Here Are the Top 10 Most-Watched Shows on Apple TV+ This Week, Including ‘Severance’

Apple TV+ audiences cast a wide net this week, flipping between brainy sci-fi, breezy half-hour comedies, glossy period romance, and big, battle-ready drama. If your queue is looking a little stale, this roundup makes it painless to zero in on what people are buzzing about right now.

We’re rolling out a countdown from ten to one, spotlighting what each pick does best and who should press play first. Skim for your vibe—or work your way up the list and let the excitement build.

10. ‘Shrinking’ (2023–)

A therapist grieving a personal loss throws out the rulebook and starts giving unfiltered advice, and ‘Shrinking’ turns that risky premise into a warm, witty character study. It’s a comedy that values vulnerability, finding humor in the jagged edges of everyday life.

If you like your laughs tethered to real feelings, this one’s a bullseye. The performances lean intimate rather than flashy, and the show’s optimism lands because it’s earned, not manufactured.

9. ‘Acapulco’ (2021–2025)

Split between an ’80s resort and the present day, ‘Acapulco’ blends candy-colored nostalgia with rapid-fire workplace shenanigans. Under the glitz, it’s a story about ambition, class, and family obligations, all delivered with fluent, bilingual charm.

For viewers craving a sunnier comedy that still has a spine, it’s hard to beat. The writing keeps things buoyant while giving its characters room to grow, making each scheme feel as heartfelt as it is hilarious.

8. ‘Severance’ (2022–)

The central idea in ‘Severance’—surgically separating work memories from home life—starts as a corporate thought experiment and spirals into a slow-burn nightmare. Precision craft and eerie world-building reward patient viewers with payoffs that ripple.

If puzzle-box storytelling is your jam, clear the evening. It’s taut, meticulous, and uncanny, the rare workplace series that turns fluorescent lights and hallways into things you’ll think about long after the credits.

7. ‘The Buccaneers’ (2023–)

‘The Buccaneers’ tosses bold American heiresses into the guarded social circles of Gilded Age Britain and watches the sparks fly. The gowns are lavish, but the show’s heart is in the friendships and the defiance that comes with choosing your own path.

Come for the spectacle; stay for the sly modern sensibility. It’s romantic and sharp in equal measure, treating courtship like a high-stakes game where wit is the ultimate currency.

6. ‘Ted Lasso’ (2020–2023)

An endlessly earnest coach crosses the Atlantic and, somehow, everyone—including the audience—starts believing again. ‘Ted Lasso’ is comfort TV with craft, a comedy that balances sweetness with bruises and still finds room for real, laugh-out-loud jokes.

When you need a pick-me-up that isn’t empty calories, this delivers. The series champions kindness without letting anyone off easy, and its locker-room wisdom sticks long after the final whistle.

5. ‘Stick’ (2025–)

‘Stick’ follows a washed-up golfer who tries to stage a comeback by mentoring a wildly talented hothead. It’s part odd-couple comedy, part sports fable, more interested in messy mentorship and second chances than in the leaderboard.

No golf expertise required—just a soft spot for underdogs. The show keeps the laughs loose and the emotions grounded, then sneaks up with a well-timed clutch moment right when you think it’s all jokes.

4. ‘Smoke’ (2025)

Investigators track a pattern of fires through a city frayed by fear in ‘Smoke’, a crime thriller that favors slow, pressurized suspense over flashy pyrotechnics. Every clue charcoals another corner of the map, and trust burns away faster than evidence is found.

If you’re into character-driven mysteries where the environment feels like an extra suspect, light this one up. It’s tense, street-level storytelling with heat in every scene.

3. ‘Foundation’ (2021–)

‘Foundation’ swings for the cosmic fences, charting the fall of an empire and the stubborn spark of survival across centuries. It’s a banquet of ideas—politics, prophecy, and science colliding—served with operatic visuals and audacious scope.

This is the premium choice for viewers who like to argue about lore after the episode ends. Big themes meet bigger set pieces, and the show keeps raising the ceiling on ambition.

2. ‘Platonic’ (2023–)

Old best friends reunite and derail each other’s neatly arranged adult lives in ‘Platonic’, a fizzy, fearless comedy about the chaos of growing up twice. The chemistry snaps, the mishaps escalate, and the insights land between the laughs.

If your watchlist needs something quick, sharp, and extremely rewatchable, start here. It’s a hangout show with bite, affectionate about its characters even as it roasts their worst impulses.

1. ‘Chief of War’ (2025)

With sweeping battles and intimate stakes, ‘Chief of War’ centers Indigenous leadership and the struggle to unite the Hawaiian Islands. The series marries cultural specificity with blockbuster scale, delivering spectacle anchored by purpose.

When you want event television that actually feels like an event, this is the crown jewel of the week. It’s muscular, transporting, and built to echo long after the final frame.

Tell us how you’d rank these ‘Apple TV+’ heavy-hitters in the comments—and which title you think should crack the list next week.