As is now the case with most streamers, Netflix calculates views by dividing a TV season or movie's total viewing time by its run time. So while season two of Squid Game accumulated about 285 ...

The latest top five lists of the most viewed movies and shows on Netflix, as listed by TUDUM, contain some shockers. It's not that they are bad to watch, though.

Netflix's "Adolescence" topped the TV side and action comedy "Back in Action" was the most-viewed movie on the service in the first half of 2025.

The Garth Jennings-directed title was viewed 77 million times through December 2024. This data comes from Netflix’s latest engagement report, which the streamer releases twice a year.

Netflix’s Most Viewed Series for 2025’s First Half Is … Not ‘Squid Game’ ‘Adolescence’ sits atop the streamer’s semiannual data release, with the Korean smash right behind it.

Netflix also had two recently canceled shows near the top of its rankings: First-year series The Residence (33.3 million views) and Pulse (26.2 million) are 23rd and 30th on the series chart. On ...