Nemesis Gains 61% On Netflix As The Boroughs Debuts At No. 2
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- Nemesis topped Netflix's English TV chart for the week of May 18–24 with 11.4M views, a roughly 61% jump from its opening frame.
- The Boroughs, the latest series from the Duffer Brothers, debuted May 21 at No. 2 with 5.6M views — a launch the source calls "a bit underwhelming" given it follows Stranger Things 5.
- The Boroughs is the second Duffer-produced paranormal series to launch this year after Something Very Bad is Going to Happen, a pattern the source suggests could reflect early signs of audience fatigue for the duo's genre fare.
- Worst Ex Ever (docuseries) and The Roast of Kevin Hart rounded out the TV top four with 3.6M and 3.1M views, respectively.
- Man on Fire slipped to No. 5 with 3M views, down from 5.5M the prior week.
- On the English Film list, The Crash held the top spot with 27.6M views, ahead of animated entry Swapped at 16.1M views.
Why it matters: The Duffers' second paranormal launch of 2025 underperforming against an unrelated competitor puts the producers' post–Stranger Things identity to an early test: 5.6M debut views for a heavily promoted new show suggest Netflix may need to recalibrate how it markets the duo's non-Stranger Things work, while Nemesis's 61% week-two surge shows the platform's word-of-mouth hits can still outdraw prestige launches.
