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The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week

9. "Good Omens" (Amazon Prime Video)

The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week

8. "The Boys" (Amazon Prime Video)

8. "The Boys" (Amazon Prime Video)

Average demand expressions: 26,554,812

Description: "'The Boys' is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It's the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about 'The Seven,' and their formidable Vought backing."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 83%

What critics said: "The Boys is offering the kind of smart, easygoing pleasure that most of the Marvel Netflix shows, its closest analogues, didn't quite reach." — New York Times (Season 1)

Season 1 premiered July 26 on Amazon Prime Video.

7. "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" (Hulu)

7. "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" (Hulu)

Average demand expressions: 26,905,974

Description: "Wu-Tang: An American Saga is inspired by 'The Wu-Tang Manual' and 'Tao of Wu', and based on the true story of the Wu-Tang Clan. Set in early '90s New York at the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, the show tracks the Clan's formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs aka The RZA, who strives to unite a dozen young, black men that are torn between music and crime but eventually rise to become the unlikeliest of American success stories."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 79%

What critics said: "An American Saga successfully paints them as such, reinforcing how impressive of a feat it was for those nine young men to unify and make history." — Thrillist

The limited series premiered on Hulu October 9.

6. "Big Mouth" (Netflix)

6. "Big Mouth" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 27,042,881

Description: "Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 100%

What critics said: "In Season Three, the beloved animated series tackles serious conversations in a unique and intelligent way." — Esquire (Season 3)

Season 3 premiered on Netflix October 4.

5. "BoJack Horseman" (Netflix)

5. "BoJack Horseman" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 27,864,459

Description: "Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s, 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of ... not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?"

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 6): 100%

What critics said: "Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s, 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of ... not quite gold ... but something like gold. Copper?"

Season 6 premiered on Netflix October 25.

4. "Lucifer" (Netflix)

4. "Lucifer" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 28,591,303

Description: "Bored with being the Lord of Hell, the devil relocates to Los Angeles, where he opens a nightclub and forms a connection with a homicide detective."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 4): 100%

What critics said: "In making the move from Fox to Netflix, Lucifer seems to have found its way back to its Season One groove—and I'm ready to reclaim my faith." — Paste Magazine (season 4)

Season 4 premiered on Netflix May 8.

3. "Castle Rock" (Hulu)

3. "Castle Rock" (Hulu)

Average demand expressions: 29,498,431

Description: "Bored with being the Lord of Hell, the devil relocates to Los Angeles, where he opens a nightclub and forms a connection with a homicide detective."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 89%

What critics said: "This season of Castle Rock is pulpy in a way season one didn't attempt. It's quick and sharp and tense and breathless." — AV Club (season 2)

Season 4 premiered on Hulu October 23.

2. "Titans" (DC Universe)

2. "Titans" (DC Universe)

Average demand expressions: 50,905,428

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 (Season 2): 80%

What critics said: "Freed of the leftover baggage from Season 1, the series is now able to move forward and establish a more engaging status quo for its heroes." — IGN (Season 2)

Season 2 premiered on DC Universe September 6.

1. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

1. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 80,356,795

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

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 90%

What critics said: "I'm starting to get the feeling that nobody expected Stranger Things to last for three series." — Guardian (Season 3)

Season 3 premiered July 4 on Netflix.


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