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.
The biggest arrival to this week’s chart is3 Body Problem,the first TV series for David Benioff and D. B. Weiss sinceGame of Thronesended in 2019. Despite the popularity of 3 Body Problem,Dick Wolf’sHomicide: New Yorkedged out the sci-fi series for the top spot. Other new shows this week: Physical: 100 season 2, Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership, and The Resident season 1.Below, we have listed the top 10 shows in the U.S. from March 18 to March 24, along with general information about each show, including genre, rating, cast, and synopsis.
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10. Bandidos season 1 (2024)
6.5/10
tv-ma1 Season
GenreAction & Adventure
CastAlfonso Dosal, Ester Expósito, Juan Pablo Medina
It’s Money Heistmeets Outer Banks in Bandidos, a new crime adventure series on Netflix. When the famous archaeologist Juan Morales (Bruno Bichir) is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, his son Miguel (Alfonso Dosal) takes it upon himself to help the family financially. However, Miguel is broke and in desperate need of money. Miguel’s luck changes when he finds a map of Snake King’s treasure, the biggest score in history.
No one has ever found the treasure, which doesn’t stop Miguel from trying. Miguel will need some help and recruits an unlikely group of bandits – scam artist Lilí (Expósito), hacker Lucas (Juan Pablo Fuentes), and Miguel’s counterfeiter uncle (Juan Pablo Medina) – to join him on this dangerous mission throughout the Caribbean.
9. Hot Wheels Let's Race season 1 (2024)
7.4/10
tv-y1 Season
GenreAnimation, Kids, Action & Adventure
CastGriffen Campbell, Grey DeLisle, Jakari Fraser
Created byRob David, Jordan Gershowitz, Melanie Shannon
If your kids love to play with Hot Wheels, they’ll certainly love Hot Wheels Let’s Race, the TV series inspired by the popular Mattel product. The action comedy series follows a new crop of racers: Axle, Brights, Coop, Mac, Sidecar, and Spark. The six racers head to racing camp to experience awesome challenges, extreme stunt contests, and out-of-this-world races.
Helping to capture the speed and ferocity of the series will be music from Patrick Stump of the Grammy-winning band Fall Out Boy. Hot Wheels Let’s Race is intended to be watched by the whole family, so sit back, relax, and get ready to go fast.
8. The Resident season 1 (2018)
54 %
7.8/10
tv-146 Seasons
GenreDrama
CastMatt Czuchry, Manish Dayal, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Created byAmy Holden Jones, Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi
Step into the world of Chastain Park Memorial Hospital in The Resident. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) is a brilliant doctor. He knows it, too. Despite his hubris, Conrad’s charm and talent reign supreme as he serves as one of the best senior residents in the hospital. Conrad is very honest about work and brings a tough-love approach to the first-year residents, including the noble Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal).
Under Conrad’s tutelage, Pravesh learns about the inner workings of the hospital, including the harsh realities of healthcare. Other notable characters include nurse Nicolette “Nic” Nevin (Emily VanCamp), Conrad’s romantic interest; Randolph Bell (Bruce Greenwood), Chief of Surgery; and Mina Okafor (Shaunette Renée Wilson), a surgical resident.
7. Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1 (2024)
56 %
7.4/10
tv-pg1 Season
GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
CastGordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley
After years in development, Avatar: The Last Airbender, the long-awaited live-action adaptation of the famous Nickelodeon animated series, has finally arrived on Netflix. In The Last Airbender, four elements – Water, Earth, Fire, and Air – make up the four nations, which used to live in harmony.
After the Fire Nation destroyed the Air Nomads, the Firebenders set out to conquer the world. In the Air Nation, Aang, a 12-year-old boy, discovers he is the Avatar capable of bending all four elements. With the help of his friends, Aang embarks on an adventure to save the world from destruction.
6. The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping (2024)
In Ogdensburg, New York, there was a behavior modification facility call the Academy at Ivy Ridge. Advertised as a boarding school, the Academy was designed to advise troubled teens and work on their issues before they went to college. However, the students didn’t realize they were entering a facility that didn’t care about how they were treated. Human decency was thrown out the door in favor of rampant abuse.
The kids’ freedoms – talking, smiling, and contact with the outside world – were taken away upon arrival. One of the students was Katherine Kubler, who struggled to cope with the trauma she experienced after leaving the Academy. Kubler documents her experiences in The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping, a harrowing look into how a behavior facility became a breeding ground for abusers.
5. Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership (2024)
It was only a matter of time before Netflix filmed a comedy special inside The Comedy Mothership, the Austin, Texas-based club owned by comedian and podcast mogul Joe Rogan. The first comedian up is Brian Simpson, who stars in his first special for Netflix, Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership, directed by Baron Vaughn.
In the special, Simpson riffs about masculinity and puts a comedic spin on more serious topics such as gun violence and racism. Simpson, a former Marine, previously appeared in The Standups season 3. Simpson brings a unique approach to the stage, as he challenges the audience to think critically while simultaneously poking fun at himself.
4. Physical: 100 season 2 (2023)
It’s survival of the fittest in Physical: 100 season 2, the South Korean reality competition series. A new group of 100 contestants enter the underground mine for a chance to win 300 million won, which is around $230,000. These competitors are some of the fittest people in South Korea, ranging from star athletes and wrestlers to police officers, actors, and military personnel.
The objective of Physical: 100 is to be the last person standing. Contestants will compete in challenges testing their balance, agility, and strength. Survive the challenge and advance to the next round. Fail and go home. The winner of Physical: 100 wins the grand prize and claims the title of “ideal physique.”
3. The Gentlemen season 1 (2024)
67 %
8.4/10
tv-ma1 Season
GenreComedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
CastTheo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings
Created byGuy Ritchie
In his first television series, Guy Ritchie brings his expertise in the comedy/crime caper genre to The Gentlemen, which is based on his film of the same name. While Matthew McConaughey led the movie, Theo James headlines the series as Eddie Horniman, a former soldier who becomes the Duke of Halstead when he inherits his father’s estate.
When he tries to sell the estate, Eddie meets Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario), who informs the Duke that a sale can’t happen. Below the estate is a massive cannabis farm, which is part of a criminal empire owned by Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone). Susie, Bobby’s daughter, runs the day-to-day operations. Thrust into a new livelihood, Eddie must adapt fast if he wants to continue in the family business.
2. 3 Body Problem season 1 (2024)
71 %
7.8/10
tv-ma1 Season
GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
CastJovan Adepo, Rosalind Chao, Liam Cunningham
Created byDavid Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Alexander Woo
In their first show since Game of Thrones, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss team with Alexander Woo to create 3 Body Problem, a sci-fi mystery drama based on Liu Cixin’s popular novel. During China’s Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, astrophysicist Ye Wenjie (Zine Tseng as a teen and Rosalind Chao as an adult) witnesses her father get beaten to death.
One day, Ye will make a “fateful decision” that affects the past, present, and future. A group of scientists and a detective in the present day must work together to combat other beings attempting to conquer Earth. The eight-episode series also stars Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Benedict Wong, and Jonathan Pryce.
1. Homicide: New York (2024)
If you love Law & Order, witness what it’s like for the authorities to tackle real-life cases in the Big Apple in Dick Wolf’s Homicide: New York. The five-part series follows five notorious crimes in New York City: the Carnegie Deli massacre, the Central Park slaying, a Wall Street disappearance, the Midtown Slasher, and the East Harlem Serial Killer.
Each episode features interviews with the NYPD officers and detectives tasked with solving the crimes. The series also features heartbreaking commentary from the victims’ families and friends, as well as survivors. Homicide: New York focuses on the human aspect of every case and how it affects all parties, especially the authorities and victims’ families.
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