Among the most well-liked and frequently viewed over-the-top (OTT) platforms in India and worldwide is Amazon Prime Video. With a vast selection of international films and TV series, this platform’s content appeals to a wide range of users. We’re going to examine the top-rated and most popular films available on Amazon Prime today.

10 MOST WATCHED MOVIES AND SERIES ON AMAZON PRIME

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1. Reacher

Nick Santora is the creator of the American action-crime streaming television series Reacher, which is available on Amazon Prime Video. Alan Ritchson plays the title character, a self-described hobo and former U.S. Army military policeman with amazing strength, intelligence, and talents. The film is based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher book series. Reacher encounters violent offenders while traveling and is compelled to engage in combat.

Released on February 4, 2022, the first season of Reacher was based on Child’s 1997 debut novel, Killing Floor. Based on the 2007 film Bad Luck and Trouble, the second season ran from December 15, 2023, until January 19, 2024. The show’s star, Alan Ritchson, said at the beginning of December 2023 that the third season, which is based on the 2003 book Persuader, was now filming.

2. The Boys

Eric Kripke is the creator of the American satirical superhero television series The Boys, which is available on Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the comic book of the same name written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and it follows the vigilante team of the same name as they battle people with superpowers who misuse them. Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, and Nathan Mitchell are among the ensemble cast members of the television series.

The comic book series adaptation, which was once slated to be a feature-length movie, got underway in 2008 with Adam McKay slated to helm. The project was abandoned in development hell as a result of creative disagreements between the team and the companies that acquired the picture. In 2016, Cinemax brought the idea back to life, announcing that it would be reimagined as a television series. Kripke was brought in as the showrunner, and executive producers would include Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. The series’ rights were acquired by Amazon Studios in November 2017, and Toronto-based production of the show began in May 2018.

3. The Wheel of Time

Rafe Judkins is the creator of the American high fantasy television series The Wheel of Time, which is available on Amazon Prime Video. The show is based on Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson’s book series of the same name.

The first season, consisting of eight episodes, premiered on Prime Video on November 19, 2021, with the first three episodes released immediately and the remaining five on a weekly basis after that, culminating in the season finale on December 24, 2021. The series was renewed for a second season in May 2021, before the first season premiered. The second season premiered on September 1, 2023. In July 2022, over a year ahead of the second-season premiere, the series was renewed for a third season.

4. Expats

Based on Janice Y. K. Lee’s 2016 novel The Expatriates, Lulu Wang is the director of the American drama television miniseries Expats. January 26, 2024, saw its Amazon Prime Video debut.

The story, which takes place in Hong Kong, revolves around Margaret’s youngest son’s sudden disappearance during a nighttime market adventure. Three American women get together, and their secretive relationships, romantic relationships, and duplicity unfold against the backdrop of the 2014 Hong Kong Umbrella Movement protests.

While Hilary, her companion, navigates the complexities of a failing marriage, Margaret struggles with an overpowering sense of guilt and desolation. Meanwhile, young Mercy, a recent graduate of Columbia, meets someone by happenstance and starts making disastrous decisions for herself.

5. Hazbin Hotel

Vivienne “VivziePop” Medrano is the creator of the American adult animated musical comedy television series Hazbin Hotel. The show follows Charlie Morningstar, the princess of Hell, as she searches for a means to use her “Hazbin Hotel” to “rehabilitate” sinners and grant them entry into Heaven instead of Heaven’s yearly “Extermination” of souls because of Hell’s overcrowding. In association with Amazon Studios, independent entertainment company A24 and animation studio Bento Box Entertainment are producing the series.

The pilot episode, which debuted on YouTube on October 28, 2019, was primarily funded by Medrano’s Patreon supporters and was created exclusively by independent animators. On January 18, 2024, the first season debuted on Amazon Prime Video. The same day, a limited version of the first episode of the season was also posted on YouTube. It is confirmed that a second season is being produced. Critics have largely given it positive reviews.

Due to the pilot’s popularity and success, Medrano was able to develop Helluva Boss, a spin-off series that debuted on October 31, 2020. The series takes place in the same universe but has a distinct cast of characters. Hazbin Hotel is the largest global premiere for a new animated series on Prime Video, it was announced on January 26, 2024. The first episode of the series reached over 100 million views on YouTube on February 17, 2024.

6. The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour is a British motoring television series that debuted on November 18, 2016, and was created by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and Andy Wilman specifically for Amazon’s online streaming service, Amazon Prime Video. The show was first intended with 36 episodes spread over three years, following the departure of Clarkson, Hammond, May, and Wilman from the BBC series Top Gear.

More than 195 nations and territories have access to The Grand Tour, which has drawn favorable ratings and favorable reviews from reviewers since its inception. The Grand Tour Game, a video game based on the show, was made available on January 15, 2019.

7. Good Will Hunting

Gus Van Sant is the director of the 1997 American psychological drama film Good Will Hunting, which was written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Starring are Minnie Driver, Damon, Affleck, Robin Williams, and Stellan Skarsgård. The movie is about Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT whose mathematical prowess is noticed by a professor.

Despite a $10 million budget, the movie made over $225 million throughout its theatrical run and garnered favorable reviews from reviewers. It was nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and took home two wins: Best Original Screenplay for Affleck and Damon, and Best Supporting Actor for Williams. It came in at number 53 on The Hollywood Reporter’s list of “100 Favorite Films” in 2014.

8. The Terminal List

Based on Jack Carr’s 2018 novel of the same name, The Terminal List is an American action thriller television series created by David DiGilio. The show centers on a Navy SEAL who is out to get revenge for his family’s murder. Starring with him as an executive producer is Chris Pratt, who is also joined by Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, Arlo Mertz, and Jeanne Tripplehorn.

On July 1, 2022, The Terminal List was made available on Amazon Prime Video, to a varied reception. A second season of the show was ordered in February 2023.

9. Forever

The prominent medical examiner in New York City, Dr. Henry Morgan, has a secret. He studies the dead not only to crack cases involving criminal activity but also to figure out the mystery of his own unexplained longevity, which has bedeviled him for two centuries. Henry’s exceptional observational abilities from his lengthy life have impressed Detective Jo Martinez, his new colleague. A fresh case and their developing friendship will uncover facets of Henry’s rich and colorful past every week. Henry’s secret is only known to Abe, his closest friend and confidant.

10. Vikings

Michael Hirst is the creator and writer of the historical drama television series Vikings, which airs on the History channel, a Canadian network. It was filmed in Ireland and had its Canadian premiere on March 3, 2013. The show came to an end on December 30, 2020, when the full second half of the sixth season debuted on Irish Amazon Prime Video in advance of its January 1–March 3, 2021, Canadian broadcast on History. Vikings: Valhalla, the follow-up series, debuted on Netflix on February 25, 2022.

The storylines of Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking who is renowned as the scourge of Anglo-Saxon England and West France and one of the most well-known mythical Norse heroes, served as the inspiration for the film Vikings. In the show, Ragnar is a Kattegat farmer who becomes well-known for his raids on England and, with the help of his comrades and family, ascends to the position of Scandinavian king. The show tracks his boys’ experiences in England, Scandinavia, Kievan Rus’, the Mediterranean, and North America in subsequent seasons.