TOP 10 NETFLIX’S MOST POPULAR SERIES WORLDWIDE

1.Orange Is The New Black (2013-2019): 105 million views

Danielle Brooks left, and Dascha Polanco in 'Orange Is the New Black.'

 

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With the release of its seventh and last season in July 2019, Netflix said 105 million households watched at least one episode of the show over the course of its run, making the series its most-watched original ever. The show’s popularity was echoed in an independent poll commissioned by MoffettNathanson earlier in 2019, in which users named Orange their favorite Netflix show, followed by Stranger Things.

2.Extraction (2020): 99 million views

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The Chris Hemsworth-starring action movie, which debuted on April 24, 2020, drew 99 million viewers in its first four weeks on Netflix. According to Netflix's list, it marks the largest audience for any of the company’s original movies, obtained by Bloomberg.

3.Bird Box (2018): 89 million views

 

 

The Sandra Bullock-led thriller was watched by 89 million accounts in its first four weeks on the platform, Netflix said in July 2020. The film had more than 45 million views in its first week on Netflix and had the best first seven days ever for an original movie on the platform.

 

4.Spenser Confidential (2020): 85 million views

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The action movie starring Mark Wahlberg as an ex-cop racked up 85 million views in its first four weeks on Netflix, according to the top 10 list the company released in July.

5.6 Underground (2019): 83 million views

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Ryan Reynolds leads this action thriller, which amassed 83 million views in its first four weeks on the platform, per Netflix’s top 10 list released in July.

6.The Witcher (2019): 76 million views

 

The fantasy series starring Henry Cavill drew 76 million views in its first four weeks on Netflix, according to the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. The number comes with a caveat — Netflix has changed how it defines “views” from counting accounts that watched at least 70% of a single episode of a series to accounts that watched a show for at least two minutes. Under the new metric, The Witcher becomes Netflix’s most-watched first season of TV ever, according to the company.

 

7.Murder Mystery (2019): 73 million views

 

Netflix said its Adam Sander-Jennifer Aniston vehicle amassed 73 million views in its first four weeks. The company said the movie was the most successful film from its partnership with Sandler. The actor and comedian signed a four-film deal with Netflix in 2017, adding to a four-movie deal between the company and his Happy Madison Productions in 2014. In 2016, Netflix said The Ridiculous Six, one of the films from the Happy Madison Productions deal, was one of the most-watched original films to debut on the platform.

 

8.The Irishman (2019): 64 million views

Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s Mob masterpiece The Irishman.

 

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Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is Netflix’s sixth most popular original film and gathered 64 million views in its first four weeks on the platform, exceeding the 40 million views content chief Ted Sarandos initially estimated.

 

9.Stranger Things: Season 3 (2016-): 64 million views

 

Netflix said in October that 64 million member households watched the third season of its hit series Stranger Things in the season’s first four weeks on the platform. According to Netflix, it’s the most-watched season to date.

 

10.Triple Frontier (2019): 63 million views

 

 IndieWire reports the high-budget film, which counts stars like Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac among its cast and cost $115 million to make, earned 63 million views, according to a statement from Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos. The film ranked as Netflix’s seventh most popular original movie in July 2020.