New Mexico comes under the threat of an outlaw gang. Verdict: Netflix’s Godless is a Western romp with an erratic pace that never truly lets its story sing out. Alice Fletcher (Michelle Dockery) helps a New Mexico town, run by women, fend off a ruthless outlaw gang led by Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels). The production is rather lavish, starting off with an explosive train crash and dipping back & forth via flashbacks in an attempt to flesh out its heroes & villains. Unfortunately, as much as Jeff Daniels enjoys playing a classic villain, most of the characters are empty caricatures, the dialogue is stilted, and the flashbacks put the brakes on what could be a rollicking female-led Western adventure series. The vistas and production values make Godless a worthwhile binge, but it’s all a bit forgettable. The seven-episode run earned six Emmy nominations in 2018 and delivered wins for Jeff Daniels and Merritt Wever in supporting categories, confirming that the series landed with awards voters even if it never spawned another season.

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Logline: Jim Carrey’s method-acting as Andy Kaufman transforms him even more than it transformed the original film. Verdict: In 1999, Jim Carrey starred in Man on the Moon, a biopic about the comedian Andy Kaufman, a mixed bag of a film that failed to properly dazzle at the box office or with critics. At the center was an obsessive and, frankly, disturbing performance as Kaufman from Carrey. Rumors and stories have circulated about how much Carrey poured himself into the role, but in this new documentary Jim Carrey reflects on the performance alongside newly released behind-the-scenes footage. It shows Carrey’s feud with wrestler Jerry Lawler, how he drove everyone to peak stress, and how his performance of Andy Kaufman playing Tony Clifton almost cancelled the production. Jim & Andy shows the lengths to which an artist will go for art, along with the corresponding narcissistic indulgence. Carrey, in interview, comes across philosophically reflective on the whole affair. It’s fascinating to watch him embody Kaufman in the past and compare with him embodying a whole new identity today. The film arrived in 2017 with no follow-up installments or updated footage released through 2026, keeping the focus squarely on the 1999 production and Carrey’s singular immersion in Kaufman’s world.

She’s Gotta Have It

Logline: A dramedy following the life of a young woman and her three lovers. Verdict: Netflix gave Spike Lee a giant bag of money and told him to make the most Spike Lee-est thing evarr, and so we have the series She’s Gotta Have It. Based on Lee’s 1986 film, this series weaves vignettes across the life of Nol Darling (DaWanda Wise) and the men for whom she falls. This montage of black life is filled with incredibly lively characters like self-worshipping Greer (Cleo Anthony) and rascal Mars Blackmon (Anthony Ramos). There’s real heart and humor at the center of this love quadrilateral, and if you’re any kind of fan of Spike Lee, then She’s Gotta Have It is something you’ve gotta have. The show ran for two seasons totaling nineteen episodes before Netflix ended it in July 2019, giving the story a firm close rather than an open runway.

Legacy and Cultural Impact

Godless stood out as one of Netflix’s early limited-series successes at a moment when the platform was still figuring out how prestige Westerns might land with subscribers. Spike Lee’s series pushed Black representation forward in streaming dramedies, offering a rare sustained look at contemporary Black life through Lee’s signature lens. Jim & Andy helped define the behind-the-scenes celebrity immersion documentary, a format that later streamers would revisit with varying degrees of access and candor.

Awards Recognition

Godless collected six Emmy nominations in 2018 and secured two wins for supporting performances, placing the series among the year’s notable limited-series contenders. Those nods arrived alongside critical attention for its production design and supporting cast, giving the project a layer of formal recognition that its mixed reviews had not fully predicted. The other two titles received fewer major trophies but still drew notice within their respective categories for performance and direction.

Where to Watch Today

All three projects remain on Netflix as of 2026 with no reported moves to other platforms. Godless continues to be catalogued as a limited series, while Jim & Andy and She’s Gotta Have It sit in the documentary and comedy sections respectively. Viewers looking for the original 2017 experience will find the same runtimes and episode counts that launched them.

Creator and Cast Updates

Michelle Dockery moved between period dramas and contemporary roles after Godless, maintaining a steady presence on both sides of the Atlantic. Spike Lee directed additional features and series following the cancellation, keeping his focus on independent and studio projects alike. Jim Carrey has kept a selective slate that includes voice work and smaller dramatic turns, stepping back from the intensity that defined his Kaufman period.