‘The Waterfront’ Continues To Dominate Netflix’s Global TV Show Chart

The hit Netflix crime drama The Waterfront is continuing to bring in big viewership at the streamer.

All eight episodes of The Waterfront debuted on Netflix on June 19. The official logline for the series reads, “The Waterfront dives into the flawed Buckley family as their attempts to retain control of their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire drive them to increasingly dangerous means to keep themselves afloat.”

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The Waterfront stars Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley and Maria Bello plays Harlan’s wife and business partner Belle. The series also stars Melissa Benoist as the Buckley’s daughter, Bree, and Jake Weary stars as the Buckley’s son, Cane.

Created by Kevin Williamson, the series also stars Humberly González, Rafael L. Silva, Brady Hepner, Dave Annable, Gerado Celasco and Topher Grace.

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Netflix TUDUM reported on Tuesday that The Waterfront topped the streaming service Top 10 Global TV Shows chart for a second consecutive week, finishing No. 1 for the week of June 23-29 with 11.6 million views, which equates to 74.3 million hours viewed.

The Waterfront was also Netflix’s No. 1 show in 10 other countries.

Coming in a distant second is the Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia Season 3, which had 4.8 million views, which equates to 51.2 million hours viewed.

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America’s Sweethearts: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Season 2 (2.6 million views/5.2 million hours viewed), RAW – June 23 (2.6 million views/215 million hours viewed) and Dept. Q (2.5 million views/11.9 million hours viewed) rounded out the Top 5.

‘The Waterfront’ Is Also No. 2 on Netflix’s U.S. Streaming Chart

In addition to being the top TV show globally on Netflix, The Waterfront is No. 2 on Netflix’s Top 10 TV Shows in the U.S. from June 23-29, behind Squid Game Season 3. The Waterfront debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. chart for the week of June 16-22.

In addition to being No. 2 in the U.S., The Waterfront also charted in Netflix’s Top 10 TV Shows in 77 countries overall.

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There is no word yet whether The Waterfront will be returning to Netflix for a second season.

The Waterfront, which consists of eight episodes, is streaming on Netflix.

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/07/01/the-waterfront-continues-to-dominate-netflixs-global-tv-show-chart/