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The most popular list on Netflix this week is wild. You might open the chart expecting the usual suspects, but nope. There are surprises, comebacks, and even a docuseries nobody thought anyone was actually watching.

Let’s break it down, because honestly, this lineup feels like Netflix threw everything at the wall, and somehow it all stuck.

Topping the list is My Life With the Walter Boys, which is pulling off something few teen dramas ever manage: staying power. Not only is season two sitting at number one, but season one has also snuck back onto the list at number seven. See, that is how you know a show’s caught on. People are either bingeing from the start or rewatching just to stay caught up. It won’t be wrong to call it a new comfort binge, even if you are way past your teen drama phase.

Then there is Hostage, which feels like one of those shows everyone is suddenly whispering about at work. You have got yourself a limited series which is dark and tense, just the kind of thing you tell yourself you will watch one episode of… And then oops, it’s 3am. That’s when you realise you’re halfway through the season. Netflix loves these mini-event thrillers, and clearly, so do we.

Now, can we talk about Wednesday? Season two is at number three, and season one is still hanging in the ‘Top 10’ at number five. That’s a flex. Jenna Ortega really is Netflix’s golden child, because this show refuses to step out of the spotlight. Between the creepy-cute vibe and the fact that everyone seems to be dressing like Wednesday again, the Addams family hasn’t been this cool in decades.

But do you know the real eyebrow-raiser here? Katrina: Come Hell and High Water. It is a tough, emotional watch about the 2005 hurricane, and it is sitting at number four. Sometimes Netflix nails it with a serious docuseries, and this one clearly hit a nerve. It is one of those shows you queue up knowing WILL wreck you, but you press play anyway.

And then, buried in here is Raw. A brand-new 2025 release that is basically fighting for attention against juggernauts like Wednesday and Walter Boys and still making it to number six. That is impressive. Add in Fit for TV, which peels back the curtain on The Biggest Loser, and suddenly the Top 10 feels like something serious to talk about.

Oh, and Ms Rachel? At number nine. Parents are clearly powering those streams. She is basically the queen of toddler YouTube, and now she has taken over Netflix. Finally, rounding things off is Untamed at number ten, which is hanging on despite all this competition.

The most popular series on Netflix this week:

• My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 2
• Hostage: Limited Series
• Wednesday: Season 2
• Katrina: Come Hell and High Water: Season 1
• Wednesday: Season 1
• Raw: 2025 – August 25, 2025
• My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 1
• Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser: Season 1
• Ms Rachel: Season 1
• Untamed: Season 1