Netflix doesn’t publicly disclose specific ratings information. Any numbers the streaming service shares are self-serving, and juked to the point of near-absurdity (Netflix counts watching two minutes of one episode as a view). The closest thing Netflix observers can get to the company actually giving an unbiased report of what’s popular on the platform is the Netflix Top 10.
On September 28, the Netflix Top 10 is topped by Ryan Murphy’s Ratched, which reclaimed the top spot today after being briefly unseated over the weekend by the new Millie Bobby Brown-led movie Enola Holmes, which is back down to No. 2. Since Friday, No. 3, has been the 2011 Hugh Jackman robo-boxing movie Real Steel, which arrived on Netflix last week. And the new-to-Netflix fourth and final season of NBC’s excellent comedy The Good Place entered the chart over the weekend and is now sitting at No. 4.
But which of these shows are actually worth watching? We break down the entire Netflix Top 10 list and guide you through what to binge and what to skip.
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Based on Netflix’s Top 10 from Monday, Sept. 28
1. Ratched
For fans of: American Horror Story, Hollywood | Is it good?: Depends on how much you like Ryan Murphy‘s schtick
Sarah Paulson stars in this psychological thriller origin story for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‘s Nurse Ratched. Some of the storytelling is shaky, but you might be able to overlook it while you enjoy the gorgeous visuals and Paulson’s performance. [TV Guide review] (Yesterday’s rank: 2)
2. Enola Holmes
For fans of: Eleven from Stranger Things, Fleabag | Is it good?: Yeah, it’s a lot of fun
Eleven goes back in time to star in this very entertaining YA riff on the Sherlock Holmes story. MBB stars as Sherlock’s kid sister, a sleuth in her own right, who’s looking for her missing mother. You’ll be charmed by her Phoebe Waller-Bridge-style asides and glances at the camera. [TV Guide review] (Yesterday’s rank: 1)
3. Real Steel
For fans of: Creed, Transformers, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots | Is it good?: It’s pretty OK
Huge Ackman plays a washed-up boxer who gets a shot at redemption controlling a robot pugilist in this sci-fi riff on the boxing movie genre. It’s directed by Shawn Levy, who went on to even greater success as a director and executive producer of Stranger Things. If this movie had been made today, it would have been a Netflix Original. (Yesterday’s rank: 3)
4. The Good Place
For fans of: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, philosophy | Is it good?: It’s forkin’ great
Michael Schur’s existential comedy about the afterlife and people getting a second (and a third, and a fourth, and a fifth…) chance to be good was one of the best shows on TV during its four-season run, which wrapped up in January. If you haven’t watched it, the complete series is now on Netflix (with the recent addition of the fourth and final season), and at just 53 half-hour episodes, you can get through it in a few days of dedicated binging. (Yesterday’s rank: 7)
5. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
For fans of: Jurassic Park lol | Is it good?: For an animated TV spin-off, very
“Jurassic World but truly for kids” is actually a really good idea! This is all the action of the PG-13 movies in a PG animated series form. (Yesterday’s rank: 4)
6. Bad Teacher
For fans of: Bad Moms, Bad Grandpa, Dirty Grandpa, Bad Teacher the show | Is it good?: It’s not super memorable, but it’s pretty funny
Man, remember Cameron Diaz? She was great. She’s “retired from acting” now. She hasn’t been in a movie since 2014. She’ll probably come back eventually for the right part, and we’re looking forward to it. Paul Thomas Anderson, write something for her! (Yesterday’s rank: N/A)
7. Sneakerheads
For fans of: Jordans, Yeezys, Nikes, etc. | Is it good?: If you love sneakers
This is a comedy series for sneaker addicts, by sneaker addicts. It follows a guy (the likable Allen Maldonado) as he tries to find a rare pair of sneakers to resell at a high price and recoup the money he lost trying to buy other rare sneakers. If you can’t tell a Jordan 3 from a Jordan 4, you won’t get it. But if you have a favorite Jordan 3 and Jordan 4, you’ll love it. (Yesterday’s rank: 10)
8. The Take
For fans of: Turn Up Charlie, straight-to-DVD action thrillers | Is it good?: It’s passable as a terrorist conspiracy flick
Netflix raided the bargain bin for this 2016 action thriller, formerly known as Bastille Day, that got new life since coming to the streamer last week. Idris Elba stars as a CIA agent who teams up with a pickpocketing Robb Stark (Richard Madden) to thwart a terrorist attack in Paris. Be warned: Both Madden and Elba do American accents! The horror! (Yesterday’s rank: 5)
9. The Smurfs 2
For fans of: Rude humor, the color blue | Is it good?: It smurfs
Hank Azaria in heavy prosthetic makeup played Gargamel in the live-action parts of this hybrid movie. He probably didn’t have to do that. He has all that Simpsons money! (Yesterday’s rank: 6)
10. Cobra Kai
For fans of: Teenage Bounty Hunters, GLOW | Is it good?: Yep, it’s a surprisingly fun time!
Originally a YouTube Red series, Cobra Kai is the continuation of the Karate Kid film series that you didn’t know you needed. The twist here is that it’s mostly told from the perspective of Johnny (William Zabka), whose life never really recovered after Danielson (Ralph Macchio) crane-kicked his nose to the other side of his face. [More shows like Cobra Kai] (Yesterday’s rank: 8)
Source : TVGuide
