This Soapy New Drama Is The Top Show On Netflix Right Now

A docuseries and a crime thriller are among the shows trending across streaming services including Max, Hulu, Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video.

“Beauty in Black” is currently the most popular show on Netflix, according to the platform’s public ranking system.

The new drama from Tyler Perry premiered on Oct. 24 with the release of all eight episodes, which range from 43 to 57 minutes long. Starring Crystle Stewart and Taylor Polidore Williams, the series follows an exotic dancer who crosses paths with a wealthy businesswoman from a powerful but dysfunctional family.

The cast also features Amber Reign Smith, Ricco Ross, Richard Lawson and Debbi Morgan.

Read on for more trending shows of the moment across streaming services including Max, Hulu, Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video. And if you want to stay informed about all things streaming, subscribe to the Streamline newsletter.

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The docuseries “Breath of Fire” is trending on Max following the release of the first episode on Oct. 23.

Directed by Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens, the four-part series dives into the life and career of the controversial Kundalini yoga teacher Guru Jagat. New episodes will be released on Wednesdays.

“Before” premiered on Apple TV+ on Oct. 25. The thriller follows a child psychologist who meets a troubled boy with an eerie connection to his past.

Billy Crystal, Judith Light and Rosie Perez star.

The crime series “Like a Dragon: Yakuza” premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Oct. 24 with the release of the first three episodes. The remaining three will drop on Nov. 1.

Based on Sega’s Like a Dragon video game series, the show follows a former yakuza who gets involved in an underworld conspiracy after his release from prison.

“The Old Man” is trending on Hulu following the season two finale on Oct. 24. The FX thriller is an adaptation of a 2017 novel by Thomas Perry.

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Starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow, “The Old Man” centers around a former CIA operative who must face his complicated past in order to survive his future.

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