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The top 5 on each streaming service in the UK and the US, refreshed every day. Tap a title for details and a link to watch it. Netflix charts updated 18 Oct 2026.

Rankings are based on Netflix's official charts and each service's own in-app lists (via Movie of the Night and Trakt), updated daily.

In the UK

Top 5 series on Netflix in the UK

Week to 18 Oct 2026

  1. Number 1: Below
  2. Number 2: TYSONNew this week
  3. Number 3: East of Eden
  4. Number 4: The DiplomatNew this week
  5. Number 5: Instadocs: AI Gone WildNew this week

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Top 5 films on Netflix in the UK

Week to 18 Oct 2026

  1. Number 1: Animals
  2. Number 2: WickedNew this week
  3. Number 3: WithinNew this week
  4. Number 4: Doing Life
  5. Number 5: The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part

Top 5 series on Prime Video in the UK

This week

  1. Number 1: LOL: Last One Laughing UK
  2. Number 2: Carrie
  3. Number 3: The Terminal List
  4. Number 4: Neagley
  5. Number 5: Kill Jackie

Top 5 series on Disney+ in the UK

This week

  1. Number 1: VisionQuest
  2. Number 2: The Real Rooneys
  3. Number 3: Coven Academy
  4. Number 4: Phony
  5. Number 5: Gnomes

Top 5 series on HBO Max in the UK

This week

  1. Number 1: Youth
  2. Number 2: Lanterns
  3. Number 3: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
  4. Number 4: The Serial Killer Connection
  5. Number 5: Girls

Top 5 series on Apple TV+ in the UK

This week

  1. Number 1: Slow Horses
  2. Number 2: Ted Lasso
  3. Number 3: Silo
  4. Number 4: Dark Matter
  5. Number 5: Widow's Bay

Top 5 series on Paramount+ in the UK

This week

  1. Number 1: MobLand
  2. Number 2: Tulsa King
  3. Number 3: Marshals
  4. Number 4: South Park
  5. Number 5: Sheriff Country

See films and documentaries on every service: all UK top 5s.

In the US

Top 5 series on Netflix in the US

Week to 18 Oct 2026

  1. Number 1: Below
  2. Number 2: Love Is BlindNew this week
  3. Number 3: Instadocs: AI Gone WildNew this week
  4. Number 4: East of Eden
  5. Number 5: The DiplomatNew this week

Top 5 films on Netflix in the US

Week to 18 Oct 2026

  1. Number 1: Animals
  2. Number 2: Doing Life
  3. Number 3: Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, LoveNew this week
  4. Number 4: SacrificeNew this week
  5. Number 5: The Breadwinner

Top 5 series on Prime Video in the US

This week

  1. Number 1: The Terminal List
  2. Number 2: Carrie
  3. Number 3: Neagley
  4. Number 4: Reacher
  5. Number 5: Off Campus

Top 5 series on Disney+ in the US

This week

  1. Number 1: VisionQuest
  2. Number 2: Coven Academy
  3. Number 3: The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
  4. Number 4: Phony
  5. Number 5: WandaVision

Top 5 series on HBO Max in the US

This week

  1. Number 1: WAR
  2. Number 2: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  3. Number 3: The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story
  4. Number 4: Youth
  5. Number 5: Real Time with Bill Maher

Top 5 series on Apple TV+ in the US

This week

  1. Number 1: Ted Lasso
  2. Number 2: Slow Horses
  3. Number 3: Dark Matter
  4. Number 4: Brothers
  5. Number 5: Widow's Bay

Top 5 series on Paramount+ in the US

This week

  1. Number 1: South Park
  2. Number 2: Marshals
  3. Number 3: Tulsa King
  4. Number 4: Tracker
  5. Number 5: NCIS

Top 5 series on Hulu in the US

This week

  1. Number 1: 9-1-1
  2. Number 2: Grey's Anatomy
  3. Number 3: The Kardashians
  4. Number 4: 9-1-1: Nashville
  5. Number 5: Phony

Top 5 series on Peacock in the US

This week

  1. Number 1: Crystal Lake
  2. Number 2: Chicago Fire
  3. Number 3: Chicago P.D.
  4. Number 4: The Celebrity Traitors
  5. Number 5: Chicago Med

See films and documentaries on every service: all US top 5s.

We only show a top 5 when we have real data for it, and we never estimate ranks.

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