Netflix‘s new psychological thriller series rises to dominate the streamer’s global charts, doing so not long after its debut. Netflix’s list of thriller shows includes several hits. Going all the way back to the political thriller series House of Cards to new 2026 Netflix TV shows like His & Hers, Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, I Will Find You, and more, Netflix continues to find success through its binge model and new thriller series. One of the many popular thriller subgenres at Netflix comes down to psychological thriller shows, of which Netflix has produced hits like You, Mindhunter, Baby Reindeer, and more.
In 2026, Netflix has tapped into its well of psychological thrillers with new releases like the genre-bending Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, which came from Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers as executive producers, and many other exciting series that climbed the streamer’s charts. Now, adding not only to the list of hit thriller projects, but also Netflix foreign series, comes A Couple of Lies. The four-episode Swedish psychological thriller was released on Netflix on October 30, right before Halloween, and it has quickly turned into a global sensation for the streaming service, continuing its streak of successful foreign series in 2026.
A Couple Of Lies Has Convinced Its Way Up To Netflix’s Top Spot
At the time of writing, A Couple of Lies stands as the most popular series on Netflix’s Top 10 TV Shows chart worldwide, according to data from FlixPatrol. The psychological thriller series stars an actor Netflix subscribers and genre fans should know well, as Adam actor Jakob Oftebro led Netflix’s Blood Sacrifice, a Netflix crime thriller released in August. As for other stars in the cast of A Couple of Lies that Netflix subscribers might recognize, Frida Gustavsson played Freydís Eiríksdóttir across all three seasons of Netflix’s Vikings sequel series Vikings: Valhalla, while Emma Appleton was The Witcher‘s Renfri opposite Henry Cavill.
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On Netflix’s global charts, A Couple of Lies ranks higher than shows like the returning crime series Lupin, the documentary The One About Matthew Perry, the rom-com Nobody Wants This, the medical thriller Doctor X: Mafia in White, and many more. According to FlixPatrol, A Couple of Lies is currently trending on Netflix in 80 countries. Out of those, the thriller is Netflix’s TV show in 33 nations, including Argentina, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and more. A Couple of Lies is also doing well nationwide, as it is the 8th most-watched TV show on Netflix in the United States.
How The Series Compares To Other Recent Mystery Hits
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2026 has proven itself a solid year for mystery thrillers on Netflix. A Couple of Lies star Oftebro knows that well, as Blood Sacrifice stayed on Netflix’s global Top 10 for four weeks, debuting with 7 million views at on Netflix’s Non-English TV Shows chart. According to official Netflix data, A Couple of Lies came in at a tamer start at 8th with 3.2 million views, though it was only out for a couple of days out of the week used for the chart.
His & Hers and I Will Find You both broke into Netflix’s all-time charts, and the new mystery thriller A Couple of Lies is off to a solid start globally, with how high it can climb still to be figured out.
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