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Last week, Netflix released various new series that have quickly shot to the top ten most-watched list in the United Kingdom, while other fairly recent releases are also lingering in the chart. From rom-coms to true crime and reality television, there is plenty of variety in the most popular shows being streamed on the service at the moment.

In tenth place is actually an older series, however, which came to Netflix last month. Season one of Prison Break, starring Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, has racked up 2,300,000 views in a week. A sharp contrast in the form of season four of the critically-panned Emily in Paris has managed to scoop up slightly more views – 2.6 million – coming in at number nine. 

True crime and documentaries have been popular on Netflix over the past week, with volume five of Unsolved Mysteries – inspired by the American series that initially began in the 1980s – being viewed 2.8 million times. Mr. McMahon, a documentary mini-series about the co-founder of WWE who has led a rather controversial career in the wrestling world, has also been popular. While Vince McMahon is not a fan of the documentary, it has received fairly positive reviews from fans and was watched 3.4 million times last week. 

In second place on the chart, however, is a dramatisation of the true crimes committed by the Menendez brothers in 1989. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the next instalment in the Monsters series after the first season about Jeffrey Dahmer, has caused a lot of debate online. Some people believe the show is insensitive, although that hasn’t stopped it being viewed 13.1 million times last week. 

On a slightly lighter note, people have also been enjoying some romance on Netflix, from Love Is Blind season seven to the new season of Heartstopper. While the latest entry to the teen LGBTQ+ comedy-drama explores some serious themes, like eating disorders and transphobia, it is also a show full of hope.

In the top spot though, is Nobody Wants This, the new rom-com series starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. The show explores the relationship between a rabbi and an agnostic woman, and so far, it has been pretty well-received. In the past week alone, it has been streamed 15.9 million times. 

The 10 most popular series on Netflix this week: October 2024:

1. Nobody Wants This
2. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
3. Love is Blind (season seven)
4. Heartstopper (season three)
5. The Perfect Couple
6. Mr. McMahon
7. The Amazing Digital Circus (season one)
8. Unsolved Mysteries: Volume Five
9. Emily in Paris (season four)
10. Prison Break (season one)