Netflix US added 65 new releases in the week ending October 10, 2026: 39 movies and 26 series. But the most useful chart signal wasn’t a new premiere. It was a five-film licensed catalogue drop that put an entire animated franchise into the Top 15 at once.
Ice Age turns a licensing deal into a chart block
All five Ice Age films arrived this week under a Disney licensing agreement, ahead of the franchise’s planned 2027 instalment. Families and nostalgia-driven millennials responded immediately. The 2002 original took #5 on the weekly movie ranking with 37 points. Ice Age: Collision Course followed at #6 with 31 points, Dawn of the Dinosaurs at #8 with 25 points, The Meltdown at #12 with 10 points, and Continental Drift at #15 with 5 points.
That spread is unusual. Instead of one title peaking and vanishing, the franchise occupied multiple chart slots and held attention across the week. For streaming teams, it’s a reminder that a catalogue batch can behave like a campaign: one deal, several placement windows, and strong family co-viewing.
The rest of the Top 10: thrillers hold, licensed drama debuts
On the movie chart, The Widower: ‘Til Death Do Us Part led with 73 points, followed by Doing Life with 70 points and UNABOMBER with 53 points. The bigger strategic story on the TV side was Mayor of Kingstown. The Paramount+ crime drama, licensed for most regions including the US, entered the series list at #7 with 27 points in its first week.
At the top of the TV ranking, East of Eden held #1 with 74 points, ahead of A Different World with 60 points and The Great British Baking Show with 47 points. That mix—prestige adaptation, nostalgic library, reality staple and new-to-Netflix licensed drama—shows how different catalogue strategies are competing for the same weekly attention.
What this means for media planners
- Treat a franchise licence as a scheduling event, not a library top-up.
- Expect family animation to generate multiple chart entries through co-viewing.
- Model licensed prestige drama for fast trial; Mayor of Kingstown entered at #7 before its next season.
Netflix’s October slate also included horror picks such as The Boogeyman and season two of Haunted Hotel, giving the platform a coordinated seasonal push alongside the chart-friendly franchise drops.
Source: What’s on Netflix
