Welcome along to another top 10 report where we’re covering the top 40 most-watched series and movies for the week ending August 31st. This week’s top stories cover the return of My Life with the Walter Boys, the debut of The Thursday Murder Club, and the muted return of With Love, Meghan, plus other stories.
As always, let’s see how this week’s top 10s stack up against prior weeks:
English TV – 53,900,000 views (Rank 31 of 115 weeks)
English Film – 92,100,000 (Rank 23 of 115 weeks)
Non-English TV – 32,000,000 (Rank 32 of 115 weeks)
Non-English Film – 46,200,000 (Rank 28 of 115 weeks)
1. My Life with the Walter Boys Season 2 vs Season 1
The big new series of the week demonstrates why Netflix had enough faith to order a season 3 well ahead of season 2 airing. My Life with the Walter Boys views grew 57% season over season, debuting with 88M hours watched, equating to 11.8M views.
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 0 Netflix titles: . Combined total: 0 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
How does My Life with the Walter Boys compare to other 2025 series premieres on Thursdays? Pretty well. It’s in the top third but notably beloww XO, Kitty and Ginny and Georgia, but comfortably ahead of some of the big debuts for this year and certainly ahead of returning shows that got canceled. Put another way, Netflix was right to renew this one for a season 3 ahead of time.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - UNTAMED - Season 1, Ginny and Georgia - Season 3, Sirens - Limited Series, XO Kitty - Season 2, The Four Seasons - Season 1 and 11 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 16 Netflix titles: UNTAMED - Season 1, Ginny and Georgia - Season 3, Sirens - Limited Series, XO Kitty - Season 2, The Four Seasons - Season 1, Hostage, Running Point - Season 1, The Waterfront - Season 1, Ransom Canyon - Season 1, Black Mirror - Season 7, PULSE, The Residence, Dept. Q - Season 1, The Recruit - Season 2, Sweet Magnolias - Season 4, FUBAR - Season 2. Combined total: 158,700,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for UNTAMED - Season 1, Ginny and Georgia - Season 3, Sirens - Limited Series, XO Kitty - Season 2, The Four Seasons - Season 1 and 11 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
UNTAMED - Season 1
24,600,000
1
Ginny and Georgia - Season 3
17,600,000
2
Sirens - Limited Series
16,700,000
3
XO Kitty - Season 2
14,200,000
4
The Four Seasons - Season 1
11,900,000
5
Hostage
10,800,000
6
Running Point - Season 1
9,300,000
7
The Waterfront - Season 1
8,300,000
8
Ransom Canyon - Season 1
7,200,000
9
Black Mirror - Season 7
7,100,000
10
PULSE
6,500,000
11
The Residence
6,400,000
12
Dept. Q - Season 1
6,000,000
13
The Recruit - Season 2
5,900,000
14
Sweet Magnolias - Season 4
4,000,000
15
FUBAR - Season 2
2,200,000
16
2. KPop Demon Hunters Grows 18% With The Sing-Along Re-Release
Last week, KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix’s most-watched movie in its history, finally unseating Red Notice after many years of it looking like it would be untouchable. Along with that record being broken, Netflix released it in theaters for a limited event with a Sing-along version, which then dropped on Netflix the following Monday.
That’s resulted in a 30% rise in viewing hours this week, a truly unprecedented feat, but that’s because Netflix is combining the primary movie viewership and the Sing-Along, which has been charting in the daily top 10s seperately, and Sing-Along versions have previously been treated seperately in the Netflix Engagement Reports (see My Little Pony).
Still, Netflix has opted to combine them all for these numbers. We’ve got clarification that the 91-day number will start from the release in June.
Here’s the updated chart for the movie, comparing it against Netflix’s previous big hitters, which now look comparatively small…
Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - KPop Demon Hunters, Red Notice, Carry-On and Damsel (12-week trend)
Week-by-week cumulative views for 4 Netflix titles: KPop Demon Hunters, Red Notice, Carry-On, Damsel. Combined final total: 806,000,000 views.
Weekly cumulative Netflix views for KPop Demon Hunters, Red Notice, Carry-On and Damsel over 12 weeks.
Title
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Final cumulative
KPop Demon Hunters
0
9,200,000
33,400,000
56,100,000
80,300,000
106,100,000
132,400,000
158,700,000
184,600,000
210,600,000
236,000,000
266,100,000
291,500,000
291,500,000
Red Notice
0
75,600,000
141,200,000
167,000,000
179,900,000
189,100,000
195,600,000
201,800,000
209,200,000
214,800,000
219,200,000
222,900,000
226,200,000
226,200,000
Carry-On
0
42,000,000
97,100,000
132,000,000
149,400,000
156,600,000
160,200,000
162,900,000
165,000,000
—
—
—
—
165,000,000
Damsel
0
35,300,000
86,100,000
105,600,000
115,900,000
120,800,000
123,300,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
123,300,000
3. The Thursday Murder Club
For the most part, Netflix releases its English-language scripted movies on Fridays, but an exception, of course, had to be made for The Thursday Murder Club, given its name, and it was released on a Thursday. The Richard Osman adaptation did pick up a slew of good reviews, but how did it do viewership-wise? It debuted with 49.3M hours watched, which equates to 24.7M views.
Given its unusual release date, doing exact comps isn’t the easiest, as there aren’t too many films to compare it to, as they’re mostly rom-coms, but here goes:
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Mother of the Bride, The Thursday Murder Club, Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire, Family Switch, Code 8 Part II and 2 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 7 Netflix titles: Mother of the Bride, The Thursday Murder Club, Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire, Family Switch, Code 8 Part II, La Dolce Villa, Love is in the Air. Combined total: 149,000,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Mother of the Bride, The Thursday Murder Club, Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire, Family Switch, Code 8 Part II and 2 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
Mother of the Bride
26,700,000
1
The Thursday Murder Club
24,700,000
2
Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire
23,900,000
3
Family Switch
22,200,000
4
Code 8 Part II
20,000,000
5
La Dolce Villa
19,800,000
6
Love is in the Air
11,700,000
7
Pretty good! But what if we were to break the rules and compare it against movies released on a Friday this year? Where does it stack up? Somewhere right in the middle, which, given it had an extra day (Netflix’s numbers run through Sunday), could be viewed as a little disappointing.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Back in Action, Happy Gilmore 2, The Old Guard 2, Havoc, STRAW and 10 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 15 Netflix titles: Back in Action, Happy Gilmore 2, The Old Guard 2, Havoc, STRAW, The Electric State, Kinda Pregnant, The Thursday Murder Club, My Oxford Year, The Life List, Nonnas, Plankton: The Movie, Night Always Comes, Fear Street: Prom Queen, KPop Demon Hunters. Combined total: 370,900,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Back in Action, Happy Gilmore 2, The Old Guard 2, Havoc, STRAW and 10 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
Back in Action
46,800,000
1
Happy Gilmore 2
46,700,000
2
The Old Guard 2
37,500,000
3
Havoc
29,800,000
4
STRAW
25,300,000
5
The Electric State
25,200,000
6
Kinda Pregnant
25,100,000
7
The Thursday Murder Club
24,700,000
8
My Oxford Year
24,600,000
9
The Life List
24,400,000
10
Nonnas
15,300,000
11
Plankton: The Movie
14,300,000
12
Night Always Comes
11,300,000
13
Fear Street: Prom Queen
10,700,000
14
KPop Demon Hunters
9,200,000
15
4. With Love, Meghan Flops
Picture: Netflix
Season 2 of With Love, Meghan didn’t come out of the gate swinging this week. It failed to crack the global top 10, meaning it drew less than 2.1M views for its opening week, and worse still, it only broke into the daily top 10s in Australia for 1 day on August 29th at position 10. It’s also featured in the Shri Lankan top 10 for 5 days. It’s not featured in any other country’s daily top 10s.
Netflix got ahead of this viewership news with a “soft” renewal of their overall deal with Meghan and Harry’s production company. A holiday special for the show is still to come in 2025.
5. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
True-crime is still big. Who knew!? A solid debut for the new Skye Borgman doc (Abducted in Plain Sight, Girl in the Picture) covering the story of a teen girl and her boyfriend who face persistent harassment from an unknown caller We’re seeing several TikToks and other social posts going viral for this documentary so we’re probably going to see an impressive rise in viewership in week 1.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - A Deadly American Marriage, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, Einstein and the Bomb, Chaos: The Manson Murders, Inside the Mind of a Dog and 4 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 9 Netflix titles: A Deadly American Marriage, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, Einstein and the Bomb, Chaos: The Manson Murders, Inside the Mind of a Dog, Sly, Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror, Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds, The Truth About Jussie Smollett?. Combined total: 53,000,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for A Deadly American Marriage, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, Einstein and the Bomb, Chaos: The Manson Murders, Inside the Mind of a Dog and 4 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
A Deadly American Marriage
9,800,000
1
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
8,600,000
2
Einstein and the Bomb
8,500,000
3
Chaos: The Manson Murders
5,000,000
4
Inside the Mind of a Dog
5,000,000
5
Sly
4,700,000
6
Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror
4,400,000
7
Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds
3,800,000
8
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
3,200,000
9
6. Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
To mark the 20th anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina, Netflix released a limited series produced by Spike Lee. Naturally, the viewership is heavily skewed to the US, where it’s been number 1 every day since its release, although it has featured in the top 10s around the globe.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, Amy Bradley Is Missing, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson and 4 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 9 Netflix titles: American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, Amy Bradley Is Missing, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes, The Diamond Heist, Turning Point: The Vietnam War, Critical: Between Life and Death. Combined total: 58,000,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, Amy Bradley Is Missing, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson and 4 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden
12,600,000
1
Amy Bradley Is Missing
12,200,000
2
Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing
9,800,000
3
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
7,300,000
4
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
5,500,000
5
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes
3,400,000
6
The Diamond Heist
3,100,000
7
Turning Point: The Vietnam War
2,100,000
8
Critical: Between Life and Death
2,000,000
9
7. Two Graves
Netflix Spain has a massive hit on its hands with Two Graves, which is only bested in recent years by Berlin and Money Heist. There’s a connection there which could explain it, given that the Professor (Álvaro Morte) stars in both titles. Netflix lists the show as a limited series, but given the numbers so far, fingers crossed that could change.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Money Heist - Part 5, Berlin - Season 1, Two Graves, The Gardener, The Asunta Case and 14 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 19 Netflix titles: Money Heist - Part 5, Berlin - Season 1, Two Graves, The Gardener, The Asunta Case, Welcome to Eden - Season 2, Olympo - Season 1, Elite - Season 7, Gangs of Galicia - Season 1, Bank Under Siege, The Ladys Companion - Season 1, Valeria - Season 4, Alpha Males - Season 3, Wrong Side of the Tracks - Season 4, Elite - Season 8, Iron Reign, Rotten Legacy - Season 1, 1992, Delirium. Combined total: 91,200,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Money Heist - Part 5, Berlin - Season 1, Two Graves, The Gardener, The Asunta Case and 14 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
Money Heist - Part 5
22,200,000
1
Berlin - Season 1
11,300,000
2
Two Graves
8,600,000
3
The Gardener
7,700,000
4
The Asunta Case
5,400,000
5
Welcome to Eden - Season 2
3,400,000
6
Olympo - Season 1
3,200,000
7
Elite - Season 7
3,000,000
8
Gangs of Galicia - Season 1
2,900,000
9
Bank Under Siege
2,700,000
10
The Ladys Companion - Season 1
2,600,000
11
Valeria - Season 4
2,600,000
12
Alpha Males - Season 3
2,600,000
13
Wrong Side of the Tracks - Season 4
2,500,000
14
Elite - Season 8
2,400,000
15
Iron Reign
2,400,000
16
Rotten Legacy - Season 1
2,200,000
17
1992
2,100,000
18
Delirium
1,400,000
19
8. Hostage
The Suranne Jones British scripted series Hostagegrew its views by 7% in week 2. That means it’s performing pretty well, but below some of the other recent British heavy-hitters, albeit tracking above Toxic Town.
Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - Hostage, Toxic Town, The Gentlemen - Season 1, Black Doves - Season 1 and Adolescence (6-week trend)
Week-by-week cumulative views for 5 Netflix titles: Hostage, Toxic Town, The Gentlemen - Season 1, Black Doves - Season 1, Adolescence. Combined final total: 278,800,000 views.
Weekly cumulative Netflix views for Hostage, Toxic Town, The Gentlemen - Season 1, Black Doves - Season 1 and Adolescence over 6 weeks.
Title
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Final cumulative
Hostage
0
10,800,000
22,400,000
27,900,000
30,900,000
—
—
30,900,000
Toxic Town
0
4,800,000
9,500,000
11,300,000
—
—
—
11,300,000
The Gentlemen - Season 1
0
12,200,000
32,300,000
44,000,000
51,800,000
57,400,000
61,100,000
61,100,000
Black Doves - Season 1
0
10,800,000
25,400,000
32,100,000
37,500,000
42,500,000
45,300,000
45,300,000
Adolescence
0
24,300,000
66,300,000
96,700,000
114,500,000
124,200,000
130,200,000
130,200,000
9. Bon Appétit Your Majesty is quietly crushing it in the weekly top 10s
Last week, Frederic pointed out in his newsletter how Bon Appétit, Your Majesty had a huge start on Netflix and that’s continued in week 2, putting a clear distance between it and some of the other weekly K-dramas that have dropped on Netflix in recent years. Views grew from 3.5M to 8.1M in week two and we expect a great long run in the weeks to come.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Bon Appétit Your Majesty, Beyond the Bar, King the Land, Queen of Tears, Doctor Slump and 3 more Netflix titles (2-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 2 weeks for 8 Netflix titles: Bon Appétit Your Majesty, Beyond the Bar, King the Land, Queen of Tears, Doctor Slump, Love Next Door, Resident Playbook, Romance in the House. Combined total: 45,000,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Bon Appétit Your Majesty, Beyond the Bar, King the Land, Queen of Tears, Doctor Slump and 3 more Netflix titles over 2 weeks.
Title
Cumulative Views (2 weeks)
Rank
Bon Appétit Your Majesty
11,600,000
1
Beyond the Bar
6,400,000
2
King the Land
6,300,000
3
Queen of Tears
4,600,000
4
Doctor Slump
4,300,000
5
Love Next Door
4,100,000
6
Resident Playbook
3,900,000
7
Romance in the House
3,800,000
8
Those are our biggest stories from the top 10s this week – what are you most surprised about? What have you been watching? Let us know in the comments.
