Welcome to First Week Peak, a column which discusses shows that are about to premiere on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, and/or Apple TV. Each discussion concludes with a prediction for the show's weekly peak performance on their respective streaming service's U.S. trending chart, including a reader poll. Final results can be found in our weekly What's Trending On Streaming column. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Furious (Season 1)Premieres: July 27 on Hulu
Genre: Crime drama
Furious has a respectable 4.8 Attention Score headed into its three-episode premiere, which is enough to be fourth-highest among all Hulu shows. It's also based on the 1987 movie Black Widow, which will likely spark initial curiosity.
Hulu original series in general have struggled on the chart lately. King of the Hill only managed one day at #1. The Bear, largely considered Hulu's flagship series, had initial success upon the fifth season premiere but is now sitting behind 20/20, General Hospital, and Project Runway.
Premieres: July 29 on Netflix
Genre: Docuseries
Docuseries have performed incredibly well on Netflix recently, including a multi-day stint at #1 for Worst Neighbor Ever. This particular tragic event has recently been adapted into docuseries by Sundance and Prime Video, with the latter actually renewing it for a second season.
Netflix's docuseries comes over a year after Prime Video's, so it's not exactly a fresh story. It will also face tough competition for the top spot from The Hawk, which has been dominant since its premiere, and Ransom Canyon, which has yet to show signs of a sophomore slump.
Premieres: July 29 on Paramount+
Genre: Mystery comedy-drama
BET+ is as established a brand for Paramount+ as it's ever been, as Paramount premieres new episodes of former BET+ shows to its service basically every month.
Diarra from Detroit is the latest series making the move from BET+ to Paramount+. Most previous BET+ shows to premiere (Divorced Sistas, Zatima, All the Queen's Men, and Ruthless) have made appearances on the chart to one degree or another, but only All the Queen's Men managed a #1 peak. It's also premiering the same week as Lioness, which demonstrates low confidence in its performance ceiling.
Premieres: July 29 on Disney+
Genre: Kids/family animation
With Disney+ housing far less active original series than it used to, The Loud House: Louder and Prouder won't have to face off against Baby Yoda to reach #1 on the streaming service's Top 10 list. It'll have to best Bluey, Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, X-Men: '97, and Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston instead.
Season 3 of The Loud Family: Louder and Prouder struggled mightily on Disney+'s Top 10 chart, spending two days in the lower half before dropping off entirely. Unlike the first two seasons, Disney never gave Season 3 a linear run on Disney Channel.
Premieres: July 31 on Prime Video
Genre: Animation
Batman: Caped Crusader holds a decent 3.3 Attention Score, 12th on Prime Video, despite having not aired in nearly two years. The first season managed a #1 debut on Prime Video back in August 2024, which demonstrates a high ceiling.
Batman: Caped Crusader risks fading into the background on a streaming service now dominated by Ride or Die, Elle, Off Campus, Every Year After, and Spider-Noir, which made up the top 5 series respectively every day this past week. Breaking into the top half of the chart would be an impressive feat for a returning cartoon that is not guaranteed to be prioritized.
Premieres: August 2 on Paramount+
Genre: Action drama
Lioness has pulled in both strong and growing viewership for Paramount+. Season 2 reached 8.3 million US households by December 2025, compared to 7.6 million for Season 1, when the show was named Special Ops: Lioness. Its current 4.8 Attention Score is the 7th-highest for a Paramount+ show.
Taylor Sheridan's contract at Paramount expires on January 1, 2029, and Paramount+ surely will want to build a stronger brand beyond his name by then. Both of Lioness's renewals have come long after the pervious season has finished airing, and a hypothetical four-season run is lengthy for Paramount+'s standards (though not unheard of for a Taylor Sheridan or a Star Trek series.)