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10 best Netflix shows everyone is watching right now as thriller gets 26.6 million views

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The Rats: A Witcher Tale
Every week, we bring you a ranking of the most-watched shows that are streaming on Netflix right now. From epic thrillers to edge-of-your-seat true crimers, the list is often littered with reality gems and dramas, too. However, this week (or rather, over the past few weeks), one show has literally dominated the charts. While there’s no guessing as to which one it is, the beloved series has proven to be one of the streaming platform’s biggest — and most successful — shows ever. Ready to sink into the sofa and indulge in the best telly? Here’s everything that should be on your watch list. (Picture: Netflix)

10. Dynamite Kiss: Limited Series — 4,800,000 views

This South Korean rom-com follows Go Da-rim, a single woman who pretends to be married with kids to land her dream job. However, her lies soon catch up with her when the company boss falls in love with her — and Go Da-rim begins to feel the same way. What will she do? Reveal her true identity and live a more authentic life, or stay silent? (Picture: Netflix)

9. The Beast in Me: Limited Series — 4,800,000 views

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys star in this psychological drama about author Aggie Wiggs (Danes), who retreats from public life after the death of her young son. As writer’s block takes hold, Aggie accepts that her best-selling book days are over. That is until Nile Jarvis (Rhys), the son of a real estate magnate, and his second wife, buy the house next door. As Nile’s past unfolds (Aggie hears rumours that he allegedly killed his first wife), he immediately becomes the subject of her next book. (Picture: Netflix)

8. The Rats: A Witcher Tale — 5,000,000 views

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The Rats: A Witcher Tale is a feature-length special that was released alongside the fourth season of The Witcher. It centres around a young gang of street criminals, who attempt to pull off a dangerous heist. To emerge victorious, they must learn to trust each other, and a ‘washed-up Witcher.’ (Picture: Netflix)

7. Stranger Things 4 — 5,300,000 views

You were wondering when Stranger Things was going to show its face, weren’t you? Before the release of season five, part one, last month, the world rushed to recap the events of the previous four series. Almost three weeks on, they’re still completely engrossed. In a nutshell, season 4 was set eight months after the events at Starcourt Mall. We won’t reveal any spoilers in case you’re still catching up, but this one is the series that gave a new lease of (viral) life to Kate Bush’s 1985 hit, Running Up That Hill. (Picture: Tina Rowden/Netflix)

6. Stranger Things 3 — 5,900,000 views

The season before saw the Hawkins crew attempt to defeat the Mind Flayer, a hive-mind, shadow-like being from the Upside Down that controls victims. Warning: possible spoilers ahead. In the final episode, Max’s brother Billy is revealed to have been possessed and forced to build a physical ‘Spider Monster’ to invade Earth. Ultimately, a new gate is opened by the Russians at Starcourt Mall, which hosts the dramatic showdown at the end of the series, where, sadly, Billy dies. (Picture: Netflix/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

5. Stranger Things 2 — 6,800,000 views

OK, so we’re literally going back in time again. Again, here is your warning of possible spoilers ahead. The second season of Stranger Things takes place one year after Will Byers was kidnapped and taken into the Upside Down. This time around, he finds himself plagued by visions of a giant shadow monster, which they figure out is the Mind Flayer, who is spreading underground via tunnels. As Eleven hides out with Hopper in an attempt to keep her safe, Mike, Dustin, Will, and Lucas make friends with Max Mayfield, who joins the group and helps the gang map the tunnels. They then reunite with Eleven, who is able to close the gate and remove the Mind Flayer from Will… for now. (Picture: Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock)

4. The Abandons: Season 1 — 7,300,000 views

This new American Western drama only dropped last week, and it’s already climbing up the Netflix charts. Set in the 1850s, it chronicles the conflicts of outlaw groups during the Old West. With fights for land by unscrupulous means to dealing with the loss of family members, there’s never a dull moment, that’s for sure. (Picture: Netflix)

3. Stranger Things: Season 1 — 8,200,000 views

Back to Stranger Things now, and the series where everything began. In 1983, in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, a young boy named Will Byers disappears. As his family and friends frantically search for him, they discover a secret underground lab connected to a dangerous alternate dimension called the Upside Down. On their hunt for Will, they come across a powerful, telekinetic girl named Eleven, who becomes part of their family. (Picture: Netflix/THA/Shutterstock)

2. Sean Combs: The Reckoning: Season 1 — 21,800,000 views

Sean Combs: The Reckoning is the documentary that everyone’s been talking about, for multiple reasons. The first is because it comes months after his high-profile court case, where he was handed a 50-month prison sentence. The second is because it was produced by 50 Cent, with whom Diddy has a decades-long beef. The documentary itself explores Combs’ stratospheric rise to fame in the 90s, thanks to the success of his Bad Boy Entertainment label, and his later sexual misconduct allegations. (Picture: Netflix)

1. Stranger Things: Season 5 — 23,600,000 views

With almost 24 million views, Stranger Things season five scoops the top spot. But did you really expect anything else? The first four episodes of the last ever series are set around 18 months after the events of series four. Without giving too much away, here are a few key details: Eleven is in hiding again due to military forces trying to hunt her down. Holly Wheeler is Vecna/Henry’s latest victim and finds herself trapped in the Mindscape, where she finds Max. Will discovers that he can tap into Vecna’s power and control Demogorgons. (Picture: Netflix)
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