Easter is finally here, and possibly all you want to do is hide away from the world for the long weekend. If you've been wondering what to do with your hard-won solitude, look no further than our Netflix marathon challenge.

Select your level of difficulty - from half-day single seasons to television epics - and see you on the other side:

Difficulty level: Easy

Orphan Black - 8 hours


Tatiana Maslany is a fantastic actress, which is fortunate when she is playing the host of clones stampeding across your screens.

Why not check out the unrelenting first season of the hit show Orphan Black this weekend, as the girls struggle to understand their place in the world and to overcome the forces that want to decide their fates for them.

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine - 8 hours


One of our favourite comedies of recent years has been Brooklyn Nine-Nine, an easy-going and heart-warming series about the antics of a dysfunctional NYPD precinct.

The charming Andy Samberg leads a stellar cast of bickering but loyal cops. Ease yourself in to the Easter weekend by watching the first season of the show on Netflix.

Bloodline - 13 hours


From the creators of Damages comes this gripping thriller about family secrets hidden in the idyllic setting of the Florida Keys. The Rayburns are the toast of the islands, but when the black sheep of the family returns home, tragedy threatens to tear apart their place in the tropical paradise.

Digital Spy favourites Kyle Chandler and Ben Mendelsohn star in the show, with a guest appearance by the always brilliant Chloë Sevigny.

Difficulty level: Medium

Orange is the New Black - 26 hours


The award-winning Netflix original drama does a fantastic job of balancing the comedy and tragedy of life in prison for a group of women from every background you could imagine, from Taylor Schilling's stuffy fish out of water Piper to the wonderful Kate Mulgrew's hard-nosed Russian matron Red.

A day's worth of viewing will fly by and you can join the rest of us in the agony of waiting for season three.

Arrested Development - 27 hours


With possibly one of the finest ensemble casts in comedy, we were overjoyed when Netflix revived the long-pined-for Arrested Development for a fourth season in 2013.

Make this the weekend you learned all about the Chicken Dance, nevernudes and the danger posed by a loose seal, all with glorious cameos from Barry 'The Fonz' Zuckerkorn, Charlize Theron, Jane Lynch and Liza Minnelli.

Difficulty level: Hard

American Horror Story - 30 hours


Glee creator Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story offers three seasons and three standalone tales of horror. Creepy they may be, but you will find that their tongue is frequently positioned firmly in cheek.

Jessica Lange, Francis Conroy, Connie Britton, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Sarah Paulson, Angela Basset, Dylan McDermott and Kathy Bates deliver some of the multiplicity of standout performances in these nailbiting stories of ghosts, witches and psychopathic serial killers.

House of Cards - 39 hours


Based on the early '90s British series of the same name, Netflix original House of Cards has far outstripped the success of its predecessor with its portrait of intrigue and backstabbing on Capitol Hill.

Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey recently returned for season three of the gripping political drama that is always waiting to shock you when you least expect.

Breaking Bad - 46 hours


While not the longest series on our list, Breaking Bad may be the most gruelling. Check out five seasons over which we watch Walter White's transformation from mild-mannered chemistry teacher to... well, if you don't know already, we aren't going to tell you.

With another 48 hours or so to spare after that, you can check out the Netflix original spinoff Better Call Saul, which is gearing up for its first season finale.

Difficulty level: Epic

Friday Night Lights - 55 hours

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If conniving politicians, drug dealers and witches aren't your thing, you might want to take the epic-level challenge of Friday Night Lights, a deceptively mundane drama that gave us some of the most beautiful and absorbing television of recent years.

Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton are Eric and Tami Taylor, high school football coach and guidance counsellor in a small Texan town, doing their best to guide their friends, family and students through everyday trials and tragedies as best they can. This show established some young rising stars including Michael B Jordan, Jesse Plemons and Adrianne Palicki.

RuPaul's Drag Race - 60 hours


It feels as though RuPaul has always been there, popping up on television and film for decades, but it was only in the last few years that she attained cultural transcendence.

In some ways, six seasons of laughter, shade and fantastic guest stars is hardly any chore at all. So pick your favourites, start your engines, and may the best binger win.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 106 hours


Face it. You should have done this already. Maybe you have, but are ready for another go around. If you start watching straight after work on Thursday and don't sleep all weekend, you might just make it all the way through.

Joss Whedon's seven-season magnum opus has truly stood the test of time. You might change your opinion about which series were the best. You might weep uncontrollably at 'The Body'. But whatever happens, you will have no regrets.