It’s a busy week in Netflix’s global Top 10s, with January releases now fully settling into place and a few early 2026 titles already reshaping the charts. A major limited series debut arrives straight at the top, a heavily promoted rom-com lands below expectations, and Stranger Things season 5 continues its steady march up the all-time rankings. Below, we break down the biggest movements, debuts, and trends from this week’s Netflix Top 10 data.
Programming note: Apologies for no top 10 report last week, we’d just taken delivery of the Next on Netflix 2026 slate and naturally, required a lot of attention! Normal weekly schedule resumes!
Before we dig into the stories, let’s begin with Stranger Things season 5, which burst onto the all-time list last week, holding the #9 spot (unfortunate given that it was the week it was supposed to be the release of episode 9), but has risen even further this week. It’s now at the #6 all-time spot and will continue picking up views for months to come, as we covered last week. You can find an updated most-watched list here, but below, you can see the all-time top 10:
How did this week’s top 10 stack up against prior weeks, dating back to June 2023? Pretty poorly with the exception of English TV:
English TV: 73,900,000 (Rank 11 of 134 weeks)
English Film: 63,200,000 (Rank 103 of 134 weeks)
Non-English TV: 20,400,000 (Rank 113 of 134 weeks)
Non-English Film: 23,500,000 (Rank 110 of 134 weeks)
1. His & Hers Debuts Big on Netflix Top 10s
One of the first major limited series debuts of 2026 dropped last, with His & Hers, the new psychological thriller series featuring two top-tier talents in the lead roles: Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal. It debuted at #1 this week, unseating Run Away and Stranger Things 5, taking home 19.9M views and 86.8M hours watched.
Stacking up the debut against limited series releases throughout 2025 (and a few others before), you can see it premieres towards the top end of the range. Not quite at stratosphere levels, but still very high.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Adolescence, Griselda, The Perfect Couple, Zero Day, Sirens and 11 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 16 Netflix titles: Adolescence, Griselda, The Perfect Couple, Zero Day, Sirens, Run Away, Hostage, American Primeval, The Madness, The Beast in Me, Black Rabbit, The Residence, A Man in Full, The Fall of the House of Usher, Apple Cider Vinegar, Death by Lightning. Combined total: 183,700,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Adolescence, Griselda, The Perfect Couple, Zero Day, Sirens and 11 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
Adolescence
24,300,000
1
Griselda
20,600,000
2
The Perfect Couple
20,300,000
3
Zero Day
19,100,000
4
Sirens
16,700,000
5
Run Away
12,700,000
6
Hostage
10,800,000
7
American Primeval
10,400,000
8
The Madness
9,300,000
9
The Beast in Me
6,900,000
10
Black Rabbit
6,600,000
11
The Residence
6,400,000
12
A Man in Full
6,300,000
13
The Fall of the House of Usher
6,300,000
14
Apple Cider Vinegar
3,800,000
15
Death by Lightning
3,200,000
16
2. People We Meet On Vacation Underperforms High Expectations
It’s crazy how much marketing went into People We Meet on Vacation, Netflix’s first of at least three planned adaptations of Emily Henry novels. It had months of build-up, a lot of space on the socials and at in-person events, and it debuted… OK? At 17.2M views, it’s performing below some of Netflix’s recent rom-coms from the past few years and plenty of movies that got smaller build-up. People watch what they want!
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Back in Action, Your Place or Mine, A Family Affair, Mother of the Bride, STRAW and 14 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 19 Netflix titles: Back in Action, Your Place or Mine, A Family Affair, Mother of the Bride, STRAW, Kinda Pregnant, My Oxford Year, The Life List, La Dolce Villa, Irish Wish, People We Meet on Vacation, Nonnas, Find Me Falling, The Wrong Paris, Faraway, Ruth and Boaz, Happiness for Beginners, A Tourist's Guide to Love, The Perfect Find. Combined total: 373,400,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Back in Action, Your Place or Mine, A Family Affair, Mother of the Bride, STRAW and 14 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
Back in Action
46,800,000
1
Your Place or Mine
27,700,000
2
A Family Affair
26,800,000
3
Mother of the Bride
26,700,000
4
STRAW
25,300,000
5
Kinda Pregnant
25,100,000
6
My Oxford Year
24,600,000
7
The Life List
24,400,000
8
La Dolce Villa
19,800,000
9
Irish Wish
19,500,000
10
People We Meet on Vacation
17,200,000
11
Nonnas
15,300,000
12
Find Me Falling
14,400,000
13
The Wrong Paris
12,800,000
14
Faraway
12,000,000
15
Ruth and Boaz
10,300,000
16
Happiness for Beginners
9,300,000
17
A Tourist's Guide to Love
8,400,000
18
The Perfect Find
7,000,000
19
3. How is Harlan Coben’s latest series, Run Away, performing?
Because we missed last week’s top 10s, we missed the start of Run Away, which debuted on New Year’s Day, a tradition for Harlan Coben titles. That’s been the case for three years on the trot now, with Missing You debuting in 2025, Fool Me Once in 2024, and Stay Close debuting on New Year’s Eve in 2021. With the caveat that those dates land on different days depending on when those dates fall, here’s a look at how Run Away is stacking up thus far.
Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - Run Away, Fool Me Once, Missing You and Stay Close (6-week trend)
Week-by-week cumulative views for 4 Netflix titles: Run Away, Fool Me Once, Missing You, Stay Close. Combined final total: 204,400,000 views.
Weekly cumulative Netflix views for Run Away, Fool Me Once, Missing You and Stay Close over 6 weeks.
Title
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Final cumulative
Run Away
0
12,700,000
28,300,000
34,400,000
38,000,000
—
—
38,000,000
Fool Me Once
0
37,100,000
61,000,000
72,200,000
79,800,000
84,900,000
88,200,000
88,200,000
Missing You
0
21,700,000
36,900,000
42,500,000
45,700,000
—
—
45,700,000
Stay Close
0
5,000,000
19,600,000
28,200,000
32,500,000
—
—
32,500,000
Stacked up against other series that debuted on a Thursday, mostly from the UK, here’s how Run Away looks on that front:
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Adolescence, Run Away, Wayward, Black Mirror - Season 7, Dept. Q and 4 more Netflix titles (2-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 2 weeks for 9 Netflix titles: Adolescence, Run Away, Wayward, Black Mirror - Season 7, Dept. Q, Black Rabbit, Bodies, House of Guinness, Toxic Town. Combined total: 197,400,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Adolescence, Run Away, Wayward, Black Mirror - Season 7, Dept. Q and 4 more Netflix titles over 2 weeks.
Title
Cumulative Views (2 weeks)
Rank
Adolescence
66,300,000
1
Run Away
28,300,000
2
Wayward
22,300,000
3
Black Mirror - Season 7
17,700,000
4
Dept. Q
14,900,000
5
Black Rabbit
13,600,000
6
Bodies
13,200,000
7
House of Guinness
11,600,000
8
Toxic Town
9,500,000
9
4. How high will The Great Flood go?
Although Stranger Things is taking up most of the oxygen when it comes to the all-time top 10, the South Korean movie The Great Flood continues to chunk in views week after week and remains in the #1 spot now 4 weeks in. It’s sitting at #7 on the all-time list as it stands, but it still has until March 20th to keep pulling in views during its 91-day debut period.
Looking at the chart, it seems to be using its current trajectory; it’s aiming for around the #4 spot that the German film Exterritorial nabbed last year. It may fall short, though, but it’s certainly tracking ahead of the Spanish film Nowhere for #5 at the very least.
Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - The Great Flood, Nowhere, Exterritorial and Society of the Snow (8-week trend)
Week-by-week cumulative views for 4 Netflix titles: The Great Flood, Nowhere, Exterritorial, Society of the Snow. Combined final total: 338,600,000 views.
Weekly cumulative Netflix views for The Great Flood, Nowhere, Exterritorial and Society of the Snow over 8 weeks.
Title
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Final cumulative
The Great Flood
0
27,900,000
61,000,000
72,100,000
77,300,000
79,800,000
81,200,000
82,200,000
—
82,200,000
Nowhere
0
23,800,000
53,700,000
66,900,000
71,900,000
74,400,000
76,400,000
78,000,000
79,400,000
79,400,000
Exterritorial
0
38,300,000
62,000,000
70,900,000
76,300,000
80,200,000
82,200,000
84,000,000
85,800,000
85,800,000
Society of the Snow
0
22,900,000
51,000,000
64,400,000
75,000,000
81,900,000
86,000,000
89,100,000
91,200,000
91,200,000
5. Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story in Week 2
Another title we missed last week was Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, the big new documentary release for Christmas, and what a joyous addition it was. It performed incredibly well in week 1 with 15M views and continued well in week 2, although the Poop Cruise entry of Trainwreck is still just ahead of it.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, Con Mum, Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel, Trainwreck: Balloon Boy and 1 more Netflix title (2-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 2 weeks for 6 Netflix titles: Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, Con Mum, Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel, Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, Untold: The Fall of Favre. Combined total: 84,200,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, Con Mum, Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel, Trainwreck: Balloon Boy and 1 more Netflix title over 2 weeks.
Title
Cumulative Views (2 weeks)
Rank
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise
28,200,000
1
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
24,100,000
2
Con Mum
10,300,000
3
Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel
7,800,000
4
Trainwreck: Balloon Boy
7,000,000
5
Untold: The Fall of Favre
6,800,000
6
6. Alpha Males S4 Underperforms S3 despite odds stacked in its favor
The Spanish comedy series has been a reliable hit for Netflix Spain for a while now, but the show may have peaked with season 3. Season 4 returned on January 9th but notably went from 10 episodes to 6 episodes. Given that views favors shorter seasons, this should’ve worked in the titles favorite but alas, it debuted below season 3.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Alpha Males - Season 3, Alpha Males - Season 4 and Alpha Males - Season 2 (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 3 Netflix titles: Alpha Males - Season 3, Alpha Males - Season 4, Alpha Males - Season 2. Combined total: 5,600,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Alpha Males - Season 3, Alpha Males - Season 4 and Alpha Males - Season 2 over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
Alpha Males - Season 3
2,600,000
1
Alpha Males - Season 4
2,100,000
2
Alpha Males - Season 2
900,000
3
7. A Final Check-In With Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is one of our biggest viewership disappointments of 2025, as we’ve already covered, but now into week 5, the difference between it and Glass Onion is a casm and by our count, is currently down 46% (121.4M vs 64.7M for Wake Up Dead Man). I don’t know if Netflix is going to do a fourth. I hope they do, but there’ll need to be some soul-searching about why this one underperformed.
Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (8-week trend)
Week-by-week cumulative views for 2 Netflix titles: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. Combined final total: 193,100,000 views.
Weekly cumulative Netflix views for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery over 8 weeks.
Title
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Final cumulative
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
0
35,000,000
89,100,000
108,000,000
116,300,000
121,400,000
125,500,000
128,400,000
—
128,400,000
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
0
20,200,000
41,100,000
52,900,000
61,000,000
64,700,000
—
—
—
64,700,000
That’s our biggest stories and takeaways from the Netflix top 10s this week – what did we miss? Let us know in the comments.
