It’s been a bumpy start to the year on Netflix, but that doesn’t mean the first few weeks haven’t been without their share of exciting new Netflix Originals. Subscribers continue to stream by the millions, and we’ll be tracking the most-watched Netflix Originals on Netflix in 2023.
As hundreds of new and returning Netflix Originals arrive throughout the year, we’ll update the list below with all the latest data.
Below are the most watched Netflix Originals on Netflix so far in 2022:
10. The Pale Blue Eye (2023)
10 main points: 11,425
Netflix hourly data: 100,970,000 Million Hours between January 1, 2023 and January 29, 2023
Released on Netflix: January 6, 2023
Image. The Pale Blue Eye – Netflix
An astonishing performance by Harry Melling is more than enough reason for anyone to watch The Pale Blue Eye.
An experienced detective investigates a series of murders at the US Military Academy at West Point in the 1830s. He is aided in his investigation by an intelligent and enthusiastic young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe, who will become one of the authors and writers America’s most influential the creator of the detective genre.
9. You (2023)
10 main points: 11,845
Netflix hourly data: 150,160,000 Million Hours between January 2, 2023 to February 19, 2023.
Released on Netflix: January 27, 2023
Image. You – Netflix
What could be the most streamed moment on Netflix in 2023 will be the weirdest kiss we’ve ever seen on film. What was meant to be a good time between Jonah Hill’s Ezra and Lauren London’s Amira has been the cause of mockery thanks to the unnecessary need to use CGI to animate it.
A new couple and their families grapple with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations, and generational differences.
8. Kaleidoscope (Limited Series)
10 main points: 12,226
Netflix hourly data: 193,990,000 Million Hours between January 1, 2023 and January 29, 2023.
Released on Netflix: January 1, 2023
Image. Kaleidoscope – Netflix
One of the most unique viewing experiences a subscriber can enjoy, nearly everyone who watches Kaleidoscope will experience the story in a different order, offering everyone their own unique interpretation of the story.
Spanning 24 years, Kaleidoscope focuses on the biggest heist ever attempted and the revenge, intrigue, loyalties and betrayals that surround it. It is loosely inspired by the real life story where seventy billion dollars worth of bonds went missing in midtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy.
7. Your place or mine
10 main points: 13,390
Netflix hourly data: 127,330.00 Million Hours between February 5, 2023 and February 16, 2023
Released on Netflix: February 10, 2023
Image. Your Place or Mine – Netflix
Netflix has a rom-com history, but it takes something a little more special to break into the top 10 and surpass 125 billion hours. Fortunately, the star power of Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher helped with the promotion of the film.
When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap houses for a week, they get a glimpse into each other’s lives that could open the door to love.
6. Physical: 100
10 main points: 14,038
Netflix hourly data: 178,260,000 Million Hours between January 22, 2023 and February 26, 2023.
Released on Netflix: January 24, 2023
Image. Physical: 100 – Netflix
There were some amazing displays of physical prowess in what is Netflix’s fiercest and most compelling competition. However, it has not been without controversy either.
One hundred contestants in top physical shape compete in a series of grueling challenges to claim the honor and cash reward as the last one standing.
5. Vikings: Valhalla
10 main points: 10,475
Netflix hourly data: 201,710,000 Million Hours between January 8, 2023 and February 5, 2023
Released on Netflix: February 25, 2022
Image. Vikings Valhalla – Netflix
Historical inaccuracies aside, Vikings Valhalla is a worthy successor to the History Channels epic historical drama. Packed with action, romance, and drama, there’s a lot to love about Vikings: Valhalla.
«Vikings: Valhalla» begins in the early 11th century and chronicles the legendary adventures of some of the most famous Vikings that have ever lived: Leif Eriksson, Freydis Eriksdotter, Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror. These men and women blaze a trail as they fight to survive in an ever-changing and evolving world.
4. Crystal Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
10 main points: 16,001
Netflix hourly data: 301,730,000 Million Hours between December 18, 2022 and February 5, 2023
Released on Netflix: December 23, 2022
Image. Crystal Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Netflix
Netflix spent a fortune acquiring the rights to the sequels to Rian Johnson’s Knives Out. Its limited theatrical release was a huge success and an even bigger success when it premiered on Netflix with over 300 million hours of viewing. Also, it’s great to see Daniel Craig in a role where it’s extremely apparent how much fun he’s having.
World famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel away the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic group of friends.
3. Queen of the South
10 main points: 13, 182
Netflix hourly data: 317,750,000 Million Hours between December 25, 2022 and February 26, 2023
Released on Netflix: February 1, 2017
Image. Queen of the South – Netflix
One of Netflix’s most popular shows this year, the series has performed exceptionally well in Latin America, which is why, despite its strong viewership numbers, it hasn’t scored higher for its impressive stats.
Teresa Mendoza, the wife of a cocaine trafficker, is forced to flee Mexico after the death of her husband at the hands of the cartels. Fleeing to Spain, before long she Teresa finds herself at the center of the drug world as she rises from the bottom to become the Queen of Narcotics.
2. Wednesday
10 main points: 24,651
Netflix hourly data: 1,729,480,000 million hours viewed between November 20, 2022 and February 26, 2023.
Released on Netflix: November 23, 2022
Image. Wednesday – Netflix
Not much more needs to be said about the absolute giant of a series that has become Wednesday on Netflix. With almost more than 1.75 billion hours of viewing and spending 14 weeks in the world’s top ten list, Wednesday is one of the biggest Netflix Originals to date, making Jenna Ortega an international star in the process.
After his expulsion from another high school, Wednesday is sent to Nevermore Academy by his parents. While learning to deal with her own emerging psychic abilities, Wednesday finds herself drawn into the mystery of a murderous monster that is terrorizing the local town.
1. Ginny and Georgia
10 main points: 26,181
Netflix hourly data: 788,880,000 million hours watched between January 1, 2023 and February 19, 2023.
Released on Netflix: February 24, 2021
Image. Ginny and Georgia-Netflix
Easily the best-performing series on Netflix so far in 2023, it’s even more impressive when you consider that fans had to wait just under two years for the release of the second season. Usually when audiences have to wait that long the drop in viewing numbers is huge, however Ginny & Georgia is the delicious exception.
Distraught and awkward 15-year-old Ginny Miller often feels more mature than her 30-year-old mother, irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. After years on the run, Georgia desperately wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family something they’ve never had: a normal life. But it’s not all carpooling and Kombucha; Georgia’s past threatens her new lifestyle and her family’s, and Georgia will do anything to protect her family.