Fool Me Once joins Netflix top 10 most watched shows ever (2024)

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By Lydia Venn

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We're not ashamed to admit we've spent quite a few hours (OK, a lot) of our time watching Netflix. Can you blame us though, when the shows are that good? Over the years, there's been some truly stand out series' – Stranger Things, Ozark, Bridgerton, You – we could go on for hours. But, of all these incredible shows, which ones have been watched the most?

Right now, the most watched show ever on Netflix is Wednesday season one which had an insane 252,100,000 views in the first 91 days of its release. Previously, Netflix would confirm the amount of hours watched of a series in the first 28 days of its release, but now, they've updated this to be the completed views in the first 91 days.

Most recently, Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once has entered the list of most viewed shows ever. catapulting Michelle Keegan to stardom. The show was released in January and has already been viewed for over 545,000,000 hours by fans around the world.

There are some other amazing shows on the list, so to see who has also joined Fool Me Once, read on to find out the top 10 most watched English-speaking Netflix series of all time. Enjoy!

1

Wednesday season 1

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Wednesday is the top entry on the list, with the Addams Family inspired series being viewed for over 1,718,800,000 hours. Yeah, that's a lot!

Starring Jenna Ortega, the series had 252,100,000 views in its first 91 days of release and we can't wait to see more of Wednesday in season two.

2

Stranger Things season 4

Stranger Things season four is currently second on the most watched list.

The series had 140,700,000 views in its first 91 days of release and with the incredible cast, plot and fanbase, we can see why this is so high on the list. Season five next, please!

3

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

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Up next is the controversial drama series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a dramatisation of the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, played by Evan Peters.

The series had a whopping 115,600,000 views in its first 91 days of release, making it the most-watched true crime series on the streaming platform.

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4

Bridgerton season 1

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Lady Whistledown had us hooked with the Duke and Daphne's story in the first season of Bridgerton, which is why the series had 113,300,000 views in its first 91 days of release.

The following seasons followed other members of the Bridgerton family, with season three set to focus on Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington. The spin-off series, Queen Charlotte, is also worth the watch!

5

The Queen's Gambit

The gripping limited series, The Queen's Gambit, follows a female chess champion played by none other than Anya-Taylor Joy and is currently the fifth most watched Netflix series ever.

The series had 112,800,000 views in its first 91 days of release. That's more than 746,400,000 hours watched!

6

The Night Agent season 1

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One of the newer entries on the list is thriller series, The Night Agent, which dropped last March and follows an FBI agent who is plunged into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House.

The series, starring Gabriel Basso, had 98,200,000 views in its first 91 days of release and good news, because season two is on its way!

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7

Stranger Things season 3

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We're not surprised to see Stranger Things on this list, with season three seeing Eleven, Mike and the rest of their friends fight against the Mind Flayer.

The series, which dropped in 2019, had 94,800,000 views in its first 91 days of release.

8

Bridgerton season 2

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We all loved Bridgerton season one, and so it's no surprise to see season two on this list.

The second season had 93,800,000 views in the first 91 days of release, and followed Kate and Edwina Sharma plus the romance between Kate and Anthony Bridgerton. One of our favourites!

9

Fool Me Once

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The newest addition to the Netflix top 10 most watched shows is Fool Me Once, starring Michelle Keegan, which had 84,900,000 views within its first 91 days of release.

The series follows Maya Stern, who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe, when she sees him appear on her nanny-cam.

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10

The Witcher season 1

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The Witcher, starring Henry Cavill, and soon to be Liam Hemsworth, is based on a series of books of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Given it already had an existing fan base, it's perhaps no surprise it had 83,000,000 views in its first 91 days of release. We can't wait to see Liam take on the role of Gerald in season four!

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