Exploring the thousands of titles on Netflix can be both exciting and overwhelming. Content of all types abounds, from dramas and comedies to reality shows and documentaries. It’s a good thing there’s a list to help narrow your decision by letting you see the most popular Netflix shows. That’s right, every week, Netflix releases its list of the 10 most-watched TV shows over a recent seven-day period.
It’s the final run for The Umbrella Academy. The fourth and final season of the superhero series debuted at No. 1 this week. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder moves to No. 2, while Joe Rogan’s latest comedy special drops to No. 3. Fresh off her Olympic gold medals, Simone Biles’ documentary stays strong with its fourth consecutive week on the top 10. Below, we have listed the top 10 shows in the U.S. from August 5 to August 11, along with general information about each show, including genre, rating, cast, and synopsis.
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10. Cobra Kai season 6 (2018)
67%
8.5/10The end is near for the students at Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang, as the final season of Cobra Kai has begun. After years of suffering, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) finally rid the Valley of Cobra Kai in the season 5 finale. Now on the same team, Daniel and Johnny begin training their students for the Sekai Taikai, the world championships of karate.
However, Cobra Kai never dies because John Kreese (Martin Kove) is out of prison and looking to bring his new students to the tournament. While Daniel and Johnny continue mending fences in their relationships, so too do their students, particularly Sam (Mary Mouser) and Tory (Peyton List). The first five episodes of season 6 are now streaming. The next batch drops on November 15, and the final run of episodes premieres in 2025.
9. Simone Biles Rising season 1 (2024)
Simone Biles is regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. Entering the 2024 Paris Olympics, Biles needs one medal to move into first place for the most Olympic medals won by a U.S. gymnast. At 27, Biles remains at the top of the sport. However, things took a drastic turn at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Favored to win multiple gold medals in Tokyo, Biles pulled out of several major events due to mental health issues.
Simone Biles: Rising attempts to answer what happened during the Tokyo Olympics and chronicle her rise back to the top of gymnastics. Directed by Katie Walsh, the four-episode series gives fans an inside look into the life of one of the country’s greatest Olympians. Simone Biles: Rising will help viewers understand the daily pressure faced by Biles and how she dealt with her mental health in the years following the Tokyo games.
8. Gabby's Dollhouse season 10 (2021)
7.2/10The Gabby Cats are back for Gabby’s Dollhouse season 10. Get ready for more cat-tastic adventures with the gang in season 10. The preschool series returns with all-new episodes, starting with a celebration for Gabby’s birthday. Other episode topics include a meeting with Marty the Party Cat, a date with a wishing fountain, a surprise birthday party for CatRat, and a visit from Grandma CatRat.
Gabby’s Dollhouse is an interactive show with built-in pauses where children of all ages can participate and say their answers aloud. Young children will love hanging in the dollhouse with Gabby and her friends.
7. Prison Break season 1 (2005)
59%
8.3/10In Prison Break, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is convicted and sent to Death Row after being accused of killing the brother to the vice president of the United States. Lincoln’s brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), believes his brother is innocent. Michael knows that to save his brother, he must break him out of prison.
To do that, Michael commits an armed robbery, which sends him to the same prison as Lincoln. Reunited, the brothers get to work on their escape. Michael, a brilliant structural engineer, becomes the brains of the operation and devises a plan. As the brothers get deeper into planning, they uncover a political conspiracy responsible for sending Lincoln to prison. Breaking out of prison is just the beginning of their problems.
6. Fire Country season 1 (2022)
56%
7.1/10Fire Country, a CBS firefighting procedural, is now available on Netflix. Its lead character, Bode Donovan, has made a lot of mistakes in life. His decisions have led to his imprisonment. Full of regret, Bode wants to change his life and heal his past. Bode’s shot at redemption begins with a volunteer stint in the California Conservation Camp Program, a special initiative where inmates can become firefighters in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
Bode’s assignment: to help the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, nicknamed Cal Fire. As fate would have it, Bode is assigned to his small hometown in Northern California, a place where he threw away his life. Fighting fires is not his only battle. The real work comes outside the forest as he works to fix his previous relationships.
5. Love Is Blind: UK season 1 (2024)
Love Is Blind, Netflix’s hit reality dating show, heads across the pond for a special edition in the U.K. Like previous iterations, the goal of Love Is Blind: UK remains the same: form an eternal bond with a stranger. Thirty men and women enter the pods. These singles cannot see each other in the beginning. They can only form connections through conversation.
If a couple gets engaged, they are allowed to look at each other for the first time, and are then given some time to see if a physical connection exists. Will the engaged couples get married? Watch until the end to find out. Hosted by Emma and Matt Willis, Love Is Blind: UK season 1 drops in three four-episode batches, releasing on August 7, August 14, and August 21.
4. Unsolved Mysteries volume 4 (2020)
Prepare for a new series of strange occurrences in Unsolved Mysteries volume 4. The hit docuseries is back with a new set of peculiar events, from gruesome murders and missing bodies to supernatural occurrences and extraterrestrial activity. This season, the Netflix team has included bonus materials that can help viewers try to solve each case.
Volume 4 features five new cases, including Jack the Ripper, a body in the basement, a severed head, a campus theater murder, and the return of the Mothman. This gripping series is one of Netflix’s best true crime series, with compelling cases that take several twists and turns. Do you have what it takes to solve them?
3. Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats (2024)
Joe Rogan is one of the most popular entertainers on the planet. Rogan hosts The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which has generated hundreds of millions of views on all platforms. The former actor is also a UFC commentator working for the company’s top broadcast team. Despite these two broadcasting gigs, Rogan’s passion remains stand-up comedy. With over three decades of experience, Rogan returns to Netflix for his first stand-up special in six years, Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats.
This special originally aired live on Netflix on August 3. However, it’s now available to stream at your convenience. Filmed at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas, Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats is the latest live special on Netflix. Previous outings include Chris Rock: Selective Outrage and The Roast of Tom Brady.
2. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 1 (2024)
69%
6.8/10A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is based on Holly Jackson’s mystery novel of the same name. A tragic murder-suicide has rocked the residents of the small town of Little Kilton. Sal Singh (Rahul Pattni) murdered his girlfriend, a popular high schooler named Andie Bell (India Lillie Davies), and then killed himself. The police closed the case, and everyone tried to move on.
Five years later, high school senior Pip Fitz-Amobi (Emma Myers) doesn’t believe the case is open and shut. Pip believes there’s more to his story and conducts her own investigation into the fatal case. What she learns is that Sal might not have murdered Andie. If true, that means a murderer is on the loose. Is Pip willing to risk her own life to crack the mystery?
1. The Umbrella Academy season 4 (2019)
64%
7.9/10The end is here for the Hargreeves children. After three seasons, The Umbrella Academy says goodbye with the fourth and final season. Based on the cult comic book series, The Umbrella Academy follows a select group of special children adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore). These children train at the Umbrella Academy, a place where they are taught how to fight crime and save the world.
After their father’s death, the children reunite to stop a threat that could lead to the apocalypse. They try to harness their powers while attempting to solve their father’s death. However, season 4 introduces a new timeline where the siblings are powerless. Is this the end of the Hargreeves siblings, or will they find another way to save the day?
