JustWatch Streaming Charts: September 2024
These are the movies and TV shows US consumers have been most interested in over the previous month
KOSTAS FARKONAS
PublishED: October 12, 2024
Movie and TV show fans have never had it so good when it comes to the content options available for the consumer market: there are currently more than a dozen different Internet services delivering all kinds of movies or series straight to their TV sets, literally at the touch of a button. With that amount of new content being released every month, though, which films or TV shows are more likely to be worth each viewer’s precious time? Which movies or series are most people interested in knowing about?
That’s where JustWatch comes in. It’s a Web service designed to collect and present information on every movie or TV show featured in practically all streaming services operating around the world today, in one place. Visitors can create a free account, pick their country of residence – content it’s often different or even unavailable in various regions – define the streaming services they are interested in and get recommendations based on their preferences and searches. Consumers can then use the same account on the free JustWatch apps available for their Smart TV, streaming device, smartphone or tablet in order to always have new suggestions available on what’s hot and recommended on every streaming platform.
Based on user interest – as dictated by searches and recommendations – JustWatch is able to put together Top Ten charts of movies and TV shows across all streaming services operating in each country, every month. These are the films that consumers in the United States have been more interested in over the past few weeks.
Based on the same information, these are the TV shows that consumers in the United States have shown the most interest in over the same period of time.
September’s charts are somewhat predictable – compared, say, to August’s – especially when it comes to TV shows, but some surprising entries (such as English Teacher) did make the cut. Netflix’s Kaos placement at number 6 of the TV shows chart seems rather ironic now, considering it’s been canceled barely a month after appearing on the service. On the films front, the fact that the only Disney Plus entry for September was Inside Out 2 highlights the problem the House of Mouse is still facing with its “not-for-kids” movie offerings. It may have to do something about that sooner rather than later.
Of course, this being a September chart easily explains why Beetlejuice took the top spot in the movies chart, what with BeetleJuice BeetleJuice currently being released on digital stores and October being the Halloween month – so expect a lot of thriller entries claiming a lot of spots in the JustWatch Streaming Charts over the next 30 days. It’s kind of a given, that wave of scares washing over the entertainment market in the tenth month of every year, but… would we have it any other way? You know we wouldn’t!