Most in-demand horror TV show
- Who
- Stranger Things
- What
- 103.6 total number
- Where
- Not Applicable (Not Applicable)
- When
- 09 January 2026
Netflix's Stranger Things (USA; 2016–25) was the most popular horror TV show in the world in 2025, according to data-science firm Parrot Analytics, with a global demand rating 103.6 times greater than that of the average TV show. The valuation relates to the period from 10 January 2025 to 9 January 2026.
The series premiered on 15 July 2016. The fifth and final season was released in three tranches, across November and December 2025 with the finale premiering 31 December 2025/1 January 2026.
The sci-fi/horror series, which is set in the 1980s, follows a group of high-school kids living in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, who unwittingly uncover the monstrous fallout from a bodged scientific investigation that the authorities will do anything to keep under wraps. It is directed by the Duffer Brothers.