Netflix’s most-viewed TV shows of the past week are the very definition of a mixed bag. It’s not a real, tangible bag, of course. It’s a metaphorical one. But it’s certainly really quite mixed.
This past week, for example, we see period romance sitting comfortably beside anime fight sagas, with true crime shocks sharing space with Formula 1 documentaries and even professional wrestling sneaking into that (non-existent) bag.
So if you feel like you’ve run out of things to watch, let Netflix’s very own global most-watched charts suggest some ideas you might’ve missed from the big bag of content.
Again, the bag is figurative.
10. Boyfriend on Demand – 2,600,000 views last week
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Blackpink K-pop star Jisoo plays Seo Mi-rae, a cartoon producer who signs up to test a futuristic dating service that creates customised virtual boyfriends.
The immersive simulations drop her into a series of romantic fantasy scenarios designed around her ideal partner. But things soon become bothersome when the line between digital relationships and real life begins to blur, especially once colleague Park Kyeong-nam enters the picture.
9. Raw: March 2 – 3,000,000 views
WWE’s long-running Monday night spectacle continues to pull in a good few million viewers each week over on Netflix.
The March 2 episode carries the fallout from Elimination Chamber as WrestleMania season begins to loom, with Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley all wrapped up in the latest rivalries and smackdowns.
It’s still the same strange mix of impressive athleticism and gloriously OTT soap-style plotting and machinations. If you enjoy your TV loud and your sport silly, well then, you’re no doubt already a Raw fan.
8. Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 8 – 3,000,000 views
Netflix’s hugely successful Formula 1 documentary returns to unpack the drama of the eventful 2025 championship season.
The series digs into the rivalries between teams, the pressure on drivers fighting for contracts and the behind the scenes politics that rarely make it to race broadcasts. Familiar figures like F1 heavyweights Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris all appear as the paddock drama unfolds.
Unmissable for fans of motor racing. Unbelievably tedious for everyone else.
7. BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai – 3,100,000 views
The latest chapter of this anime series throws Baki into a new challenge when a secret experiment revives the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi and unleashes him into the modern underground fighting world.
As fans of the show have come to expect, BAKI-DOU leans heavily into extreme battles, exaggerated physical feats and a colourful cast of fighters determined to prove they are the strongest alive.
Again, essential watching for fans. Utterly perplexing for the rest of the world. But there are plenty of anime fans around. It’s the seventh most popular TV show on Netflix at the moment, after all.
6. A Friend, a Murderer – 3,500,000 views
This Danish true crime series revisits the shocking case of Philip Patrick Westh, the man convicted of the murder of a 17 year-old Emilie Meng who vanished from the town of Korsør in 2016.
The twist here is the perspective(s). It’s a three-part documentary that’s told through the memories of Westh’s friends Amanda, Nichlas and Kiri, who all spent years socialising with him without realising he was responsible for a number of horrific crimes.
When Westh was finally arrested years later after kidnapping another teenage girl, the investigation uncovered DNA evidence linking him to earlier attacks. For the friends who thought they knew him best, the discovery was devastating.
It’s an interesting take on the true crime genre. And one audiences are seemingly appreciating.
5. The TikTok Killer – 4,100,000 views
This unsettling Spanish-language documentary explores the murder of Esther Estepa and the digital trail that helped investigators piece together exactly what happened to her.
Detectives combed through online messages, videos and social media activity connected to the case as the timeline surrounding her death became ever clearer. As its title suggests, it also reflects on the uneasy role platforms such as TikTok can play in modern criminal investigations, where online footprints can expose vital clues.
A true crime documentary series for the modern age. And one attracting plenty of viewers at the moment.
4. Vladimir – 4,200,000 views
Rachel Weisz expertly leads this dark comedy drama as a literature professor whose already fragile career begins to wobble when she becomes fixated on a new colleague.
That colleague is the charismatic younger academic Vladimir, played by Leo Woodall — an actor who seemingly revels in parts that have him as the dashing young fella seducing attractive older women (see Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy for more details).
As the obsession deepens, her marriage and professional reputation begin to fray, with John Slattery appearing as the increasingly concerned husband who has his own extramarital concerns.
Critics are loving this one just as much as audiences, with The Guardian giving it five stars recently.
3. The Night Agent: Season 3 – 5,200,000 views
For this third run of the successful espionage action thriller, Gabriel Basso returns once again as FBI agent Peter Sutherland, now operating deeper inside the world of US intelligence.
This particular story kicks off after a Treasury agent flees to Istanbul with classified information following the murder of his boss, pulling Peter into a dangerous investigation involving a global dark money conspiracy. Michaela Watkins appears as banker Freya Myers, whose ties to powerful financial interests place her close to the centre of the unfolding plot.
With its success here, we can fully expect a fourth series soon enough.
2. The Dinosaurs – 10,400,000 views
This ambitious documentary series brings prehistoric life back to, well, life, using cutting edge visual effects and some of the latest scientific research.
Across four episodes, it charts how dinosaurs rose to dominate the planet during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods before their sudden extinction.
The result is a rather visually spectacular look at the ancient ecosystems that existed millions of years before humans appeared and overcomplicated everything with Snapchat and Slush Puppies.
1. Bridgerton: Season 4 – 13,100,000 views
This Regency era drama is almost peculiarly popular all across the world, isn’t it? It shows zero signs of fading away, either. Here, in series four, Bridgerton returns with an all-new romantic storyline for the world to swoon over like its never seen an on-screen love story before.
This time the focus shifts to Benedict Bridgerton, played by Luke Thompson, whose life changes after he encounters the mysterious Sophie Baek at a masked ball.
Inspired by Julia Quinn’s novel An Offer from a Gentleman, the latest season once again mixes lavish period spectacle with gossip, scandal and slow-burning romance.
