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We've dug into the latest data from streaming aggregator ReelGood, which pulls viewing figures from streaming sites in the UK and the US, and broken out the top 10 most watched TV shows of the past week.

This week, it's topped by thrillers, from The Old Manto Dark Winds. But of course, it'll take more than a few crimes to fully kick Obi-Wan Kenobiand Stranger Thingsand Ms Marveloff the most-watched list. Here are the top 10 most streamed TV shows of the week...

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1. The Old Man

FBI time. Credit: FX

Based on Thomas Perry’s thriller novel of the same name, Jeff Bridges leads this one as Dan Chase, an ex-CIA agent whose live off-grid is interrupted by an assassin. To find them, the FBI’s assistant director for counterintelligence Harold Harper (John Lithgow) calls Chase back into the job, working with rising FBI star Angela Adams (Alia Shawkat) and CIA special agent Raymond Waters (E.J. Bonilla). But special ops agent Julian Carson (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is also pursuing Chase. Amy Brenneman also stars as Zoe McDonald, who Chase rents a room from while on the case. — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor

How to watch:The Old Manis now streaming on Hulu.

2. Obi-Wan Kenobi

Look out, Obi-Wan. Credit: Disney

Disney+'s latest Star Wars foray, Obi-Wan Kenobi, which follows the titular hero (played by Ewan McGregor) on a quest to save Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) from the clutches of Inquisitor Reva (Moses Ingram) 10 years after the events of Episode III. It became the most-watched Disney+ original after its opening weekend. The people simply can't get enough Star Wars. — Sam Haysom, Deputy UK Editor

How to watch:Obi-Wan Kenobiis now streaming on Disney+.

3. The Summer I Turned Pretty

Lola Tung (Belly) and Christopher Briney (Conrad) have a moment. Credit: Prime Video

From showrunner Jenny Han, author of the To All the Boysseries, comes The Summer I Turned Pretty, a coming-of-age drama across generations about first love, female friendship, complicated relationships between mothers and their kids, and of course, a love triangle. Staring stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, Minnie Mills, Colin Ferguson, and Tom Everett Scott. — S.C.

How to watch:The Summer I Turned Prettyis now streaming on Prime Video.

4. Stranger Things

Papa? Credit: Netflix

The most streamed (and wildly unsurprising so) show of the week is the Duffer brothers' Stranger Things, which recently returned for the first volume of Season 4. Our core characters are all a lot more grown up this time around, but Hawkins is still just as scary and monster-riddled as ever (and the soundtrack is, as always, banging). With Volume 1 taking us to some dark places, Volume 2 is set to hurtle toward the final showdown. — S.H.

What we thought:You’ve waited a long time to go back to Hawkins — three years to be exact (or a whole pandemic, a few collapsing democracies, a Capitol insurrection, an ongoing war, etc, etc, etc). Certainly, Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 1 rewards that patience by welcoming you back with an over-abundance of what we've always loved about this cult hit since 2016. — Jess Joho, Staff Writer

How to watch:Stranger Thingsis now streaming on Netflix.

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5. The Boys

It's fun. It's disturbing. It's "The Boys." Credit: Prime Video

Eric Kripke's gory superhero series has punched its way back onto our screens with a third season, following Billy (Karl Urban) and Hughie (Jack Quaid) as they go up against Homelander (Antony Starr) again after the events of Season 2. Expect gratuitous violence aplenty, from Season 1 all the way to the brand new Season 3 streaming from June 10. — S.H.

What we thought:In some ways, Season 2 is The Boys we came to know in 2019. It's still relentlessly dark and oppressively bleak in its portrayal of the world. It's also still gory as hell, and perhaps even moreso this time. But if you're here, you already know what to expect and are prepared for graphic scenes of explosive dismemberment and compound fractures. — Adam Rosenberg, Senior Entertainment Reporter and Editor

How to watch:The Boysis now streaming on Prime Video.

6. Ms. Marvel

The power. Credit: Disney

Have you met Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) yet? Marvel's newest screen superhero, a Pakistani-American teen living in Jersey City, is the star of Ms. Marvel— and thanks, we absolutely love her. A huge Captain Marvel fan, Khan feels like an outsider at school (classic hero origin situation). Buuuutshe gets superpowers, so GO GET 'EM. From writer Bisha K. Ali and directors Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Meera Menon, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, this Disney+ plus series is one of the week's biggest shows. — S.C.

What we thought: The visceral thrills of blockbuster superheroics will surely take center stage before these six episodes are finished. But by slowing down in the early hours to consider context and put serious thought into how a superhero is really born, Ms. Marvel's hopeful remix of the origin story is already a winner. — A.R.

How to watch: Ms. Marvelis now streaming on Disney+.

7. Dark Winds

Credit: AMC

Based on the Leaphorn and Cheebook series by Tony Hillerman, Dark Winds is a noir set on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley. It's 1971, and Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) of the Tribal Police finds himself digging into the past with a series of crimes with his new deputy, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon). — S.C.

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How to watch: Dark Winds is now streaming on AMC+.

8. Peaky Blinders

Credit: Netflix

The sixth and final season of the sneakily alluring tale of 20th-century Birmingham gangster Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) has finally hit Netflix, and everyone's jumping on the Shelby train. — S.C.

How to watch: Peaky Blindersis now streaming on Netflix in the U.S. and BBC iPlayer in the UK.

9. The Orville

Credit: Hulu

The third season of Seth MacFarlane's sci-fi dramedy sees the return of the titular USS Orville, with the crew — led by Captain Ed Mercer (MacFarlane himself) — heading off on a series of new interplanetary adventures. Make the most of it, too, as there's currently a question mark over whether or not a Season 4 will happen. — S.H.

How to watch:The Orvilleis now streaming on Hulu.

10. Evil

This trio has got us going wild for "Evil." Credit: Elizabeth Fisher / CBS / Paramount+

As Mashable's Kristy Puchko writes, "Imagine The X-Fileswith religious trauma and you've got Evil, the best show you're not watching."

What we thought: Here's eight reasons we love it.

How to watch: Evilis now streaming on Paramount+.

* Asterisks indicate the writeup is adapted from another Mashable article.

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