Exploring the thousands of titles on Netflix can be both exciting and overwhelming. From dramas and comedies to reality shows and documentaries, content of all types abounds. There’s even a Top 10 list to help narrow down your decision by letting you see the most popular Netflix shows.
Every week, Netflix releases a list of the 10 most-watched TV shows over a recent seven-day period. Below, we’ve listed the top 10 shows in the U.S. from April 10 to April 16, along with general information about each show, including genre, rating, cast, and synopsis.
Note: There will be a description of plot points from each of the series, so consider this a spoiler warning if you haven’t watched them yet.
Netflix is on a roll with recent war films and TV shows, such as All Quiet on the Western Front, War Sailor, and The Forgotten Battle. Its latest series, Transatlantic, depicts a group of people who helped thousands of refugees escape Nazi-occupied France. Set during World War II, Transatlantic is based on the novel The Flight Portfolio by author Julie Orringer and the real-life Emergency Rescue Committee.
The committee housed and protected many artists and European intellects at the top of the Nazi’s most-wanted lists. The series stars Gillian Jacobs, Lucas Englander, Cory Michael Smith, Ralph Amoussou, and Corey Stoll. It explores how love and art continued to exist in such a dark time of history.
Before he became John Dutton in Yellowstone, Kevin Costner starred as William Anderson “Devil Anse” Hatfield in the Western miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. Hatfield was close with Randolph “Randall” McCoy (Bill Paxton) until the end of the Civil War, when their families became bitter rivals. The Hatfields were based out of Kentucky, while the McCoys were stationed in West Virginia.
Their rivalry led to violent encounters between the two families, which led to the deaths of some members. Their feud is depicted throughout three two-hour episodes. Costner went on to win the Emmy and Golden Globe for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries.
If you are a neat and organized person, Hoarders may trigger your organizational practices. Each episode introduces a person who suffers from compulsive hoarding disorder. With the help of family and friends, an intervention takes place at the beginning of each episode to address someone’s hoarding problem. The hoarders then work with a therapist to get to the root of their hoarding, which typically evolves from grief, depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
It’s a sad look into how this hoarding disorder overtakes their lives and leads to unhealthy practices. Later, a crew of experts comes in to help clean the house and remove all the excess clutter. Make sure to stick around until the end to see if the hoarding continues or ends shortly after the crew leaves.
Affairs never seem to work out in real life, so it’s no surprise that they turn sour when depicted on television as well. Obsession showcases an affair that turns obsessive (pun intended). Dr. William Farrow (Richard Armitage) is a successful doctor who’s happily married to his wife, Ingrid (Indira Varma). They are also the parents of two adult kids: Jay (Rish Shah) and Sally (Sonera Angel).
At a bar, William meets Jay’s new girlfriend, Anna Barton (Charlie Murphy), and the begin a sexual relationship. The series is based on the 1991 novel Damage by Josephine Hart, Obsession depicts the darkness in an affair and how things unravel when an obsession takes over your life.
With so much turnover at The CW, one of the only constants has been All American, a teen-focused sports drama currently in the middle of its fifth season. The show follows a South L.A. teenager who is recruited to play football at Beverly Hills High, an affluent, privileged high school. Due to the success of All American, it spawned a spinoff, All American: Homecoming, which focuses on two athletes at Bringston University, a a historically Black university in Atlanta.
Simone Hicks (Geffri Maya), who first appeared in All American, is an aspiring tennis player who dreams of becoming a pro. Damon Sims (Peyton Alex Smith) is a high school baseball phenom who passes up an opportunity to play in the MLB in favor of playing at Bringston. Homecoming is essentially the college sports version of All American, complete with the drama and relationships fans came to love in the original show.
With Ozark complete, Netflix is looking for its next great crime show. Jason Bateman, Ozark’s star, is the producer behind Florida Man, the latest crime drama from Netflix. Florida Man may not have the critical acclaim of Ozark (Florida Man has a 0% on the Tomatometer), but it finds itself in the top 10 this week.
Edgar Ramírez stars as Mike Valentine, a Philly ex-cop who sets out to find a mobster’s wife in his home state of Florida to settle his gambling debt. However, Mike quickly learns that this quick job is far from easy as it spirals out of control with the more time he spends in Florida. For those who enjoy chaos, Florida Man will pique your interest.
Ten years ago, the Boston Marathon bombing shook the nation to its core as two bombs killed three people and injured hundreds of others. The new docuseries American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing is a three-part series that chronicles the tragedy at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Amid the chaos, the authorities begin searching for the terrorists responsible for the bombs.
With exclusive footage and interviews, American Manhunt depicts how the FBI released the images of the two suspects three days later and triggered a chain reaction that led to an intense manhunt in a neighboring town. The series also focuses on how the city of Boston rallied as a community to overcome this horrible ordeal.
Love is Blind is back for its fourth season as 30 eligible men and women hope to find romance in Seattle. There is a catch: the contestants never see each other during the initial dating phase. These dates take place in special pods, so they can only rely on their conversation to judge the person.
With an accepted marriage proposal, the contestants can finally see each other face-to-face. From there, they will spend time together and determine if they want to get married. It all climaxes with a decision on the altar as the contestants decide whether to go the final step and say, “I do.”
Still hanging around the top 10 is Shawn Ryan’s The Night Agent, the new action thriller based on the novel by Matthew Quirk. Gabriel Basso stars as Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent stuck monitoring the Night Action emergency line for the White House. A year prior, Sutherland saved innocent people from a train bombing, but public perception is that was responsible for the explosion.
One night, Sutherland receives a call from Rose Larkin, a former CEO whose aunt and uncle were murdered by unknown assailants. This springs Sutherland into action as he works to protect Rose, and in doing so, uncovers a conspiracy involving a mole in the U.S. government. The Night Agent had a terrific debut in its first few days, with 168.71 million hours viewed since its March 23 premiere. It’s already been renewed for a second season.
One of the frontrunners for the surprise show of the year is Beef, which comes from Dave‘s Lee Sung Jin and A24. Steven Yeun stars as Danny Cho, a failing contractor, and Ali Wong as Amy Lau, a thriving entrepreneur with a picturesque life. Despite their differing backgrounds, both are looking for a purpose in their lives.
One day, Danny and Amy are involved in a road rage incident in Los Angeles. What transpires next is a series of unpredictable events as Danny and Amy try to exact revenge on one another. The feud reaches new heights as the series progresses. Netflix’s latest hit show will keep you guessing until the very last frame.
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