Adolescence and Back in Action were the most watched Netflix show and movie in the first half of 2025. Netflix released its latest engagement report on Thursday and revealed that members streamed more than 95 billion hours of TV in the first six months of 2025,

Netflix's July slate includes more than a few high-profile film originals, including "The Old Guard 2" and Adam Sandler's "Happy Gilmore 2." In addition to its own, in-house movies, though, the streamer has also added an exciting batch of film acquisitions to its platform this month.

Netflix's stranger-than-fiction true crime thriller, which marks Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, follows aspiring actress Cheryl Bradshaw (Kendrick), who agrees to appear on the hit reality show The Dating Game in 1979 to boost her career.