What are you watching?

That is the first question people are asking these days, as a virus spreads, a stock market spirals and other breaking news is shaking us up.

What shows have you discovered or failed to watch when they came out years ago, shows that are keeping you enthralled, up until dawn, series that help you escape?

As political fervor was peaking this week, you could find me under my down comforter, with my iPad and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” starting Season 3 at 2 a.m. having just binged on the second half of Season 2.

My adoration, OK addiction, for Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime parallel most of the American population. Deloitte’s 13th annual digital media trends survey found that the average consumer subscribes to three streaming services.

I pooled friends and colleagues to reveal their own binging pleasures, and here are their recommendations:

Debra Fortier: “Peaky Blinders.” A British drama about a violent gang in England at the end of World War I. The main characters are compelling, the dialogue is excellent and you have to love these people in spite of the violence.

Pleasance Silicki: “Sex Education” is phenomenal in all ways — life, love, heartbreak and Gillian Anderson is the hottest woman on the planet right now! GIRLCRUSH!

Susan Levine: “Chernobyl.” I heard it was supposed to be good. It was great. Haunting! It depicts how governments can deceive people and do them huge harm. Sound familiar?

Dotty Hummeldorf: “Shrill.” The star, Aidy Bryant, a cast member of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ isn’t your typical actress. So, to see her in something other than sketch comedy is very interesting.

Peggy Abrams: Who doesn’t love “Grace and Frankie?” So sorry that I binged and have to wait for the next season, which is the last.

Frank Kauffman: The Israeli show “Shtisel.” Set in Jerusalem, the series takes viewers inside the sequestered world of observant Jews. It’s sort of like an Israeli “This is Us.”

Carole Corlew: I am seriously hooked on “Ozark,” starring Laura Linney and Jason Bateman. Bateman is a finance guy in trouble who relocates his extremely reluctant family from Chicago to the Ozarks. A drama with shocks and enough comedy to lighten the darkness.

Joe Rhodes: “Occupied,” a Norwegian political thriller. Great first season, decent second. kind of eats itself by the third.

Lisa Wells: “Schitt$ Creek” is hilarious, unrealistic, and an easy escape when the rest of life seems too serious and frightening. The acting is stellar and the wardrobes are incredible!

Karen List: “Man in the High Castle” is well done and thought-provoking. A disturbing post World War II storyline, with a little sci-fi woven in. The characters are dark, yet you become hopeful that humankind can overcome what society dictates.

David Eden: “A French Village.” It begins the day the Nazis occupied a small French village near the Swiss border and ends after the war. One of the five best things I’ve ever seen on television.

Barbara Guterman: I love “Outlander” and “Handmaid’s Tale.”

Margaux Sayer: “You” — kind of a murder-mystery-serial killer series, and awesome!

Peter Larson: “Detectorists” is a marvelous, quirky series about male friendship.

Kathy Margis: I can’t stop watching “Chef’s Table”!

John Tower: “Midnight Diner Tokyo” is a gem of Japanese pop culture.

Vincent Mannino: “Somebody Feed Phil.” Phil Rosenthal, who also wrote and produced “Everyone Loves Raymond,” sits into cultures one city at a time much in the same way Anthony Bourdain did, but with a more comedic look. Phil is Jewish, and brings that into each culture in a cool way.

Jessica Bancroft: “Great British Baking Show.” It is just so nice in a world that is not. People help each other, no backstabbing, supportive hosts.

Dana Armon: “Dead To Me!” So many twists and turns.

Jo Ann Miller: Loved, loved “Unbelievable.” True story of a rape and good cops and bad cops and brave young women.

Julie Blamphin: “The Goop” with Gwyneth Paltrow. Episodes focus on risqué alternative health practices, such as the benefits of tripping on mushrooms. The show has taken some harsh criticism but it is fascinating.

Shantee Felix: “Anne with an E.” A re-telling of “Anne of Green Gables.” Sadly, Netflix didn’t renew it for a fourth season.

Margo Speciale: “Homeland.” Love everything about this series.

Lynne Foltz: “Fleabag.” A tightly-written noir comedy with surprises around every corner.

Vera Ashworth: “Offspring,” set in Australia, a world away. Depicts travails of a slightly neurotic obstetrician and her web of overly involved family members, co-workers, and patients. Great characters!

Laura Strachan: “Call The Midwife.” It’s a British show about women that deals on the front lines, with unspoken realities: abuse, alcoholism, abortion, poverty. The show does this with compassion in a non-judgmental way.

Bethanne Patrick: “A Very Secret Service” is a quirky French sitcom, about that country’s intelligence service in the early 1960s. it captivates me because it shows humor about French imperialism in a way that I think elevates the countries colonized.

Milissa Murray: “When They See Us” is a riveting limited series about the wrongly convicted youths in the Central Park rape case.

Randee Estes: “The Magicians.”It’s a secret school for magicians that’s like Harry Potter for adults. Captivating.