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The 10 most-watched Netflix shows right now as chart-topper gets nearly 60,000,000 views

Stranger Things: Season 5
Christmas is coming, and that means Netflix is dishing up some gems guaranteed to keep you glued to the screen as the big day approaches. Many fans of the streaming platform may already have had the best gift of the season as the long-awaited fifth season of Stranger Things – which will bring the saga to an end – finally made its debut. But has the new release done enough to dethrone last week’s number one The Beast In Me? Read on to discover what strange – and not so strange – shows have been gracing your tellies this week…(Picture: Netflix)

10. Absentia: Season 1 – 4,500,000 views

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Hanging in there in tenth position this week is this tense crime drama, which has been far from absent in the charts since it made the leap to Netflix from Amazon Prime Video. Canadian actress Stana Katic takes the leads as Special Agent Emily Byrne, who was officially declared dead by the FBI after going missing in Boston. When she is found, alive, after six years in captivity with no memory of her past, she sets out to reclaim her life. (Picture: Amazon/Everett/Shutterstock)

9. Stranger Things: Season 3 – 4,600,000 views

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Netflix/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (10340534bo) Joe Keery as Steve Harrington and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson 'Stranger Things' TV Show Season 3 - 2019 When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back.
The first of many appearances for Stranger Things this week – and with the fifth series being unleashed, it’s no surprise to see many of you wanting to catch up with the previous seasons. Series three, set in 1985, revolves around the oh-so-80s-era Starcourt Mall, newly arrived in Hawkins, Indiana – but it’s not long before the Upside Down, along with one of its creatures, the Mind Flayer – rear their heads. (Picture: Netflix/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

8. Missing: Dead Or Alive? Season 2 – 5,200,000 views

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The first of this week’s new arrivals is another entry into the ever-growing Netflix canon of true crime, following the folk at a missing person’s unit in Colombia, South Carolina. The four-part series includes the case of Shandon Floyd, a young woman last seen getting into a car with an unidentified man, and the disappearance of Morgan Duncan, who vanishes without trace from his flat. (Picture: Netflix)

7. Dynamite Kiss – 5,500,000 views

Dynamite Kiss
Looking for a romcom in among the true crime and Stranger Things recaps? Then why not give this South Korean show a go? The series centres around Go Da-rim, a single woman who pretends to be married with kids to get her dream job. But when the team leader of the company falls in love with her, Go Da-rim wrestles with her morals. Should she reveal her true identity, or stay silent? You’ll have to watch it to find the answer. (Picture: Netflix)

6. Stranger Things: Season 2 – 5,600,000 views

Stranger Things Season 2
The top 10 gets steadily stranger with the second series of the show spending another week in the countdown. Season two picks up in Hawkins, Indiana, in 1984 – one year after the events around the disappearance of Will Byers – as the town once again comes under threat from the Upside Down. Scary stuff, as ever. (Picture: Netflix)

5. Stranger Things: Season 4 – 6,100,000 views

STRANGER THINGS. Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ?? 2022
Into the top five with yet another showing for Stranger Things. This one takes place in 1986, eight months after the events of season three, and takes the action to California and the Soviet Union. But, of course, the Upside Down rears its head back in Hawkins as the town is plagued by a string of mysterious teenage murders. As well as keeping us all gripped and racking up viewers by the ton, this is also the series that sent Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill soaring to number one, decades after it was first released. (Picture: Netflix)

4. The Beast In Me – 7,800,000 views

THE BEAST IN ME. (L to R) Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs and Tim Guinee as Wrecking Ball in Episode 102 of The Beast in Me. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix ?? 2025
It managed a single week in the top spot, but while The Beast In Me has dropped down to fourth it still pulled in nearly eight million viewers this past week – which is far from beastly. Claire Danes stars in the thriller as Aggie Wiggs, an author who has retreated from public life and is grappling with writer’s block following the death of her young son. Until one day, she receives unlikely inspiration for her next novel: Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), the son of a real estate magnate, has moved in next door with his second wife. The real question is: did he murder his first? (Picture: Netflix)

3. Stranger Things: Season 1 – 8,900,000 views

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Oh hello, is that Stranger Things by any chance? Oh yes it is. Here’s your chance to see where the phenomenon began, as we head back to the early 80s and discover the town of Hawkins, Indiana, and the Upside Down, for the first time. As for the plot, it sees Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) vanish while cycling home and his friends, with a little help from the mysterious Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), attempting to crack the mystery behind his disappearance. If you haven’t seen this one yet it’s about time you did. (Picture: Netflix/THA/Shutterstock)

2. Kevin Hart: Acting My Age – 9,200,000 views

Kevin Hart: Acting My Age. Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart: Acting My Age. Cr. Kevin Kwan/Netflix ?? 2025
In most weeks the amount of views racked up by comedian Kevin Hart for this comedy special would be enough to see him at number one. This is not most weeks, obviously, but it’s still nabbed a decent share of the audience. The special sees Hart tackling the topic of advancing years, sharing his thoughts on such middle-age issues as family dynamics, intimacy pills and the perils of unexpected injuries. (Picture: KEVIN KWAN/NETFLIX)

1. Stranger Things: Season 5 – 59,600,000 views

Stranger Things: Season 5
So here it is. The fifth season of Stranger Things seeing off all competition as it smashes straight into the charts at number one. We all knew it was going to but the number of viewers the Stranger Things swansong has picked up over the past week is extraordinary, with nearly 60 million of you tuning in to see how things end for Hawkins and the Upside Down. Reviews have been stellar,with Metro calling it a ‘masterpiece’. And with just four episodes released so far – with three more landing on Christmas Day and the feature-length, 125 minute finale, arriving on New Year’s Day – we reckon the charts will be strange for quite some time. (Picture: Netflix)
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