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True crime, reality, thrillers and political dramas all join forces in this week’s global most-watched Netflix TV charts. There’s a show for every taste, mood, and age group ready and waiting to binge. While there are a few fresh entries, thanks to the latest seasons of beloved shows and brand new series, there are several veteran titles still lingering in the top 10, too. One of which is enjoying its fourth week in the charts with no sign of budging. So, if you want to start your weekend early with a good dose of TV, check out the shows below and add them to your watchlist now. (Picture: David Bloomer/Netflix) 10. Is It Cake? Halloween: Season 1 – 2,900,000 views We’ve loved Is It Cake? ever since its launch in 2022. The premise is simple: skilled cake artists create replicas of handbags, sewing machines, burgers, and even the Mona Lisa, as a panel of celebrity judges guesses whether or not the items are cake. Winners of each episode receive $5,000. In this Halloween edition, artists must create hyperrealistic cakes related to the season. Tombstone or tracel tart, anyone? (Picture: Netflix) 9. Wayward: Limited Series – 3,200,000 views In a switch from light-hearted fun to mystery thriller vibes, Wayward is the show still making moves in the charts a month in. It centres around the small fictional town of Tall Pines, Vermont, and a young police officer, who suspects the charismatic founder of the local school for troubled teens isn’t as innocent as she looks. With the help of two former students, the trio work to uncover some dark secrets. (Picture: Netflix) 8. Néro the Assassin: Season 1 – 3,300,000 views If blood, guts, and a 16th-century Southern France setting float your boat, check out Néro the Assassin, a French-language drama. As you may have guessed, the new show centres around an assassin named Néro, whose life is turned upside down when his estranged daughter enters his life, adamant that she wants to learn how to fight. After discovering she is in danger, Néro agrees to teach his daughter — whom he barely knows — the tricks of his dangerous trade. (Picture: Netflix) 7. Genie, Make a Wish: Season 1 – 3,400,000 views From France to South Korea, Genie, Make a Wish is a new fantasy rom-com that dropped on Netflix earlier this month. It follows a flamboyant genie, who is freed from his lamp after almost a millennium, after he was unintentionally imprisoned by a local woman. Upon his release, he grant the usual three wishes — all while intent on reincarnating into her body as revenge. But conflict soon turns into crush. (Picture: Netflix) 6. Victoria Beckham: Limited Series – 3,800,000 views We had David’s Netflix documentary in 2023; now it’s Victoria’s turn. It’s definitely the era of the Beckhams. In this doc, Victoria takes viewers on a journey from her childhood and pre-Spice Girls fame to her current fashion empire, as she prepares for the biggest show of her life at Paris Fashion Week. Candid, honest, and funny, it shows Victoria in a new light. All we’ll say is, there’s no way you can’t love the VB. (Picture: AP) 5. The Diplomat: Season 3 – 4,800,000 views The Diplomat season 3 landed on the streaming platform on October 16. But for those yet to catch the first two series of the political thriller, it focuses on Kate Wyler, the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, as she works to juggle her high-profile — and high-stakes — career and her turbulent marriage to one of politics’ biggest names. (Picture: Netflix) 4. Old Money: Season 1 – 5,800,000 views As you’d expect by the title, this Turkish romantic drama explores the clash between old money and new money. Nihal comes from an established, affluent family, while Osman is a self-made tycoon. Both coming from different worlds, the plot follows their power struggles and hard-to-ignore romance, as they also fight to maintain their wealth. (Picture: Netflix) 3. No One Saw Us Leave: Season 1 – 8,000,000 views Into the top three, and No One Saw Us Leave is the new compelling drama based on true events. The drama retells a scandal that sent shockwaves through the Jewish community in 1960s Mexico. Adapted from author Tamara Trottner’s 2020 memoir of the same name, it chronicles the 1968 kidnapping of her and her brother by their father. (Picture: David Bloomer/Netflix) 2. Boots: Season 1 – 9,400,000 views In second place, it’s Boots, a military comedy drama based on the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White. Cameron Cope is a young gay teenager from Louisiana, yet to tell his family and friends about his sexuality. He decides to follow his best friend, Ray McAffey, into the United States Marine Corps, where he finds purpose and unexpected brotherhood in his new military world. (Picture: Netflix) 1. Monster: The Ed Gein Story – 9,500,000 views And finally, if you’ve not watched Monster: The Ed Gein Story, or heard about the possible serial killer and grave robber, you’ve been living under a true crime rock. In this latest instalment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s biographical crime drama anthology series, the focus is centred around Ed Gein — also known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul — who confessed to the murders of two women: tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. He also gained notoriety in the 1950s when authorities learned he used the stolen body parts of the graves he robbed to make household items. This eight-episode series is a loose retelling of his story, with plenty of facts fabricated for ‘entertainment’ purposes. (Picture: Netflix)
