New Crime Show With 99% RT Score Skyrockets To Netflix's Top 5 Most Popular Series Of All Time In Updated Chart

A Netflix crime show with 99% on Rotten Tomatoes has just ascended into the streamer's top 5 list. Netflix continues to excel as a streaming platform, reigning above competitors like Prime Video, Disney+, and Max. The streamer features an abundance of licensed shows and movies, but also regularly releases original titles as well. Though not all of these titles end up being hits with critics, many of them do find success with viewers, with the divisive Red Notice (2021), for example, currently ranking as the most popular Netflix movie of all time.

When it comes to TV shows, Netflix has plenty on offer, with shows like Squid Game and Stranger Things being major successes with viewers around the world. Wednesday season 1 was also a major win, and it currently ranks as the most popular English-language series on Netflix of all time. Now, however, a critically-acclaimed, intense, and emotionally-challenging miniseries is climbing the charts following its debut earlier this year.

Adolescence Enters The Netflix Top 5 Shows Ever List

The British Crime Drama Is On A Roll

Adolescence continues to soar as it now crosses a new viewership milestone. Created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, the crime series tells the story of Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), a 13-year-old in England who is accused of murdering one of his classmates, with the four-episodes following the boy's family, therapist, and the police as they attempt to find out what really happened. Adolescence reviews have been glowing from critics, and the show has been a massive viewership hit since its release on March 13, becoming one of Netflix's top 10 shows of all time last week.

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New data from Netflix now reveals that Adolescence has entered the global top 5 for English-language shows. The series ranks fourth, boasting 114.5 million views and 439.1 million hours viewed, as of writing. It currently ranks behind titles like Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Stranger Things season 4, and Wednesday season 1. Check out the full top 10 shows of all time list below:

Netflix Top 10 English Shows Of All Time
Rank	Title	Total Views
1	Wednesday season 1	252.1M
2	Stranger Things season 4	140.7M
3	Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story	115.6M
4	Adolescence	114.5M
5	Bridgerton season 1	113.3M
6	The Queen's Gambit	112.8M
7	Bridgerton season 3	106M
8	The Night Agent season 1	98.2M
9	Fool Me Once	98.2M
10	Stranger Things season 3	94.8M

What This Means For Adolescence

The Netflix Show's Success Explained

Eddie and Jamie sitting in a room in Adolescence

Adolescence has been captivating viewers with its unique storytelling approach, with each episode playing out as if shot in only one take. The story, too, has been praised for its timeliness and its mixture of intensity and emotion, as well as the performances from the Adolescence cast. The show's positive reception suggests that it could continue to climb on this chart, and, with only about one million views between it and the Dahmer-focused season of Monster, it seems likely to reach third place in the weeks ahead.

Adolescence has a 74% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes to accompany its 99% critics' score.

One of the most impressive parts of Adolescence's success is that it doesn't feature a cast stacked with A-list stars. Actors like Graham, Ashley Walters, Faye Marsay, Amelie Pease, and Christine Tremarco lead the show, with the strength of their performances, the storytelling, and the technical achievements helping to make the series a hit with viewers in a grassroots kind of way. Adolescence is a limited series, meaning its success is unlikely to lead to a season 2, but audiences can probably expect another buzzy project from Graham and Thorne in the years ahead.

Source: Netflix