“The Witcher.”
Netflix
- Parrot Analytics provides Insider with a list of the most in-demand original streaming shows of the previous month.
- Parrot’s list is ranked by how much more in demand the top series are than the average TV show in the US.
- Parrot Analytics measures audience demand, which reflects the desire of and engagement with, or overall popularity, of a series.
- Netflix’s “The Witcher” returned after a two-month hiatus in December, and Disney+’s Marvel series “Hawkeye” reached its finale.
9. “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Apple TV+
Times more in demand than average show: 30.34
Description: “Jason Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, a small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 95%
What critics said: “The broadening and deepening must have felt like a risk to everyone involved in a show predicated on bringing light comic relief to viewers … But it’s paid off. They shot and they’ve scored. God bless.” — Guardian (Season 2)
Season 2 premiered July 23 on Apple TV+. See more insights for “Ted Lasso.”
8. “Cobra Kai” (Netflix)
Netflix
Times more in demand than average show: 33.68
Description: “Decades after the tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel reignites in this sequel to the ‘Karate Kid’ films.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 95%
What critics said: “The fourth season of The Karate Kid spin-off delivers 10 new episodes that will surely please those who’ve watched the first three seasons, the formula relaxing enough to enjoy itself.” — AV Club (season 4)
Season 4 premiered December 31 on Netflix. Read more insights for “Cobra Kai.”
7. “Titans” (HBO Max)
HBO Max
Times more in demand than average show: 33.75
Description: “‘Titans’ follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find belonging in a gritty take on the classic Teen Titans franchise. Dick Grayson and Rachel Roth, a special young girl possessed by a strange darkness, get embroiled in a conspiracy that could bring Hell on Earth. Joining them along the way are the hot-headed Starfire and lovable Beast Boy. Together they become a surrogate family and team of heroes.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 86%
What critics said: “The show seems plenty watchable — and occasionally jarring in its surprises — without feeling like a top-tier series. Part of that has to do with a storyline involving the villain Red Hood that inches along in advancing the plot.” — CNN (Season 3)
Season 3 premiered on HBO Max in on August 12. See more insights for “Titans.”
6. “Stranger Things” (Netflix)
Millie Bobbie Brown as Eleven in season 4 of Stranger Things.
Netflix/Youtube
Times more in demand than average show: 34.18
Description: “When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 93%
What critics said: “Even while some things go a bit too predictably, the last two episodes tie everything and everyone together in spectacular, emotional fashion.” — Dallas Morning News (season 3)
Season 3 premiered July 4, 2019, on Netflix. See more insights for “Stranger Things.”
5. “Arcane: League of Legends” (Netflix)
“Arcane.”
Netflix
Times more in demand than average show: 35.46
Description: “Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 100%
What critics said: “What really elevates the show’s solid storytelling is its transcendent animation. Characters’ faces register every flicker of emotion.” — Time Magazine (Season 1)
Season 1 premiered on Netflix November 6. See more insights for “Arcane.”
4. “The Mandalorian” (Disney+)
Pedro Pascal stars as the bounty hunter in “Star Wars: The Mandalorian.”
Disney
Times more in demand than average show: 36.98
Description: “After the fall of the Empire, a lone gunfighter makes his way through the lawless galaxy.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 93%
What critics said: “It’s no small feat to create a character who is well-rounded and sympathetic, while mostly hidden behind an expressionless mask. But all the credit goes to Pascal for imbuing the man, also known as Din Djarin, with layers of ever-present depth.” — San Francisco Chronicle (Season 2)
Season 2 premiered on Disney+ on October 30, 2020. See more insights for “The Mandalorian.”
3. “Hawkeye” (Disney+)
Disney / Marvel Studios
Times more in demand than average show: 40.46
Description: “Marvel Studios’ ‘Hawkeye’ is an original new series set in post-blip New York City where former Avenger Clint Barton aka Hawkeye has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 92%
What critics said: “The series was loosely inspired by the excellent Matt Fraction and David Aja run of Hawkeye comics, and some of that fun makes its way into the show.” — Vanity Fair (Season 2)
Season 1 premiered on Disney+ on November 24, 2021. See more insights for “Hawkeye.”
2. “The Wheel of time” (Amazon Prime Video)
Jan Thijs / Amazon Studios
Times more in demand than average show: 43.39
Description: “Set in an epic fantasy world, The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young villagers, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn … the one who will either save or destroy humanity.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 82%
What critics said: “For those who hang in there, rewards abound.” — Consequence (season one)
Season 1 premiered on Amazon Prime Video November 19. See more insights for “The Wheel of Time.”
1. “The Witcher” (Netflix)
Netflix
Times more in demand than average show: 50.76
Description: “Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 81%
What critics said: “In the most pleasant surprise of all, the series feels more emotionally effective than it ever has before.” — Hollywood Reporter (season 2)
Season two premiered on Netflix December 17. See more insights for “The Witcher.”
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