If you’re staring out the window at what feels like constant rain right now, you might be feeling the sense that summer is but a distant memory.

But don’t despair – there’s plenty to love about the colder seasons, from layers on layers to holidays a-coming and curling up on the sofa with some of your favourite TV. It’s just as well then that a plethora of 90s shows are available on some of our favourite streaming platforms.

That’s right: it seems the lines of Netflix and Amazon Prime have been listening and many of us (millennials, probably) are easing our way into winter with a heavy dose of nostalgia.

According to new research, reveling in these waves of nostalgia is actually proven to increase happiness and counteract the negative effects of social isolation and loneliness.

In a new study published in Social Psychological And Personality Science, researchers surveyed thousands of people from the United States, United Kingdom and China in the height of Covid-19’s social isolation period. The researchers found that when nostalgia was induced (by remembering a nostalgic event like a wedding or graduation), the chosen group of participants were significantly happier than the other people in the experiment.

The researchers concluded that, by raising happiness, nostalgia offers a “homeostatic correction” that counteracts the negative effects of loneliness and prevents a “downward spiral of declining mental health.” This essentially means that re-watching our favourite shows improves our overall wellbeing – what wonderful news, right?

With that in mind, then, here are some of our favourites, all of which are available to stream now.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

The best 90s TV shows to stream for a cosy dose of nostalgia