Top Netflix releases for Aug week include 'The Union' and 'Emily in Paris

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Top Netflix releases for Aug week include 'The Union' and 'Emily in Paris

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Bela Bajaria Chief Content Officer at Netflix | Official website

When Halle Berry hosts a watch party, fans respond enthusiastically. Her new action comedy, "The Union," in which she and Mark Wahlberg star as high school sweethearts reuniting to tackle an international crime syndicate, debuted at #1 on the English Films List with 33.1 million views, making it the most-watched title of the week. The film was #1 in 63 countries and reached the Top 10 in 93.

Part 1 of Season 4 of "Emily in Paris" debuted atop the English TV List with 19.9 million views. Fans also sent Season 1 of the romantic comedy series to ninth place (1.8 million views) and Season 3 to tenth (1.7 million views). A premiere event gathered over a thousand fans who greeted creator Darren Star and stars Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, and Lucien Laviscount.

Love-themed shows performed well this week. "Love is Blind UK" ranked fifth on the English TV List with 4 million views. On the Non-English TV List, Korean limited series "Romance in the House" moved up to #1 (2.6 million views), and "Love Next Door" entered at #5 (1.1 million views). The romantic comedy "I Can’t Live Without You" took fourth place on the Non-English Films List.

The shark thriller "Under Paris" claimed seventh place (1.4 million views) in its eleventh week on the list and moved up to #2 on the Most Popular Films List (Non-English).

"American Murder: Laci Peterson" debuted second on the English TV List with 12.4 million views, while "Matt Rife: Lucid - A Crowd Work Special" entered fourth (4.9 million views). Returning favorites included "The Umbrella Academy," ranking third (7.6 million views), "A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder," sixth (3.7 million views), Season 10 of preschool series "Gaby’s Dollhouse," seventh (1.9 million views), and "Simone Biles Rising," eighth (1.8 million views).

The documentary "Inside the Mind of a Dog," narrated by Rob Lowe, debuted sixth on the English Films List with 5 million views. Nickelodeon Animation's "Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie" returned at fifth place (6.2 million views). Animated films such as "The Emoji Movie," "Ferdinand," and "Trolls Band Together" also made appearances.

The action-comedy "Mission: Cross" from Korea maintained its top spot on the Non-English Films List with 8.9 million views, while emotional drama “Lolo and the Kid” from the Philippines moved up to second place with 8.1 million views.

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