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- Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand original TV shows on streaming services in the US.
- Disney Plus' "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" surged in demand after Disney announced another animated "Star Wars" series is in the works.
Disney Plus' "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" saw an increase in audience demand this week after Disney announced another animated "Star Wars" series, "The Bad Batch," is in the works for its streaming platform.
Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand TV shows on streaming services in the US.
The data is based on "demand expressions," Parrot Analytics' globally standardized TV-demand measurement unit. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership weighted by importance. The list is ranked by how much more in demand the top series are than the average TV show in the US.
Below are this week's nine most popular original shows on Netflix and other streaming services:
9. "The Witcher" (Netflix)
"The Witcher"
Netflix
Times more in demand than average show: 34.9
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 (Season 1): 66%
What critics said: "Part GOT, LOTR and Harry Potter, The Witcher's first season is a winner. Henry Cavill is perfectly cast in this sexy, fantastical world with lots of potential." — CineXpress (Season 1)
Season 1 premiered on Netflix on December 20. See more insights for "The Witcher."
8. "Harley Quinn" (DC Universe)
DC Universe
Times more in demand than average show: 35.1
Description: "Harley Quinn has taken down the Joker and Gotham City is finally hers for the taking…whatever's left of it that is. Gotham has become a desolate wasteland, left in ruins, following the huge earthquake caused by the collapse of Joker's tower. Harley's celebration in this newly created chaos is cut short when Penguin, Bane, Mr. Freeze, The Riddler, and Two-Face join forces to restore order in the criminal underworld. Calling themselves the Injustice League, this group now stands in the way of Harley and her crew from taking sole control of Gotham as the top villains of the city."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 100%
What critics said: "Much like the first season, Harley Quinn shines with its comedy. Once more it feels effortless ..." — Geeks of Color (season 2)
Season 2 premiered April 3 on DC Universe. See more insights for "Harley Quinn."
7. "Dark" (Netflix)
Netflix
Times more in demand than average show: 35.7
Description: "A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 95%
What critics said: "In its final outing, Dark's creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese have delivered an ending the show deserved - one that isn't perfect, but befitting." — Film Companion (Season 3)
Season 3 premiered on Netflix on June 27. See more insights for "Dark."
6. "Lucifer" (Netflix)
Netflix
Times more in demand than average show: 37.3
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: "The more I think about it, the more I stand by my belief that the majority of season four is among the very best episodes the Lucifer has to offer." — AV Club (Season 4)
Season 5 premieres on Netflix on August 21. See more insights for "Lucifer."
5. "Titans" (DC Universe)
DC Universe
Times more in demand than average show: 38.0
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): 81%
What critics said: "Superheroes, mysteries and brawls, Titans has it all." — Cinemablend (Season 2)
Season 2 premiered on DC Universe on September 6. See more insights for "Titans."
4. "Doom Patrol" (HBO Max/DC Universe)
HBO Max
Times more in demand than the average show: 38.1
Description: "Doom Patrol is a team of traumatized and downtrodden superheroes, each of whom has suffered a horrible accident that gave them superhuman abilities but also left them scarred and disfigured. The members of the team have found their purpose through The Chief and have come together to investigate some of the world's weirdest phenomena. After The Chief mysteriously disappears, though, the reluctant heroes find themselves called to action by Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission that they cannot refuse. Doom Patrol, part support group, part superhero team, is a band of super-powered freaks fighting for a world that wants nothing to do with them."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (season 2): 96%
What critics said: "These disgruntled shut-ins of the Doom Patrol make for perfect viewing during a year of disease and disappointment." — SF Weekly (season 2)
Season 2 premiered on DC Universe and HBO Max on June 25. See more insights for "Doom Patrol."
3. "The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus)
Disney Plus
Times more in demand than average show: 46.5
Description: "After the fall of the Empire, a lone gunfighter makes his way through the lawless galaxy."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 93%
What critics said: "A show which cheerfully raids its own iconography while adding successfully to the whole." — Screen Daily (Season 1)
Season 1 premiered on Disney Plus on November 12. See more insights for "The Mandalorian."
2. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (Disney Plus)
Disney Plus
Times more in demand than average show: 48.4
Description: "From Dave Filoni, director and executive producer of 'The Mandalorian,' the new 'Clone Wars' episodes will continue the storylines introduced in the original series, exploring the events leading up to 'Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.'"
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 7): 100%
What critics said: "In the endgame, the show is better than ever." — Memphis Flyer (season 7)
Season 7 premiered on February 21 on Disney Plus. See more insights for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars."
1. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)
Netflix
Times more in demand than average show: 63.5
Description: "When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 89%
What critics said: "The problem with aggressively reminding your audience of the classics time and again is that you'll eventually get to a point when they'd rather watch those movies instead, and skip the show that can't stop toothlessly imitating them." — Thrillist (Season 3)
Season 3 premiered July 4, 2019 on Netflix. See more insights for "Stranger Things."