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The top 7 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week

7. "13 Reasons Why" (Netflix)

The top 7 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week

6. "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)

6. "The Handmaid

Average demand expressions: 22,591,348

Description: "A woman forced into sexual servitude struggles to survive in a terrifying, totalitarian society."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 91%

What critics said: "The most compelling scenes in the new season are the ones that explore how exactly Gilead took over America, and that draw on contemporary events and figures with eerie relevance." — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic

Season 2 premiered on Hulu in April.

5. "The Last Kingdom" (Netflix)

5. "The Last Kingdom" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 23,299,719

Description: "As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred — born a Saxon but raised by Vikings — seeks to claim his ancestral birthright."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 83%

What critics said (Season 3): "Earthy family drama abounds and it's the soapy elements that make it feel like home." — James Donaghy, The Guardian

Season 3 premiered on Netflix November 19.

4. "Marvel's Daredevil" (Netflix)

4. "Marvel

Average demand expressions: 26,209,732

Description: "Blinded as a young boy, Matt Murdock fights injustice by day as a lawyer and by night as the Super Hero Daredevil in Hell's Kitchen, New York City."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 94%

What critics said: "Season three is a back-to-basics approach and it's one that'll thrills fans who fell in love with the rough-and-tumble, grounded spirit of the first season." — Wenlei Ma, news.com.au

Season 3 premiered on Netflix October 19. The show was canceled last week.

3. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

3. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 33,040,813

Description: "When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 94%

What critics said: "[Stranger Things] continues to be a show with an unmistakable style, a deft hand with mood and setting and especially music, and very clever cinematography." — Linda Holmes, NPR

Seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming on Netflix; season 3 drops in 2019.

2. "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" (Netflix)

2. "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 35,541,998

Description: "Magic and mischief collide as half-human, half-witch Sabrina navigates between two worlds: mortal teen life and her family's legacy, the Church of Night."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 90%

What critics said: "Kiernan Shipka ... is a perfect Sabrina, both canny and uncanny, simultaneously wise beyond her years and touchingly innocent." — Suzi Feay, Financial Times

Season 1 premiered on Netflix October 26.

1. "Narcos: Mexico" (Netflix)

1. "Narcos: Mexico" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 36,068,014

Netflix description: "Witness the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s as a gritty new 'Narcos' saga chronicles the true story of the Guadalajara cartel's ascent."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 84%

What critics said: "Showrunner Eric Newman has gotten very good at dramatizing the ever-expanding saga of the drug war for television, and the result here are 10 tense, detail-oriented episodes that don't lack for action and drama." — Liz Shannon Miller, Indiewire

Season 1 premiered on Netflix November 16.

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