Netflix Top 10s : Kevin Hart roast dominates
The week of May 11–17, 2026 delivered one of the most data-rich Netflix Top 10 reports in recent memory. The Roast of Kevin Hart pulled in a staggering 13.5 million views in its official first week, making it the undisputed champion of the English TV chart — yet it still falls short of Tom Brady's cumulative record. Meanwhile, animated blockbusters, debut thrillers, and a revived Money Heist spin-off rounded out a genuinely competitive week across all four categories.
Kevin Hart roast leads the Netflix weekly top 10
Let's address the elephant in the room first. The Roast of Kevin Hart dominated the English TV chart with 13.5 million views, but there's a technical asterisk worth noting. Because the special aired live on a Sunday night, its premiere hours weren't enough to register in the previous week's rankings — making this its official Week 1. Compare that to The Roast of Tom Brady, which debuted on a Saturday in May 2024 and scraped 2 million views before its first full week delivered 13.8 million. Brady's cumulative total reached 15.8 million by the end of that period, meaning Hart is trailing him by at least a million views overall. Still, 13.5 million in one week is a statement. These live celebrity roasts clearly hit differently from other formats on the platform.
Right behind it in the English TV chart, Worst Ex Ever Season 2 posted 8.1 million views in week 2 — notably surpassing its own Season 1 performance at the same stage. That's the kind of metric that guarantees a renewal conversation. The rest of the English TV top 10 looked like this :
- The Roast of Kevin Hart — 13.5M views (Week 1)
- Worst Ex Ever : Season 2 — 8.1M views (Week 2)
- Nemesis : Season 1 — 7.1M views (Week 1)
- Legends : Season 1 — 6.6M views (Week 2)
- Man on Fire : Season 1 — 5.5M views (Week 3)
- Devil May Cry : Season 2 — 4.1M views (Week 1)
- Raw : May 11, 2026 — 2.6M views
- Should I Marry A Murderer ? — 2.5M views (Week 3)
- Perfect Match : Season 4 — 2.3M views (Week 1)
- Danny Go ! : Season 1 — 2.1M views (Week 4)
Nemesis, created by Courtney Kemp — the showrunner behind Power — debuted at 7.1 million views. The reception from critics has been warm, though audience scores are cooler. That gap matters when tracking a show's long-term trajectory. Placed alongside comparable Netflix debuts, Nemesis ranks 8th out of 13 titles we've analyzed, landing just below The Abandons and just ahead of The Recruit. If you're watching whether it gets a second season, our Nemesis season 2 renewal status update is the right place to follow that closely.
Berlin S2, Swapped, and the rest of the chart highlights
Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine, the latest chapter in the Money Heist universe, topped the Non-English TV chart with 6.2 million views. That said, it suffered a 45% drop compared to the original Berlin Season 1, which launched with 11.3 million views back in December 2023. Part of the explanation lies in how the season was catalogued — it appeared as a separate listing within the Netflix app rather than a direct continuation, which likely split some of the algorithmic momentum.
On the film side, Swapped continues its remarkable run into week 3 with a cumulative 80.6 million views. For context, KPop Demon Hunters had accumulated 56.1 million views at the same stage, while The Sea Beast sat at 68.4 million. Swapped is ahead of both. The longer-term picture is trickier — KPop Demon Hunters eventually reached 210.6 million total views, a hill Swapped will find difficult to climb based on current week-on-week drop rates.
| Title | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Total (3 weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swapped | 15,500,000 | 38,700,000 | 26,400,000 | 80,600,000 |
| KPop Demon Hunters | 9,200,000 | 24,200,000 | 22,700,000 | 56,100,000 |
| The Sea Beast | 16,900,000 | 34,300,000 | 17,200,000 | 68,400,000 |
The English Film chart also saw The Crash debut at 11.7 million views, a genuinely strong opening for a true-crime documentary — especially when most recent documentary releases have been near-invisible in Week 1. Recent no-shows in that category include A Gorilla Story : Told by David Attenborough and the Red Hot Chili Peppers doc. True crime simply converts at a different rate.
What to track closely in the weeks ahead
Man on Fire heads into its fourth week with 29.1 million cumulative views, quietly outpacing several titles that were ultimately cancelled. We're keeping a close eye on those internal metrics Netflix doesn't make public — retention, completion rate, household breadth. Devil May Cry Season 2 opened with 4.1 million views, which tracks slightly below Season 1's 5.3 million, though the Tuesday release date (versus Thursday for S1) complicates any direct comparison. For the record, Cyberpunk : Edgerunners debuted with 3.4 million views on a similar Tuesday slot, so Adi Shankar's series is holding its ground.
Remarkably Bright Creatures jumped 96% in week 2 to reach 20.3 million cumulative views, recovering from a sluggish opening weekend. Among similar adult drama titles on Netflix, only The Good Nurse has outperformed it at the two-week mark, with 51.2 million views. The WONDERfools from South Korea, despite heavy promotional coverage from Netflix TUDUM, posted only 2.7 million views — a reminder that social media buzz rarely translates to streaming numbers with any reliability. Tracking what actually lands versus what simply trends is exactly the kind of analysis we do week after week across every major platform.