Exploring the thousands of titles on Netflix can be both exciting and overwhelming. Content of all types abounds, from dramas and comedies to reality shows and documentaries. It’s a good thing there’s a list to help narrow your decision by letting you see the most popular Netflix shows. That’s right, every week, Netflix releases its list of the 10 most-watched TV shows over a recent seven-day period.
Move over, Ryan Murphy. There is a new No. 1 on Netflix, and its name isNobody Wants This. The rom-com series starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody continues to win over the hearts of many millennials. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storyslips one spot to No. 2, followed by Love is Blindseason 7 at No. 3. Below, we have listed the top 10 shows in the U.S. from September 30 to October 6, along with general information about each show, including genre, rating, cast, and synopsis.
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10. Heartstopper season 3 (2022)
81%
8.6/10
tv-14
3Seasons
Genre
Drama
Stars
Joe Locke, Kit Connor, William Gao
Created by
Alice Oseman
The sweet love story between Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) writes another chapter in Heartstopperseason 3. The third season is about love as the two teens navigate all its complexities. Charlie wants to muster up the courage to tell Nick he loves him, going so far as to practice saying those three words repeatedly in the mirror.
It’s a big year for Nick and Charlie as they start to think about university and where they might continue their academic careers. Luckily, they’ll have their friends — including Tao Xu (William Gao), Elle Argent (Yasmin Finney), and Isaac Henderson (Tobie Donovan) — by their sides every step of the way. Season 3 hammers home that Heartstopper remains one of Netflix’s sweetest and most endearing shows.
9. The Amazing Digital Circus season 1 (2023)
8.1/10
tv-pg
1Season
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Stars
Lizzie Freeman, Alex Rochon, Michael Kovach
Created by
Gooseworx
InThe Amazing Digital Circus, a group of humans become trapped in a virtual circus. The humans in this adult animated series include Pomni (Lizzie Freeman), Jax (Michael Kovach), Ragatha (Amanda Hufford), Gangle (Marissa Lenti), Kinger (Sean Chiplock), and Zooble (Ashley Nichols). The group is guided by the AI ringmaster known as Caine (Alex Rochon).
This may be an animated show, but it’s not made for the kids. The Amazing Digital Circusis a dark comedy, where each person must confront their own personal traumas and fears while embarking on an adventure. It’s a creative show with a funny twist, proving animation can be for adults.
8. Yellowjackets season 1 (2021)
78%
7.8/10
tv-ma
2Seasons
Genre
Drama, Mystery
Stars
Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse
Created by
Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
Season 1 of Yellowjackets, Showtime’s premier drama, is now available to stream on Netflix. This innovative thriller is told on two timelines: one in 1996, and one in the present day. In 1996, a New Jersey girls’ soccer team is flying to Seattle for a national tournament when their plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness. The girls are forced to work together to stay alive, though coming together as a team has its challenges.
In the present day, several of the girls who survived struggle to deal with what happened to them as teenagers. As the show progresses, the audience learns that the girls resorted to doing unspeakable things to survive. As adults, they will fight to make sure their secrets remain buried.
7. The Perfect Couple (2024)
6.6/10
tv-ma
1Season
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Stars
Nicole Kidman, Eve Hewson, Liev Schreiber
Created by
Jenna Lamia
The idyllic island of Nantucket serves as the setting for The Perfect Couple. Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson) is set to wed Benji Winbury (Billy Howle) at the Winbury family’s seaside estate, Summerland. The Winburys are one of the community’s wealthiest families. Their matriarch is Greer Garrison Winbury (Nicole Kidman), a successful author tasked with planning the extravagant wedding.
Tragedy strikes on the morning of the wedding when a dead body is found on the beach. The wedding goes from a lavish celebration to a crime scene investigation. There is a murderer among the wedding guests. Who did it? One thing is for certain: everyone is a suspect.
6. Unsolved Mysteries volume 5 (2020)
Calling all detectives: Unsolved Mysteriesreturns with a new season of puzzling enigmas that need answers. Volume 5 features four new cases that will make even the smartest people scratch their heads. This season’s mysteries include a park bench murderer, a paranormal partner, cattle mutilations, and an alleged UFO incident.
Like previous iterations of the show, Netflix provides additional evidence on its Tudum site, so you can examine it like you’re a cop working the case. Get ready to be baffled, frustrated, and motivated by these episodes. In particular, the cattle mutilation one will make your head spin.
5. The Great British Baking Show collection 12 (2010)
Bakers, are you ready to step inside the white tent? A new crop of contestants compete to be crowned the best amateur baker in The Great British Baking Show. The bakers must compete in several challenges testing their creativity and culinary skills. Being that it’s a baking show, the competitors will bake a variety of goods, from cakes and custards to bread and biscuits.
Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith return as judges, while Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding handle hosting duties. The competition kicked off on September 27, and new episodes will drop every week thereafter on Fridays. May the best baker win!
4. Mr. McMahon (2024)
71%
7.8/10
tv-ma
1Season
Genre
Documentary
Stars
Vince McMahon, Dwayne Johnson, John Cena
Created by
Chris Smith
When you think of professional wrestling, Vince McMahon is often the first name that comes to mind. After buying WWF (now WWE) from his father, McMahon set out to become the top promoter in wrestling. McMahon defeated his rivals and forced them to go out of business, stealing their talent in the process. This cutthroat nature and arrogance helped McMahon turn WWE into a billion-dollar business.
Mr. McMahonfollows the life and times of the titular character, chronicling his rise from a lowly promoter to a global icon. With every rise comes a fall, however, and McMahon’s downturn is still playing out in real time due to sexual misconduct allegations that forced his resignation.
3. Love Is Blind season 7 (2020)
62%
6.2/10
tv-ma
6Seasons
Genre
Reality
Stars
Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey
Created by
Chris Coelen
Love is Blind is back for season 7. Netflix’s dating experiment welcomes 30 new singles to the pods as they search for love. The singles try to form relationships by talking to each other through a speaker. When the daters make a connection, they can extend a marriage proposal.
If a marriage proposal is accepted, the contestants can finally meet each other face-to-face. After a couples retreat and a multiweek stint living together, it all comes down to the wedding. Will the couples go through with the marriage or end the engagement? New episodes will be released every Wednesday this month, with the finale airing on October 23.
2. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
7.9/10
tv-ma
1Season
Genre
Drama, Crime
Stars
Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny, Cooper Koch
Created by
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan
In 1989, brothers Erik and Lyle Menéndez walked into their family home and murdered their parents, José and Kitty. Years later, they were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Since then, the brothers have maintained their innocence, saying they killed José in self-defense after years of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Kitty was allegedly complicit in the abuse, so the boys killed her, too.
This notorious case is dramatized in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez star as Erik and Lyle Menéndez, while Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny play José and Kitty. Are the brothers the monsters the public propped them up to be, or is there more to the story?
1. Nobody Wants This season 1 (2024)
73%
8.2/10
tv-ma
1Season
Genre
Comedy
Stars
Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Justine Lupe
Created by
Erin Foster
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody are millennial royalty. During the mid-2000s, Bell starred in the titular role on Veronica Mars,while Brody played the lovable goof, Seth Cohen on The O.C.20 years later, Bell and Brody are older, but their charm is still there in Nobody Wants This, a rom-com series from Erin Foster.
Joanne (Bell) is an agnostic woman who hosts a sex and relationship podcast with her sister, Morgan (Justine Lupe). Noah (Brody) is a kind, attractive rabbi. Joanne and Noah meet at a friend’s dinner party and instantly hit it off. Their courtship eventually turns into a relationship. However, their opposing views and familial backgrounds threaten to derail this love story.
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