Netflix Top 10s: Michael Jackson Doc Series Has Huge Viewership and UK Drama ‘The Witness’ Impresses

Welcome to another weekly breakdown of Netflix’s Top 10 viewership numbers! For the week of June 1-7, 2026, we have a fascinating mix of runaway docuseries hits, surprising renewals, and a few major shows struggling to find their footing. From the massive (and controversial) debut of the new Michael Jackson documentary to the explosive UK launch of The Witness, there is plenty to unpack. Let’s dive into the data.

If you’re looking for our full analysis of Office Romance, you can find that here. Depending on the metric you use, its launch tells a few different stories. Compared to Jennifer Lopez’s previous movies, the numbers are slightly underwhelming. However, stack it up against other 2026 premieres, and it holds up decently—and if you compare it exclusively to other rom-coms, the outlook is actually pretty rosy!

Before we dive into the winners, let’s address the no-shows. Blood Sisters Season 2—the returning South African show originally billed as a limited series—launched on Friday but failed to chart. This is likely because Netflix completely botched its in-app labeling.

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1. Michael Jackson Documentary Series Is A Hit

Surprisingly, it hasn’t dominated my feed this week as much as I expected. However, what some have dubbed a shameless cash grab has certainly done the trick for Netflix. Debuting with 17.8M views in its opening five days, the series soared past some of the streamer’s biggest recent celebrity and sports-focused docuseries. Michael Jackson’s name carries immense clout, and Netflix successfully capitalized on it here—despite significant pushback from both dedicated fans and neutral observers.

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2. The Witness Makes a Huge Debut for Netflix UK*

Netflix UK has another hit on its hands, though it comes with a small caveat. Because this limited series is only three episodes long, its naturally shorter runtime means it will inherently perform better in early viewership metrics (since total runtime determines the view count). Still, launching with 13.2M views is incredibly impressive. It ranks above major hits like Run Away, The Gentlemen, and Black Doves, though it falls just short of the barnstorming launches we saw from Adolescence and Fool Me Once.

The series also launched alongside a “companion” documentary delving deeper into the real-world case. It’s a clever strategy from Netflix, as viewership is highly likely to bleed from one title into the other, regardless of which you start with. Despite covering the identical subject matter, the two projects offer distinctly different perspectives.

Unfortunately, it’s tough to find direct comparisons for the documentary due to its Thursday premiere. Netflix traditionally uses Thursdays to launch science-focused and smaller-scale documentaries, which don’t typically pull massive numbers. If you want to look at recent Friday releases for context, you could compare it to The Crash (11.7M views) or The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson (6.7M views).

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3. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Gets Season 3 Renewal

You may have seen the news today that A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder scored a Season 3 renewal from Netflix and its co-distributors. The catch? It was renewed well ahead of time and has already wrapped filming—a move likely made to get ahead of Season 2’s incoming numbers.

As we reported last week, the viewership drop between Seasons 1 and 2 was a steep 70-80% (even with Season 2 launching with extra time). That trend continues into week two, with views down roughly 75%. While viewing hours did grow by 13%, the daily Top 10 ratings are collapsing. Ultimately, the show is incredibly lucky to have secured that early renewal, as Season 2’s standalone viewership likely wouldn’t have justified it.

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4. The Marked Woman from Spain

New from Netflix Spain is The Marked Woman, debuting with 6.6M views. When stacked against some of the bigger Friday releases from Spain, it currently sits near the upper end of the bottom tier of performers.

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5. Teach You A Lesson from Netflix South Korea

Another week, another bingeable South Korean K-drama drop. This week brings us Teach You A Lesson, which performed incredibly well compared to its recent counterparts, rocketing straight toward the top of the charts.

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6. The Four Seasons Season 2 Check-In

A 30% uplift in viewing hours for The Four Seasons Season 2 this week is nothing to sniff at, but it continues to lag behind its first season. As discussed last week, Netflix has been relatively lenient with comedy renewals despite sharp viewership drops, and we suspect that will be the case here. By the end of week two, Season 2 sits at 10.1M views—a 58% decline compared to the 24.4M views Season 1 garnered in the same timeframe.

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7. The Boroughs In Week 3

We currently have three major debut shows waiting in renewal limbo: Nemesis, Man on Fire, and The Boroughs. While I believe the first two have solid shots at returning, I’m leaning toward cancellation for The Boroughs. In its third week, views dropped to 3.7M, clocking in below other high-profile casualties like Obliterated and The Waterfront. Ultimately, its fate will come down to internal metrics we don’t have access to—but if it does scrape by with a renewal, I suspect it will be for a final season.

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8. Movie Check-In

Ladies First and Swapped are still hanging onto the Top 10s, and remarkably, their trajectories are almost 1:1 with the viewership of Remarkably Bright Creatures. Elsewhere, Swapped is now on par with The Rip in week 5, although its momentum is finally slowing. Sadly, Apex has departed the Netflix Top 10, so we’ll have to wait and see over the next few weeks if it manages to dethrone War Machine for a spot on the all-time Top 10 list.

Zooming in on Swapped for a moment: you can see it has now fallen behind KPop Demon Hunters as of week 6. While Swapped is closely following a traditional Netflix viewership decay curve, KPop Demon Hunters continues to completely defy gravity.

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Full Top 10s For Netflix This Week (June 1-7, 2026)

English TV

Rank	Title	Hours	Views	Week #
1	Michael Jackson: The Verdict: Season 1	47,000,000	17,800,000	1
2	The Witness: Limited Series	34,100,000	13,200,000	1
3	The Four Seasons: Season 2	23,800,000 (30.05%)	5,700,000	2
4	The Boroughs: Season 1	23,000,000 (-61.28%)	3,700,000	3
5	Nemesis: Season 1	27,500,000 (-40.60%)	3,500,000	4
6	Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Season 1	20,200,000	3,300,000	1
7	Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, Unconvicted	1,600,000 (-5.88%)	3,200,000	2
8	A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Season 2	9,900,000 (13.79%)	2,100,000	2
9	Raw: June 1, 2026	6,200,000 (34.78%)	2,000,000	1
10	The Four Seasons: Season 1	8,400,000 (-54.10%)	2,000,000	6

English Film

Rank	Title	Hours	Views	Week #
1	Office Romance	40,100,000	20,900,000	1
2	Creed III	15,400,000	7,900,000	1
3	Swapped	12,800,000 (-28.09%)	7,500,000	6
4	David	11,200,000	6,200,000	1
5	The Murder of Rachel Nickell	9,800,000	6,100,000	1
6	The Crash	9,100,000 (-59.01%)	5,700,000	4
7	Ladies First	8,200,000 (-71.92%)	5,300,000	3
8	Goat	8,700,000 (-44.59%)	5,200,000	4
9	Creed	10,100,000	4,500,000	1
10	KPop Demon Hunters	6,200,000 (-1.59%)	3,700,000	51

Non-English TV

Rank	Title	Hours	Views	Week #
1	Teach You a Lesson: Limited Series	68,700,000	6,400,000	1
2	My Royal Nemesis: Limited Series	37,300,000 (6.27%)	3,300,000	5
3	Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine: Limited Series	21,300,000 (-38.44%)	2,900,000	4
4	The WONDERfools: Limited Series	20,400,000 (-46.46%)	2,200,000	4
5	Rafa: Season 1	8,100,000 (58.82%)	2,100,000	2
6	Murder Mindfully: Season 2	7,400,000 (57.45%)	1,700,000	2
7	Ashes to Crown: Season 1	11,500,000	1,400,000	1
8	Brazil ’70: The Third Star: Season 1	7,200,000	1,300,000	1
9	Sold Out on You: Limited Series	16,700,000 (-41.40%)	1,300,000	7
10	Jae-seok’s B&B Rules!: Season 1	13,200,000 (37.50%)	1,200,000	2

Non-English Film

Rank	Title	Hours	Views	Week #
1	The Marked Woman	11,900,000	6,600,000	1
2	Maa Behen	9,300,000	4,400,000	1
3	Kara	7,700,000 (-23.00%)	2,900,000	2
4	Mexico 86	3,200,000	2,000,000	1
5	Risa and the Wind Phone	2,800,000	1,700,000	1
6	Alas Roban	2,000,000 (-28.57%)	1,100,000	2
7	Emi Martínez: The Kid Who Stops Time	1,400,000 (-41.67%)	1,100,000	2
8	Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku!	1,900,000 (-34.48%)	1,000,000	2
9	D.I.S.C.O.	1,600,000	900,000	1
10	Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express – the Movie	700,000	900,000	1

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That’s it for this week—more analysis and graphs for you next Tuesday!