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.
A young adult series rules this week’s top 10 as A Good Girl’s Guide to Murderdebuts at No. 1. Joe Rogan’s latest comedy special, Burn the Boats, comes in at No. 2, while Dirty Popdrops to No. 3.Cobra KaiSeason 6 andSimone Biles Risingare the most tenured shows in the top 10 at three weeks each. Below, we have listed the top 10 shows in the U.S. from July 29 to August 4, along with general information about each show, including genre, rating, cast, and synopsis.
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10. The Decameron (2024)
65%
6.3/10
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1Season
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Stars
Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala
Created by
Kathleen Jordan
1348. The Black Death is wiping out most of the European population. The plague has decimated cities, including Florence, Italy. A group of Florence nobles and servants retreat to a villa in the countryside of Villa Santa to wait out the plague. While they’re in the hills of Tuscany, the residents decide to turn this dire situation into a party with booze, sex, and debauchery.
As time goes on, the wine begins to dry out, and the orgies are less prominent. Rivalries form and a power struggle takes over the villa. What once was a haven has now become a battle for survival. The Decameron is likeLord of the Flieswith wealthy and drunk Italians. Will anyone make it out alive?
9. Too Hot to Handle season 6 (2020)
4.8/10
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6Seasons
Genre
Reality
Stars
Desiree Burch
Created by
Laura Gibson, Charlie Bennett
Lana, the AI traffic cone, is back to tame a new group of celibate singles in Too Hot to Handle season 6. For the first time in the show’s history, the contestants know they are on Too Hot to Handle because of a casting call. These people willingly signed up for the show. Now, they must deal with the consequences.
The rules remain the same. Sexual actions — including kissing, intercourse, self-gratification, and sexual content — are disallowed in the villa. If the contestant breaks the rule, money is subtracted from the $250,000 grand prize. Abstinence is the way to salvation in Too Hot to Handle. Season 6 will release episodes in three batches on July 19, July 26, and August 2.
8. Prison Break season 1 (2005)
59%
8.3/10
tv-14
5Seasons
Genre
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Stars
Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies
Created by
Paul T. Scheuring
In 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.
7. All American season 6 (2018)
63%
7.6/10
tv-14
6Seasons
Genre
Drama
Stars
Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, Greta Onieogou
Created by
April Blair
The on-and-off-the-field life of Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) reaches a new level in All Americanseason 6. In the season 5 finale, Patience (Chelsea Tavares) was stabbed by her stalker, Miko (Courtney Bandeko). Thankfully, Patience survived the attack. Also in the finale, Spencer professed his love to Olivia (Samantha Logan) before she boarded her flight to London.
In season 6, Spencer and Olivia rekindle their relationship and begin to explore a future together. On the field, Spencer and Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) face a new set of challenges, though football might be ending for one of them.All Americanis a melodramatic teenage version of Friday Night Lights. If you like teen soaps,All Americanwill be in your wheelhouse.
6. Simone Biles Rising season 1 (2024)
78%
7.3/10
tv-14
1Season
Genre
Documentary
Stars
Simone Biles
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: Risingattempts 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.
5. Cobra Kai season 6 (2018)
67%
8.5/10
tv-14
6Seasons
Genre
Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Stars
Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler
Created by
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Josh Heald
The end is near for the students at Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang, as the final season of Cobra Kaihas 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.
4. Unsolved Mysteries volume 4 (2020)
Prepare for a new series of strange occurrences inUnsolved Mysteriesvolume 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. Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam (2024)
In the 1990s, NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys became the faces of pop music. The boy band craze reached an all-time high, with both groups battling for the title of best in the world. Both bands had one common denominator: Lou Pearlman. As a music manager, Pearlman first formed the Backstreet Boys and, after their success, replicated the boy band model with NSYNC.
Pearlman went on to manage other artists, including O-Town, Natural, LFO, Take 5, Brooke Hogan, Innosense, and Aaron Carter. Yet, Pearlman was a con artist who ran one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history. Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam chronicles Pearlman’s meteoric rise to power and the infamous fall from grace.
2. 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 Boatsis the latest live special on Netflix. Previous outings include Chris Rock: Selective Outrageand TheRoast of Tom Brady.
1. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder season 1 (2024)
69%
6.8/10
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1Season
Genre
Crime, Mystery
Stars
Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Asha Banks
Created by
Poppy Cogan
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murderis 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?
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