The first week of September has ended, and the Top 10 chart of Netflix shows exactly where everyone’s head is at. After a summer of comfort binges and escapist TV, now the viewers are inclined towards kicking off the new seasons of their favourite shows.

To be fair, Netflix has dropped a lot of content in the past few months, including teen melodramas and gritty documentaries. Some of these shows have kept Twitter buzzing until midnight. It’s proof that Netflix is still the place people turn to for both drama and distraction. So, here are the top 10 shows that have made the headlines of Netflix Top 10.

No surprise, the top spot belongs to Wednesday: Season Two. Although the second season was released early in August, it was just the first volume. The second volume was released quite recently and made sure to secure its spot at number one.

But it’s not just the second season of the show that’s trending, as the first season has climbed back into the rankings too. It is sitting at number six, showing that new viewers are starting from scratch while veterans are happily revisiting Nevermore Academy. Two seasons in the chart at once? Now that’s the real domination.

But Wednesday isn’t the only series pulling a double act. My Life With the Walter Boys has pulled off the same trick, with both seasons one and two sitting comfortably in the Top 10. Teen drama always does well on Netflix, but this is a rare moment where audiences are so hooked that they are bingeing the back catalogue as fast as the new episodes. It’s messy and romantic, and it’s clearly striking a chord.

Documentary fans are eating well this week, too. Hostage has become the kind of limited series you finish in one night, full of tense stand-offs and chilling real-life stakes. Right behind it is Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, which revisits one of America’s darkest natural disasters with painful honesty. Do not consider these shows as background watches because they are the ones that keep you up afterwards, scrolling through articles because you can’t shake them.

Then comes the wildcard energy. Love Con Revenge has added a jolt of guilty-pleasure drama to the mix and is living proof that audiences will never get tired of messy relationships dressed up as prestige TV. Raw has, as usual, blasted into the chart on just hype alone.

And of course, no Top 10 is complete without comfort food. The Great British Baking Show is back with another collection of soggy bottoms and cheerful disasters in the tent. It’s the kind of TV that makes you feel better about the world. Meanwhile, Ms Rachel has quietly claimed a spot for the second week running, reminding us that Netflix isn’t just a place for adults.

The 10 most popular series on Netflix this week:

• Wednesday: Season 2
• My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 2
• Hostage: Limited Series
• Katrina: Come Hell and High Water: Season 1
• My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 1
• Wednesday: Season 1
• Love Con Revenge: Season 1
• Raw: 2025
• The Great British Baking Show: Collection 13
• Ms. Rachel: Season 2