Seven returning shows we think you should watch in 2026 As one does this time of year, we drew up a list of shows we’re looking forward to in 2026. These are all returning shows, as opposed to new titles. And yes, no doubt we’ve left off some obvious titles and have tried to go … >
Bridgerton meets Cinderella (pumpkins not required) in the season 4 trailer Get ready to return to the Ton as Netflix pumps up the publicity ahead of the released of Bridgerton season 4, and the new trailer makes the Cinderella influence very clear. When is season 4 arriving (and who falls in love this time) From the latest … >
A Netflix lookahead to 2026 reveals the impact a successful show has on book sales As part of its round up of 2025 and lookahead to 2026, Netflix demonstrates just how many shows come from books, and just what the impact of a series has on book sales in return. It’s a halo effect, and … >
After only two months, Wednesday now has two of the Top 5 Netflix shows of all time We’ve been watching the Netflix Top 10 tables in the background since Wednesday season 2 came out a couple of months ago. Once it made the all time Top 10 (views after 91 days), we’ve been wondering how high … >
2025 promises to be a great year for returning shows — we share our list of those we think you just cannot miss Lots of big shows took a year out in 2024, due to various strikes last year. We pick a few of those, as well as one that did manage an appearance, and one … >
Bridgerton season 3 has stormed the Netflix Top 10 in its first few days of release — what next? If (like some of us at CultBox Towers) you’ve already seen that carriage scene in Bridgerton season 3, it turns out you aren’t alone. The Netflix English language TV audience figures for May 13-19 show the first four … >
Queen Charlotte is the most watched English show on Netflix for the second week — might this mean more spin-offs? Looking at the Netflix Top 10 of English language shows for the week May 8-14 shows Queen Charlotte at #1 with an audience of 158,680,000 hours. While you absorb that, add in the numbers for the … >
The Cultbox Collection — ten shows coming in 2023 to add to your list of viewing resolutions New Year means plenty of posts looking back on 2022 and forward to the year ahead. At the Cultbox Christmas Dinner, we put the names of the dozens of TV programmes we’re looking out for in 2023 onto … >
Netflix 2022 — a year of financial angst and some great shows. We consider the highlights There were times in 2022 when Netflix seemed to have lost its mojo. Since then things have improved. Several great shows have graced us with their presence. Other streamers (particularly Disney) had their own problems. As the year draws … >
In only its second week of release, Stranger Things sets more viewing records and even more seem likely It’s only been a few days since we reported on Stranger Things season 4 breaking records, now in the second week since release (ten days actually) the audience is rising fast and more records have fallen. As Netflix reports: … >