The Squid Sport Season 2 mania seems to have run its course for now, with Netflix’s blockbuster Korean drama lastly changed by a brand new TV collection from the streaming big that’s everybody’s obsessing over this week. Particularly, the anti-Yellowstone and uber-violent Western American Primeval, starring a gritty and grizzled Taylor Kitsch.
That, no less than, is the learn from the most recent batch of streaming information from Reelgood — in addition to, for that matter, from Netflix, which likewise releases world Prime 10 information every week, the most recent dump exhibiting that American Primeval has squeaked previous Squid Sport to be the #1 present worldwide on the streamer this week. Not a foul exhibiting for a brand new collection that’s solely been out there on Netflix for 3 weeks at this level, and which has earned a good 87% viewers rating on the tomato web site along with dethroning the largest Netflix collection of all time.
“Handsomely shot and totally grim,” reads the Rotten Tomatoes critics’ consensus of the brand new drama, “American Primeval drives dwelling its level a few nation’s bone-deep savagery to persuasive, and generally deadening, impact.” As talked about above, the most recent Reelgood TV chart for the week, overlaying the seven-day interval that ended on Jan. 22, likewise has the present at #1 — a rating that’s based mostly on Reelgood monitoring 20 million viewing selections every month throughout each main streaming platform within the US, from Apple TV+ to Max, Peacock, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video, and Paramount+.
On a private observe: As a hardcore fan of Apple’s Severance, I really feel fairly assured in predicting that American Primeval most probably received’t keep at #1 belong, with Apple’s newly returned dystopian office drama nipping at its heels (take a look at our recap of the newest Severance Season 2 episode right here).
For now, although, let’s dive into this week’s Prime 10 TV collection checklist from Reelgood.
1. American Primeval (Netflix). A gritty and visceral drama exploring the untamed frontier of Nineteenth-century America, that is arguably Netflix’s first must-watch collection of 2025 — due to its star-studded solid and uncooked portrayal of frontier life amid an exploration of survival, neighborhood, and the human spirit.
2. Severance (Apple TV+). Apple’s psychological thriller feels prefer it’s breaking via in the identical approach that Ted Lasso did, now that its Season 2 has lastly debuted after an arduous look ahead to followers. The present, by which workplace denizens “sever” themselves right into a office innie that’s distinct from their real-world concept, continues to be some of the formidable and satisfying reveals that’s out now.
3. Landman (Paramount+). Paramount+ hitmaker Taylor Sheridan based mostly his newest drama for the streamer on the acclaimed podcast Boomtown. Billy Bob Thornton performs a fixer within the oil and gasoline trade, and the present itself is centered across the West Texas oil increase.
4. Silo (Apple TV+). One in all a number of top-tier sci-fi reveals on Apple’s streaming service, Silo is predicated on the collection of acclaimed novels from Hugh Howey that inform a riveting story concerning the final survivors of humanity, dwelling out their days in an underground silo after an apocalyptic occasion aboveground.
5. Twin Peaks (Paramount+). The late David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker and artist recognized for his surreal and enigmatic storytelling, was the creator of this groundbreaking TV collection mixing thriller, horror, and quirky humor to discover the darkish underbelly of a small city.
6. The Pitt (Max). ER medical doctors and nurses are confronted with medical crises, private dramas, and office politics on this drama from the artistic group behind NBC’s ER, every episode of which unfolds in actual time — with the 15-episode season including as much as a single 15-hour ER shift. Right here’s our preview of the season.
7. Excessive Potential (ABC/Hulu). I don’t find out about you, however I’d watch Kaitlin Olson in just about something. In ABC’s hit new crime drama, she stars as Morgan — a single mom with an distinctive thoughts turns into a marketing consultant for the LAPD’s Main Crimes Division.
8. The Company (Paramount+ with Showtime). A remake of the enduring French spy collection Le Bureau des Légendes, this atmospheric spy thriller stars Michael Fassbender as a CIA officer in London who is available in from the chilly. A breath of recent air in a style that too typically serves up foolish tripe like Netflix’s new Again in Motion.
9. Squid Sport (Netflix). Squid Sport Season 2 continues the gripping and brutal high-stakes competitors story that captivated audiences world wide, with creator Hwang Dong-hyuk having introduced an much more intense and emotional narrative to the franchise.
10. Yellowstone (The Paramount Community). The Yellowstone TV present has change into nothing wanting a cultural phenomenon, redefining the fashionable Western style and anchoring a sprawling franchise that continues to captivate audiences. Its success has paved the best way for a number of spinoffs, together with 1883, 1923, plus upcoming reveals 6666 and The Madison.
