List of most-watched Netflix original programming

This is a list of most-watched Netflix original programming in total hours viewed, in the first 28 days of being uploaded to Netflix. These statistics are released by Netflix based on its proprietary engagement metrics.{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=2021-09-27|title=Netflix Releases New Data on Most Popular TV Shows and Movies|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/netflix-most-popular-tv-shows-movies-1235075301/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Variety|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Netflix Top 10 - Global|url=https://top10.netflix.com/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Netflix Top 10}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-biggest-shows-and-movies-ranked-according-to-netflix/|title=Npopular shows and movies ever, ranked (according to Netflix)|first=Joan E.|last=Solsman|website=CNET|date=January 25, 2022|accessdate=January 26, 2022}}

Series

Television shows on Netflix with over 200 million views in their first 30 days.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders static-row-numbers" \|+ Most popular television series by hours watched in their first 28 days.{{Cite web \|title=Netflix Top 10 TV - Global \|url=https://top10.netflix.com/tv \|access-date=2022-04-26 \|website=top10.netflix.com}}
# ! scope="col" \| title ! Season ! scope="col" \| Genre ! scope="col" \| Release date ! scope="col" \| Hours watched (millions)
1 \| scope="row" \| Squid Game \| Season 1 \| Survival drama \| {{Date table sorting\|17/09/2021}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 1,650.90
2 \| scope="row" \| Stranger Things \|Season 4 \| Science fiction/Horror \| {{Date table sorting\|27/05/2022}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 1,352.09
3 \| scope="row" \| Wednesday \| Season 1 \| Comedy Horror \| {{Date table sorting\|23/11/2022}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 1,237.15
4 \| scope="row" \| Squid Game \| Season 2 \| Survival drama \| {{Date table sorting\|26/12/2024}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 1,187.80
5 \| scope="row" \| Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story \| Limited Series \| Horror drama \| {{Date table sorting\|21/09/2022}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 856.22
6 \| scope="row" \| Money Heist \| Part 5 \| Heist/Crime drama \| {{Date table sorting\|03/09/2021}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 792.53
7 \| rowspan="3" scope+"row"\| Bridgerton \| Season 3 \| Historical romance \| {{Date table sorting\|16/05/2024}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 786.10
8 \| Season 2 \| Historical romance \| {{Date table sorting\|25/03/2022}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 656.26
9 \| Season 1 \| Historical romance \| {{Date table sorting\|25/12/2020}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 625.49
10 \| scope="row" \| Money Heist \| Part 4 \| Heist/Crime drama \| {{Date table sorting\|03/04/2020}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 619.01
11 \| scope="row" \| Stranger Things \| Season 3 \| Science fiction/Horror \| {{Date table sorting\|04/07/2019}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 582.10
12 \| scope="row" \| Lucifer \| Season 5 \| Urban fantasy \| {{Date table sorting\|21/08/2020}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 569.48
13 \| scope="row" \| All of Us Are Dead \| Season 1 \| Survival Drama/Horror \| {{Date table sorting\|28/01/2022}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 560.78
14 \| scope="row" \| The Witcher \| Season 1 \| Fantasy drama \| {{Date table sorting\|20/12/2019}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 541.01
15 \| scope="row" \| The Night Agent \| Season 1 \| Action thriller \| {{Date table sorting\|23/03/2023}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 515.57
16 \| scope="row" \|Inventing Anna \| Limited Series \| Crime drama \| {{Date table sorting\|11/02/2022}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 511.92
17 \| scope="row" \| Ginny & Georgia \| Season 2 \| Drama \| {{Date table sorting\|01/05/2023}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 504.78
18 \| scope="row" \| Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story \| Limited Series \| Historical Romance \| {{Date table sorting\|04/05/2023}} \| style="text-align:right;" \| 503.00

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|+ Most popular television series by hours watched in their first 28 days.{{Cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 TV - Global |url=https://top10.netflix.com/tv |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=top10.netflix.com}}

! scope="col" | title

! Season

! scope="col" | Genre

! scope="col" | Release date

! scope="col" | Hours watched
(millions)

| scope="row" | Squid Game

| Season 1

| Survival drama

| {{Date table sorting|17/09/2021}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,650.90

| scope="row" | Stranger Things

|Season 4

| Science fiction/Horror

| {{Date table sorting|27/05/2022}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,352.09

| scope="row" | Wednesday

| Season 1

| Comedy Horror

| {{Date table sorting|23/11/2022}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,237.15

| scope="row" | Squid Game

| Season 2

| Survival drama

| {{Date table sorting|26/12/2024}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 1,187.80

| scope="row" | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

| Limited Series

| Horror drama

| {{Date table sorting|21/09/2022}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 856.22

| scope="row" | Money Heist

| Part 5

| Heist/Crime drama

| {{Date table sorting|03/09/2021}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 792.53

| rowspan="3" scope+"row"| Bridgerton

| Season 3

| Historical romance

| {{Date table sorting|16/05/2024}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 786.10

| Season 2

| Historical romance

| {{Date table sorting|25/03/2022}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 656.26

| Season 1

| Historical romance

| {{Date table sorting|25/12/2020}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 625.49

| scope="row" | Money Heist

| Part 4

| Heist/Crime drama

| {{Date table sorting|03/04/2020}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 619.01

| scope="row" | Stranger Things

| Season 3

| Science fiction/Horror

| {{Date table sorting|04/07/2019}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 582.10

| scope="row" | Lucifer

| Season 5

| Urban fantasy

| {{Date table sorting|21/08/2020}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 569.48

| scope="row" | All of Us Are Dead

| Season 1

| Survival Drama/Horror

| {{Date table sorting|28/01/2022}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 560.78

| scope="row" | The Witcher

| Season 1

| Fantasy drama

| {{Date table sorting|20/12/2019}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 541.01

| scope="row" | The Night Agent

| Season 1

| Action thriller

| {{Date table sorting|23/03/2023}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 515.57

| scope="row" |Inventing Anna

| Limited Series

| Crime drama

| {{Date table sorting|11/02/2022}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 511.92

| scope="row" | Ginny & Georgia

| Season 2

| Drama

| {{Date table sorting|01/05/2023}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 504.78

| scope="row" | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

| Limited Series

| Historical Romance

| {{Date table sorting|04/05/2023}}

| style="text-align:right;" | 503.00

Films

Films on Netflix with over 100 million views in their first 28 days.

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders static-row-numbers" \|+ Most popular films by hours watched in their first 28 days.{{Cite web \|title=Netflix Top 10 Film - Global \|url=https://top10.netflix.com/films \|access-date=2022-04-26 \|website=top10.netflix.com}}
# ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Genre ! scope="col" \| Release Date ! scope="col" \| Hours watched (millions)
1 \| scope="row" \| Red Notice \| Action comedy \| November 12, 2021 \| 364.02
2 \| scope="row" \| Don't Look Up \| Satirical science fiction \| December 24, 2021 \| 359.79
3 \| scope="row" \| Bird Box \| Post-apocalyptic horror thriller \| December 21, 2018 \| 282.02
4 \| scope="row" \| Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery \| Mystery \| December 23, 2022 \| 279.74
5 \| scope="row" \| The Gray Man \| Action \| July 22, 2022 \| 253.87
6 \| scope="row" \| The Mother \| Action \| May 12, 2023 \| 234.07{{Cite web \|last=Grittins \|first=Susan \|date=2023-06-13 \|title=BC-Filmed THE MOTHER With Jennifer Lopez Ascends To Netflix’s #6 Movie Ever \|url=https://hollywoodnorthbuzz.com/2023/06/bc-filmed-the-mother-with-jennifer-lopez-ascends-to-netflixs-6-movie-ever.html \|access-date=2024-06-07 \|website=Hollywood North Buzz}}
7 \| scope="row" \| The Adam Project \| Science fiction adventure \| March 11, 2022 \| 233.16
9 \| scope="row" \| Extraction \| Action \| April 24, 2020 \| 231.34
10 \| scope="row" \| Purple Hearts \| Romance \| July 29, 2022 \| 228.69
11 \| scope="row" \| The Unforgivable \| Drama \| December 10, 2021 \| 214.70
12 \| scope="row" \| The Irishman \| Crime Drama \| November 27, 2019 \| 214.57
13 \| scope="row" \| The Kissing Booth 2 \| Teen romantic comedy \| July 24, 2020 \| 209.25
14 \| scope="row" \| 6 Underground \| Action \| December 13, 2019 \| 205.47
15 \| scope="row" \| Spenser Confidential \| Action comedy \| March 6, 2020 \| 197.32
16 \| scope="row" \| Enola Holmes \| Mystery \| September 23, 2020 \| 189.90
17 \| scope="row" \| Army of the Dead \| Horror, Heist \| May 14, 2021 \| 186.54
18 \| scope="row" \| The Old Guard \| Superhero \| July 10, 2020 \| 185.71
19 \| scope="row" \| Murder Mystery \| Comedy mystery \| June 14, 2019 \| 169.59
20 \| scope="row" \| Troll \|Monster \|December 1, 2022 \|155.56
21 \| scope="row" \| Blood Red Sky \|Horror \|July 23, 2021 \|110.52
22 \| scope="row" \| The Platform \|Satirical Science fiction \|March 20, 2022 \|108.09
23 \| scope="row" \| All Quiet on the Western Front \|War \|October 28, 2022 \|101.36

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|+ Most popular films by hours watched in their first 28 days.{{Cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 Film - Global |url=https://top10.netflix.com/films |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=top10.netflix.com}}

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Genre

! scope="col" | Release Date

! scope="col" | Hours watched
(millions)

| scope="row" | Red Notice

| Action comedy

| November 12, 2021

| 364.02

| scope="row" | Don't Look Up

| Satirical science fiction

| December 24, 2021

| 359.79

| scope="row" | Bird Box

| Post-apocalyptic horror thriller

| December 21, 2018

| 282.02

| scope="row" | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

| Mystery

| December 23, 2022

| 279.74

| scope="row" | The Gray Man

| Action

| July 22, 2022

| 253.87

| scope="row" | The Mother

| Action

| May 12, 2023

| 234.07{{Cite web |last=Grittins |first=Susan |date=2023-06-13 |title=BC-Filmed THE MOTHER With Jennifer Lopez Ascends To Netflix’s #6 Movie Ever |url=https://hollywoodnorthbuzz.com/2023/06/bc-filmed-the-mother-with-jennifer-lopez-ascends-to-netflixs-6-movie-ever.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Hollywood North Buzz}}

| scope="row" | The Adam Project

| Science fiction adventure

| March 11, 2022

| 233.16

| scope="row" | Extraction

| Action

| April 24, 2020

| 231.34

| scope="row" | Purple Hearts

| Romance

| July 29, 2022

| 228.69