Netflix Top 10s: ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 5 Viewership Down 30% While ‘Maternal Instinct’ Debuts Strong

All the biggest stories for the Netflix top 10s ending June 14th, 2026.

By Kasey Moore • [

June 16th, 2026 - 4:07 pm

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Welcome back to your weekly breakdown of the Netflix global top 10s, where this week** the headlines are dominated by the debuts of Sweet Magnolias S4 and Maternal Instinct, as well as jaw-dropping historical milestones**** and a few notable misses. Jennifer Lopez is comfortably holding court at the top of the movie charts with Office Romance locking in a massive 24.6M views in its second week, while the true crime engine keeps humming as Maternal Instinct pulls in 15M views in just three days. **

A big no-show this week was I Am Frankelda, which launched on Netflix in most regions but only appeared in the top 10s in three countries (Brazil, New Zealand, and Singapore), so it naturally didn’t clock enough viewership to make the global list. A shame—watch it!

Elsewhere in the top 10 news, we did a special article on KPop Demon Hunters, which has done the unthinkable by going a full 52 weeks in the top 10s. Given that it rose to #6 on the first-year anniversary celebrations, don’t expect it to drop out anytime soon.

Also, a note on our top 10 search. Some new features were launched, tying in with the daily top 10 makeover. Titles released after May 1st will feature a full daily top 10 breakdown with a chart so you can see their performance over time. We hope you find it helpful!

1. Sweet Magnolias Season 5 Debuts Down 30% on Season 4

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Sweet Magnolias, while not the biggest hit in terms of pure views, has largely been renewed by its loyal returning audience. Season 3 to 4, for example, saw views drop only 13%, but season 5 saw a more drastic drop of 30% in the opening four days, from 4M to 2.8M. Too early to tell about the future; I think it might have one more season left.

Netflix Viewership Comparison - Sweet Magnolias - Season 2, Sweet Magnolias - Season 3, Sweet Magnolias - Season 4 and Sweet Magnolias - Season 5 (1-week analysis)

Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 4 Netflix titles: Sweet Magnolias - Season 2, Sweet Magnolias - Season 3, Sweet Magnolias - Season 4, Sweet Magnolias - Season 5. Combined total: 16,500,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for Sweet Magnolias - Season 2, Sweet Magnolias - Season 3, Sweet Magnolias - Season 4 and Sweet Magnolias - Season 5 over 1 weeks.

Title Opening Week Views Rank

Sweet Magnolias - Season 2 5,100,000 1

Sweet Magnolias - Season 3 4,600,000 2

Sweet Magnolias - Season 4 4,000,000 3

Sweet Magnolias - Season 5 2,800,000 4

2. Maternal Instinct Pulls in 15M Views in 3 Days

Maternal Instinct. Taylor Parker in Maternal Instinct. Cr. Kelley Mae May

True crime keeps on true criming! Another impressive start for another Friday documentary, with this one being particularly engaging, given that the story is still evolving and has many questionable moments. With 15M views in its opening three days, it’s slightly below The Perfect Neighbor, released last October, and slightly above the recently released documentary, The Crash.

Netflix Viewership Comparison - The Perfect Neighbor, Maternal Instinct, The Crash, A Deadly American Marriage, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish and 2 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)

Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 7 Netflix titles: The Perfect Neighbor, Maternal Instinct, The Crash, A Deadly American Marriage, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, Chaos: The Manson Murders, Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror. Combined total: 71,200,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for The Perfect Neighbor, Maternal Instinct, The Crash, A Deadly American Marriage, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish and 2 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.

Title Opening Week Views Rank

The Perfect Neighbor 16,700,000 1

Maternal Instinct 15,000,000 2

The Crash 11,700,000 3

A Deadly American Marriage 9,800,000 4

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish 8,600,000 5

Chaos: The Manson Murders 5,000,000 6

Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror 4,400,000 7

3. Outlast Is Back with a New Name

Over the past year, we’ve seen Netflix experiment quite a bit, with some scripted and unscripted shows returning for new seasons under new titles in hopes of boosting their viewership. Love Is Blind notably did this, going from Season X onward to be related to the city where that particular season is set.

Season 1 of the original show notably launched on a Friday and missed the first week it qualified for, and only popped up in its first full week. We can, however, compare the new spin-off evolution of the show against Season 2, which did launch on a Wednesday like Outlast: The Jungle did.

Netflix Viewership Comparison - Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1 and Outlast - Season 2 (1-week analysis)

Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 2 Netflix titles: Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1, Outlast - Season 2. Combined total: 5,500,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1 and Outlast - Season 2 over 1 weeks.

Title Opening Week Views Rank

Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1 3,300,000 1

Outlast - Season 2 2,200,000 2

Stacked up against some of Netflix’s other recent Wednesday reality series drops, here is how Outlast: The Jungle stacks up:

Netflix Viewership Comparison - Selling Sunset - Season 9, Age of Attraction - Season 1, Million Dollar Secret - Season 1, Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1, Perfect Match - Season 4 and 1 more Netflix title (1-week analysis)

Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 6 Netflix titles: Selling Sunset - Season 9, Age of Attraction - Season 1, Million Dollar Secret - Season 1, Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1, Perfect Match - Season 4, Selling The OC - Season 3. Combined total: 19,500,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for Selling Sunset - Season 9, Age of Attraction - Season 1, Million Dollar Secret - Season 1, Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1, Perfect Match - Season 4 and 1 more Netflix title over 1 weeks.

Title Opening Week Views Rank

Selling Sunset - Season 9 4,200,000 1

Age of Attraction - Season 1 3,800,000 2

Million Dollar Secret - Season 1 3,700,000 3

Outlast: The Jungle - Season 1 3,300,000 4

Perfect Match - Season 4 2,300,000 5

Selling The OC - Season 3 2,200,000 6

4. Office Romance in Week 2

At the top of the movie charts this week was Jennifer Lopez’s Office Romance, which clocked in 24.6M views. That’s a slight rise from the opening three days, which still puts the movie around the middle of the pack for 2026, just behind Swapped but ahead of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.

Netflix Weekly Views Breakdown - War Machine, The Rip, Apex, Thrash, Swapped and 7 more Netflix titles (2-week analysis)

Weekly views for 12 Netflix titles: War Machine, The Rip, Apex, Thrash, Swapped, Office Romance, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, People We Meet on Vacation, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Ladies First, Joe’s College Road Trip, Roommates. Combined total across all titles and weeks: 606,400,000 views.

Per-week Netflix views for War Machine, The Rip, Apex, Thrash, Swapped and 7 more Netflix titles across 2 weeks.

Title Week 1 Week 2 Total

War Machine 39,300,000 44,400,000 83,700,000

The Rip 41,600,000 40,400,000 82,000,000

Apex 38,200,000 40,200,000 78,400,000

Thrash 37,700,000 34,500,000 72,200,000

Swapped 15,500,000 38,700,000 54,200,000

Office Romance 20,900,000 24,600,000 45,500,000

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 25,300,000 19,400,000 44,700,000

People We Meet on Vacation 17,200,000 23,300,000 40,500,000

Remarkably Bright Creatures 10,400,000 20,300,000 30,700,000

Ladies First 11,900,000 18,800,000 30,700,000

Joe’s College Road Trip 12,500,000 10,400,000 22,900,000

Roommates 8,800,000 12,100,000 20,900,000

5. The Witness in Week 2

Topping the English charts—in a very quiet week, it must be said—is The Witness, which debuted with 13.2M views in its opening four days and clocked in another 10.1M here. It’s definitely outperforming very local UK stories like Legends and Toxic Town, and is pretty close to the likes of Black Doves and Run Away, but is still not quite up there with some of the country’s biggest hitters. Either way, it’s dominating the UK charts, and that’s what’s most important.

Netflix Weekly Views Breakdown - Adolescence, Fool Me Once, The Gentlemen - Season 1, Run Away, Black Doves - Season 1 and 6 more Netflix titles (2-week analysis)

Weekly views for 11 Netflix titles: Adolescence, Fool Me Once, The Gentlemen - Season 1, Run Away, Black Doves - Season 1, The Witness, Baby Reindeer, Dept. Q, House of Guinness, Legends, Toxic Town. Combined total across all titles and weeks: 298,500,000 views.

Per-week Netflix views for Adolescence, Fool Me Once, The Gentlemen - Season 1, Run Away, Black Doves - Season 1 and 6 more Netflix titles across 2 weeks.

Title Week 1 Week 2 Total

Adolescence 24,300,000 42,000,000 66,300,000

Fool Me Once 37,100,000 23,900,000 61,000,000

The Gentlemen - Season 1 12,200,000 20,100,000 32,300,000

Run Away 12,700,000 15,600,000 28,300,000

Black Doves - Season 1 10,800,000 14,600,000 25,400,000

The Witness 13,200,000 10,100,000 23,300,000

Baby Reindeer 2,600,000 13,300,000 15,900,000

Dept. Q 6,000,000 8,900,000 14,900,000

House of Guinness 5,200,000 6,400,000 11,600,000

Legends 3,400,000 6,600,000 10,000,000

Toxic Town 4,800,000 4,700,000 9,500,000

6. The Evil Lawyer from Netflix Thailand

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In all honesty, there are not many comparisons from recent years for this title from Thailand. Mad Unicorn notably didn’t get into the top 10 until its first full week, while Don’t Come Home from October 2024, Doctor Climax from June 2024, and Analog Squad from December 2023 missed the list entirely. We do have two comparisons, though, and The Evil Lawyer sadly sits towards the bottom:

Netflix Viewership Comparison - Master of the House - Season 1, Thai Cave Rescue and The Evil Lawyer - Season 1 (1-week analysis)

Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 3 Netflix titles: Master of the House - Season 1, Thai Cave Rescue, The Evil Lawyer - Season 1. Combined total: 7,600,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for Master of the House - Season 1, Thai Cave Rescue and The Evil Lawyer - Season 1 over 1 weeks.

Title Opening Week Views Rank

Master of the House - Season 1 3,700,000 1

Thai Cave Rescue 2,200,000 2

The Evil Lawyer - Season 1 1,700,000 3

7. Viral Hit from Netflix Japan

The big debut for Netflix Japan this week is Viral Hit, which landed towards the lower end of Japanese live-action series that have managed to rank from their Thursday debuts in recent years, with 1.7M views.

Netflix Viewership Comparison - Alice in Borderland - Season 3, Yu Yu Hakusho, Last Samurai Standing - Season 1, House of Ninjas - Season 1, Romantics Anonymous - Season 1 and 3 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)

Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 8 Netflix titles: Alice in Borderland - Season 3, Yu Yu Hakusho, Last Samurai Standing - Season 1, House of Ninjas - Season 1, Romantics Anonymous - Season 1, Viral Hit - Season 1, Tokyo Swindlers - Season 1, Beyond Goodbye - Season 1. Combined total: 33,000,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for Alice in Borderland - Season 3, Yu Yu Hakusho, Last Samurai Standing - Season 1, House of Ninjas - Season 1, Romantics Anonymous - Season 1 and 3 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.

Title Opening Week Views Rank

Alice in Borderland - Season 3 8,500,000 1

Yu Yu Hakusho 7,700,000 2

Last Samurai Standing - Season 1 6,200,000 3

House of Ninjas - Season 1 4,200,000 4

Romantics Anonymous - Season 1 2,100,000 5

Viral Hit - Season 1 1,700,000 6

Tokyo Swindlers - Season 1 1,300,000 7

Beyond Goodbye - Season 1 1,300,000 8

8. Colors of Evil: Black from Netflix Poland

Poland released its highly anticipated sequel to the 2024 thriller, subtitled Black, last Wednesday, which is also the day that Colors of Evil: Red was released, so we can do a direct comparison! It debuted slightly down from the 19.9M views Colors of Evil: Red picked up, but is still impressive compared to most other Polish movies released on the same day:

Netflix Viewership Comparison - Colors of Evil: Red, Colors Of Evil: Black, Forgotten Love, Justice, Planet Single: Greek Adventure and 3 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)

Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 8 Netflix titles: Colors of Evil: Red, Colors Of Evil: Black, Forgotten Love, Justice, Planet Single: Greek Adventure, Divorce, It Takes a Village, Boxer. Combined total: 68,100,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for Colors of Evil: Red, Colors Of Evil: Black, Forgotten Love, Justice, Planet Single: Greek Adventure and 3 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.

Title Opening Week Views Rank

Colors of Evil: Red 19,900,000 1

Colors Of Evil: Black 14,100,000 2

Forgotten Love 11,900,000 3

Justice 10,800,000 4

Planet Single: Greek Adventure 3,600,000 5

Divorce 3,100,000 6

It Takes a Village 2,400,000 7

Boxer 2,300,000 8

Better still, Colors of Evil: Red re-entered the weekly global top 10 as well, hitting the #6 spot.

9. Will Swapped Enter the All-Time Top 10?

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One movie that is setting its sights on a spot in the all-time top 10 is Skydance Animation’s Swapped, which continues to maintain its momentum in the top 10. We are tracking it against War Machine from earlier this year, which did enter the all-time top 10 and has now risen to #9; Swapped is showing it might just have the trajectory to pip The Gray Man out of the 10th position at the very least. Here is how the race looks at the moment:

Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - Swapped and War Machine (9-week trend)

Week-by-week cumulative views for 2 Netflix titles: Swapped, War Machine. Combined final total: 248,800,000 views.

Weekly cumulative Netflix views for Swapped and War Machine over 9 weeks.

Title Week 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Final cumulative

Swapped 0 15,500,000 54,200,000 80,600,000 96,700,000 107,200,000 114,700,000 120,400,000 — — 120,400,000

War Machine 0 39,300,000 83,700,000 101,700,000 112,000,000 118,100,000 121,700,000 125,200,000 128,400,000 — 128,400,000

10. The Four Seasons Renewed for Season 3

Just yesterday, news broke that The Four Seasons would return for Season 3. We did call it in Week 1, even though the viewership drop between seasons, much like other scripted comedies, was quite substantial. The series saw a 51% drop in viewing hours this week, and here is how it compares to Season 1, which is now sitting roughly 56% down season-over-season:

Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - The Four Seasons - Season 2 and The Four Seasons - Season 1 (5-week trend)

Week-by-week cumulative views for 2 Netflix titles: The Four Seasons - Season 2, The Four Seasons - Season 1. Combined final total: 48,200,000 views.

Weekly cumulative Netflix views for The Four Seasons - Season 2 and The Four Seasons - Season 1 over 5 weeks.

Title Week 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Final cumulative

The Four Seasons - Season 2 0 4,400,000 10,100,000 12,900,000 — — 12,900,000

The Four Seasons - Season 1 0 11,900,000 24,400,000 29,700,000 32,900,000 35,300,000 35,300,000

Full Netflix Top 10s for June 8th to June 14th, 2026

English TV

Rank Title Hours Views Week #

1 The Witness: Limited Series 26,200,000 (-23.17%) 10,100,000 2

2 Michael Jackson: The Verdict: Season 1 19,000,000 (-59.57%) 7,200,000 2

3 Outlast: The Jungle: Season 1 17,900,000 3,300,000 1

4 Sweet Magnolias: Season 5 22,500,000 2,800,000 1

5 The Four Seasons: Season 2 11,700,000 (-50.84%) 2,800,000 3

6 Raw: June 8, 2026 4,500,000 (-27.42%) 2,400,000 1

7 Nemesis: Season 1 16,300,000 (-40.73%) 2,100,000 5

8 The Boroughs: Season 1 12,800,000 (-44.35%) 2,000,000 4

9 Tony Hinchcliffe: Man of the People 1,500,000 1,600,000 1

10 Danny Go!: Season 1 3,100,000 1,500,000 6

English Film

Rank Title Hours Views Week #

1 Office Romance 47,100,000 (17.46%) 24,600,000 2

2 Maternal Instinct 24,200,000 15,000,000 1

3 Swapped 9,700,000 (-24.22%) 5,700,000 7

4 The Murder of Rachel Nickell 8,600,000 (-12.24%) 5,400,000 2

5 Fast Charlie 5,900,000 3,900,000 1

6 KPop Demon Hunters 6,000,000 (-3.23%) 3,600,000 52

7 David 5,800,000 (-48.21%) 3,200,000 2

8 Goat 5,300,000 (-39.08%) 3,200,000 5

9 Ticket to Paradise 4,500,000 2,600,000 1

10 Bee Movie 3,800,000 2,500,000 4

Non-English TV

Rank Title Hours Views Week #

1 Teach You a Lesson: Limited Series 225,800,000 (228.68%) 21,100,000 2

2 My Royal Nemesis: Limited Series 37,300,000 (0.00%) 2,700,000 6

3 Rosario Tijeras (Mexico): Season 5 71,300,000 2,500,000 1

4 The Polygamist: Season 1 19,100,000 2,000,000 1

5 The Evil Lawyer: Season 1 11,500,000 1,700,000 1

6 Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine: Limited Series 12,400,000 (-41.78%) 1,700,000 5

7 Viral Hit: Season 1 8,300,000 1,700,000 1

8 The WONDERfools: Limited Series 12,200,000 (-40.20%) 1,300,000 5

9 Rafa: Season 1 3,700,000 (-54.32%) 1,000,000 3

10 Losing Judgment: Season 1 7,700,000 900,000 1

Non-English Film

Rank Title Hours Views Week #

1 Colors Of Evil: Black 25,800,000 14,100,000 1

2 The Marked Woman 25,100,000 (110.92%) 13,800,000 2

3 Bhooth Bangla 13,200,000 4,900,000 1

4 Maa Behen 7,000,000 (-24.73%) 3,300,000 2

5 Mexico 86 3,900,000 (21.88%) 2,400,000 2

6 Colors of Evil: Red 2,700,000 1,400,000 6

7 29 2,900,000 1,300,000 1

8 USA 94: Brazil’s Return to Glory 1,700,000 1,200,000 1

9 Run to the West 1,100,000 1,100,000 1

10 Risa and the Wind Phone 1,500,000 (-46.43%) 900,000 2

**What’s your big takeaway from the top 10s this week? We’ll see you again next Tuesday evening! **