Netflix’s 10 most-viewed original TV shows of all time: Squid Game was a smash success of course, but how did Bridgerton and Tiger King compare?

Oct 26 , 2021

Squid Game, The Queen’s Gambit, Tiger King and Bridgerton are just a few of Netflix’s most-viewed original series. Photos: Netflix

The streaming service said that survival K-drama Squid Game was its biggest original series ever with 142 million households watching in the first month

Money Heist, The Queen’s Gambit starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Stranger Things, Sex/Life and Lupin ranked on our list, but they weren’t all loved by critics

Everyone and their mum must have heard about Squid Game’s success, but what are the other most popular original productions on Netflix right now?

STYLE ranks the streaming platform’s best originals based on how many members watched them within their first 28 days of airing. Here are the streaming giant’s biggest hits so far.

10. Sweet Tooth season one – 60 million

A still from Sweet Tooth. Photo: @SweetTooth/Twitter

Description: “On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who’s half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.”

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 98 per cent

What critics said: “Sweet Tooth is especially compelling as many of us move toward some form of post-pandemic normalcy, raising questions about what new world awaits us after such tremendous, collective loss.” – Salon

9. The Queen’s Gambit – 62 million

Anna Taylor-Joy in The Queen’s Gambit. Photo: MovieStillsDB

Description: “In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.”

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 97 per cent