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Laura Hurley

Bridgerton Season 4 Is Already Dominating On Netflix, But Another Romantic Period Drama Has Caught My Eye

Bridgerton Netflix Benedict Sandokan the Lady in Silver
Sophie looking at Benedict. She's dressed as The Lady in Silver. .

Bridgerton is back with Benedict’s love story in the 2026 TV schedule nearly two years after Colin’s got closure, and it should surprise nobody that it took all of a day for the romantic period drama to ascend to the #1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 List. It seems that most people with a Netflix subscription are making the Ton the priority, but looking at that Top 10 allowed another romantic period drama to catch my eye. Yes, consider me officially intrigued by Sandokan: The Pirate Prince.

At the time of writing on January 30, a.k.a. one day after Part 1 of Bridgerton Season 4 premiered on Netflix, the Shondaland series is comfortably at the top of Netflix’s Top 10 in the U.S. list. Take a look:

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