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British Series Fool Me Once, Baby Reindeer, The Gentlemen, One Day Dominate Netflix’s Top Titles From January-June 2024
British Series Fool Me Once, Baby Reindeer, The Gentlemen, One Day Dominate Netflix’s Top Titles From January-June 2024 (Images credit: Netflix)
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- British show Fool Me Once and Baby Reindeer are most watched English series on Netflix
- Millie Bobby Brown’s Damsel is most watched new English film of 2024
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi is top Indian show on Netflix
It seems Netflix audiences really enjoy a good British accent. Many of the shows of its most watched list came from or are set in the UK. Furthermore, it’s most-watched film from the first half of 2024 belonged to Millie Bobby Brown with the fantasy adventure Damsel. Find out which series and films made the cut including the top Indian series of 2024 so far.
British shows dominate most watched English series
The limited series Fool Me Once, based on Harlan Coben’s novel, was the most watched show with 107 million views. In second place is Bridgerton Season 3 with 91 million viewers. Richard Gadd’s Emmy-winning limited series Baby Reindeer was third with 87 million views, while The Gentlemen Season 1 and Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 rounded out the top five, with 75 and 71 million views respectively.
Sofia Vergara starrer Griselda was sixth with 69 million views, while the true-crime docu-series American Nightmare Season 1 followed with 55 million views. Sci-fi series 3 Body Problem Season 1 nabbed eighth place with 52 million views while the tragic romance One Day came in ninth with nearly 40 million views. The first season of Bridgerton rounded out the top 10 with 38 million views.
Damsel is most watched English film of 2024
Damsel, produced by Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, was the top watched new English film with 143 million views. Kevin Hart’s action film Lift came in second with 129 million views, while the rom-com Mother of the Bride starring Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove was fourth with 77 million views. Atlas, starring Jennifer Lopez, and Irish Wish, starring Lindsay Lohan, also ranked high with 77 and 72 million views respectively.
Most watched non-English titles on Netflix
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar was the top series out of India with 15 million views. It has already been renewed for Season 2. Money Heist spinoff series Berlin: Season 1 was the most watch foreign series with 48 million views. It was followed by another Spanish series The Asunta Case with 30 million views and the Korean drama Queen of Tears with 29 million views.
The Oscar-nominated Spanish film Society of the Snow was the most watched foreign film on Netflix with 103 million views. The French film Under Paris about sharks in the Seine came in second with 84. Meanwhile, the South Korean post-apocalyptic action film Badland Hunters rounded out the top three films with 53 million views.