The search is over for viewers looking for their next great mystery. Harlan Coben’s I Will Find You pursued the No. 1 spot on the English TV list with 24 million views. This marks the biggest original Netflix series debut of 2026. Hailed by Variety as a “captivating experience,” the series’ critical and popular reception is a testament to Netflix’s ongoing creative partnership with the author, which includes 13 successful adaptations and the forthcoming Myron Bolitar series. Sam Worthington plays David Burroughs, a father serving a life sentence for murdering his own son five years ago. Burroughs has maintained his innocence, but when his sister-in-law, Rachel (Britt Lower), visits him with evidence that his child may still be alive, he uncovers a web of deception that takes him on the run from prison to discover the truth.
Speaking of webs of deception, true crime documentary Maternal Instinct was pushed to No. 1 on the English film list with 25.5 million views. The film covers the unspeakable crimes of Taylor Parker, a small-town Texan who was pulled over for erratic driving in 2020. She claimed she’d just given birth in the car and was then arrested at the hospital when her story proved false. The depths of her deceit and offenses are revealed as investigators speak with those close to her.
Viewers answered the call for romance, putting new movie Voicemails for Isabelle at No. 2 on the list with 17.5 million views. Zoey Deutch plays Jill, who deals with the pressures of her job as a chef in San Francisco and the difficult dating scene by confiding in her sister, Isabelle (Ciara Bravo). When Isabelle is no longer there for her to rant to, she leaves voicemails instead. But Jill is unaware that the number has been reassigned to real estate agent Wes (Nick Robinson), who’s listening to the messages and falling for her. At No. 2 on the English TV list was Outlast: The Jungle with 3.9 million views. Fans of the original series ventured into the unforgiving Panamanian jungle with 16 strangers who must survive on nothing but basic supplies, teamwork, and their own ingenuity to win the $1 million prize.
Netflix’s most popular film, KPop Demon Hunters, celebrated its one-year anniversary last week, as well as its 53rd week in the Top 10 at No. 6 on the English film list with 3.6 million views. The movie has hit plenty of milestones, but those aren’t the only numbers that tell the story of this animated phenomenon. Animated adventure Swapped continued to charm in its eighth week as it took the No. 5 spot with 4.9 million views. It’s the tale of two sworn-enemy creatures who, after a body-swap mishap, embark on a wild journey together.
To mark the start of summer, viewers returned to Serenity, South Carolina, with margaritas in hand, putting Sweet Magnolias Season 5 at No. 3 on the English TV list with 3.5 million views. In the new season, the Magnolias take Manhattan, supporting each other as Maddie (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) starts a new job in the city, Helen (Heather Headley) prepares for her wedding day, and Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) readies her daughter for college.
The third season of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders debuted in the No. 4 spot on the list, collecting 3.2 million views. The latest episodes of the docuseries follow the 2025–26 squad, and with 30 veterans returning to auditions and only six spots available for hopeful newcomers, the competition is fiercer than ever.
The Polish thriller Colors of Evil: Black held the No. 1 position on the non-English film list, tracking down 7.5 million views. The sequel to Colors of Evil: Red sees prosecutor Leopold Bilski (Jakub Gierszał) teaming up with Ania Górska (Marianna Zydek) to investigate the disappearance of a young boy in a small, sleepy town. The Korean action-comedy Husbands in Action debuted in the No. 2 spot on the list with 5.7 million views. Jin Sun-kyu and Gong Myoung star in the film as an ex-husband and a current husband who unexpectedly team up for a chaotic, unpredictable mission to rescue the woman who is one’s ex-wife and the other’s current wife (Kang Hanna).
Teach You a Lesson remained at the top of the non-English TV list, punching up 11.8 million views. Created by Lee Nam-kyu (Daily Dose of Sunshine), the Korean series introduces the Teachers’ Rights Protection Bureau, a government agency tasked with teaching school bullies respect through unconventional lessons you won’t find in textbooks. The Polygamist landed at No. 2 on the list, earning 7.7 million views. Based on a novel by Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi, the 22-episode South African supernovela centers on the downfall of a man (S’dumo Mtshali) because of greed and lust — and a cunning wife (Gugu Gumede) who’ll stop at nothing to save her family’s reputation. Straw co-stars Taraji P. Henson and Sherri Shepherd have both taken to social media to express their fervor for the series.
