2022 has finally come to a close. It was the year of many things, including plenty of Netflix original shows and movies. Netflix usually gives statistics on its most streamed shows and movies every week. Now that 2022 is over, Netflix has released lists of its most popular content for the past year.
Netflix provides content in English and foreign languages. Movies and shows in both have trended on the service, and lists separating English content from other languages are also provided below:
The Most Popular English Shows on Netflix in 2022
- Stranger Things 4
- Wednesday
- Dahmer
- Bridgerton: Season 2
- Inventing Anna
- Ozark: Season 4
- The Watcher
- The Sandman
- The Umbrella Academy: Season 3
- Virgin River: Season 4
Unsurprisingly, Stranger Things topped the charts for the most popular English-language show on Netflix in 2022. The sci-fi adventure has been one of Netflix’s biggest successes.
Wednesday and Dahmer also did very well. Wednesday — which saw a viral dance on TikTok — is a retelling of the Addams’ Family. Dahmer told the story of the infamous American serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer.
Unsurprisingly, the top three shows saw massive trends on TikTok spawn from them.
The Most Popular Foreign Language Shows on Netflix in 2022
- All of Us Are Dead: Season 1
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo: Season 1
- The Marked Heart: Season 1
- Til Money Do Us Part: Season 1
- Elite: Season 5
- High Heat: Season 1
- The Empress: Season 1
- Business Proposal: Season 1
- Wrongs Side of the Tracks: Season 1
- Welcome to Eden: Season 1
The Most Popular English Movies on Netflix in 2022
- The Gray Man
- The Adam Project
- Purple Hearts
- Hustle
- The Tinder Swindler
- The Sea Beast
- Enola Holmes 2
- Senior Year
- The Man from Toronto
- Day Shift
The Gray Man was a highly anticipated Netflix Original movie that starred Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. The action-thriller saw lots of streams, earning it the position of being the most popular English-language movie on Netflix in 2022.
The Adam Project saw Ryan Reynolds and Mark Ruffalo in this time-travel sci-fi adventure.
Purple Hearts was a rom-com that told the story of a romance between a young woman and a member of the United States Marine Corps.
The Most Popular Foreign Language Movies on Netflix in 2022
- Troll
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Black Crab
- Through My Window
- The Takedown
- Loving Adults
- Carter
- My Name Is Vendetta
- Restless
- Furioza
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