Netflix is always adding new shows and movies to the platform every week — it's one of the reasons we still rate it as one of the best streaming services you can sign up for — and while that offers subscribers practically endless choice, it always makes choosing what to watch a pretty tall order.
The Netflix top 10 shows list can be a useful tool to avoid endless scrolling, but I'm sure we've all been burned by a trending show at least once before. "Trending" doesn't always mean "must-watch." That's where I come in.
Every week, I take a look at the Netflix top 10 shows list and pull out just three shows that I think are most worth watching. That way, you've got a handy list of recommendations waiting to go for the next time you're between Netflix shows. You can find my top three picks (and the full Netflix top 10 shows list) below.
Note: This article was recently updated and is now based on the Netflix top 10 from Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.
Best shows in the Netflix top 10
'Bridgerton'
Fact is, seeing "Bridgerton" season 4 in Netflix's top 10 is no great surprise: Shondaland's period romance continues to be one of the streamer's most-watched shows of all time.
Millions of viewers have tuned in to watch the Bridgerton siblings fall in love so far, and it seems like season 4 has continued to draw in plenty of fans. And with "Bridgerton" season 4 part 2 on the horizon, I wouldn't expect it to slip out of the charts anytime soon.
"Bridgerton" season 4, if you're not caught up yet, sees Violet's bohemian second son, Benedict (Luke Thompson), taking the lead. His brothers might now be happily married, but Benedict doesn't seem ready to settle down just yet — though a chance encounter with a Lady in Silver (whom we know to be Sophie Baek, played by Yerin Ha) at a masquerade ball leaves him awestruck and determined to uncover her identity.
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'The Hunting Party'
NBC's FBI procedural "The Hunting Party" might not have been a critical darling (it's 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, though the audience score is far healthier), but it seems to be a big hit with Netflix subscribers. Within days of season one's arrival on the platform, "The Hunting Party" has quickly become one of the streamer's top watches.
For newcomers, "The Hunting Party" follows former FBI profiler, Bex Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh), who is contacted by the attorney general and asked to leave civilian life behind when an explosion at "the Pit," a top-secret prison, frees some of America's most terrifying serial killers. She teams up with a CIA agent and a prison guard to track the escaped convicts down.
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'The Lincoln Lawyer'
Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia Rulfo) is back for a fourth season of the hit Netflix legal drama, and in "The Lincoln Lawyer" season 4, he's grappling with his toughest case yet: defending himself.
This fourth instalment adapts the sixth of Michael Connelly's "Lincoln Lawyer" books and sees Mickey and his team working tirelessly to prove Haller's innocence in the murder of a former client, Sam Scales.
To thwart Sam's last scam and prove that Haller didn't commit the murder he's accused of, Haller and co. go head-to-head with the DA's office, the FBI, and ghosts from Mickey's own past as they work to find and expose the real killer and save Mickey and his firm.
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Full Netflix top 10
- "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model"
- "The Hunting Party"
- "Love is Blind"
- "Sommore: Chandelier Fly"
- "WWE Raw"
- "The Lincoln Lawyer"
- "Katt Williams: The Last Report"
- "Bridgerton"
- "Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich"
- "Star Search"
Not sold on any of these picks? Take a look at our round-up of everything new on Netflix in February 2026, or our guide to the best Netflix shows for tons more streaming suggestions.
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