Netflix‘s dystopian survival thriller “Squid Recreation” Season 3 emerged as the highest worldwide title amongst Indian streaming audiences within the first half of 2025, rating fifth total with 16.5 million viewers, whereas JioHotstar‘s authorized drama “Legal Justice: A Household Matter” claimed the No. 1 spot, in accordance ito new information from Ormax Media.

“Legal Justice: A Household Matter,” the courtroom sequence, produced by Applause Leisure and BBC Studios India, drew 27.7 million viewers throughout the January-June interval, narrowly edging out Amazon MX Participant’s crime drama “Ek Badnaam Aashram” Season 3 Half 2 (27.1 million) and Prime Video’s beloved rural comedy-drama “Panchayat” Season 4 (23.8 million).

The tight race on the high displays intensifying competitors for India’s streaming viewers, with JioHotstar – India’s high streamer with 300 million subscribers – demonstrating outstanding energy throughout a number of genres. The platform secured seven titles within the high 50, together with animated sequence “The Legend of Hanuman” Season 6 at No. 6 (16.2 million viewers) and thriller “The Secret of the Shiledars” at No. 8 (14.5 million viewers).

Prime Video confirmed sturdy efficiency with 4 top-20 entries, led by its continued partnership with The Viral Fever (TVF) on “Panchayat” and medical drama “Gram Chikitsalay” (11.8 million viewers). The platform additionally captured audiences with Tamil-language crime sequence “Suzhal – The Vortex” Season 2 (8.3 million viewers) and worldwide motion sequence “Reacher” Season 3 (7.5 million viewers).

The Ormax information reveals Indian viewers’ sustained urge for food for crime dramas and authorized thrillers, with small-town narratives performing notably properly. Actuality programming additionally demonstrated sturdy attraction, with Amazon MX Participant’s music competitors “Hip Hop India” Season 2 (11.1 million viewers) and Netflix’s comedy selection present “The Nice Indian Kapil Present” Season 3 (10.9 million viewers) each cracking the highest 20.

The sturdy efficiency of “Squid Recreation” – produced by Firstman Studio and Siren Photos – underscores the continued world attraction of worldwide content material in India, whilst native productions dominated the higher reaches of Ormax’s high 50 rankings. Amongst Netflix’s worldwide fare, English crime drama “Adolescence” (8.7 million viewers) and Korean romantic drama “When Life Provides You Tangerines” (5.9 million viewers) made the rankings.

Whereas worldwide content material maintained presence all through the rankings – together with HBO post-apocalyptic drama “The Final of Us” Season 2 (8 million viewers) and Marvel superhero sequence “Daredevil: Born Once more” (6.8 million viewers), each on JioHotstar, – Hindi-language productions dominated the higher tiers, suggesting native storytelling stays paramount for streaming success in India.

Ormax Media’s viewership estimates are based mostly on weekly main analysis performed throughout India and a number of languages, projected to the nation’s streaming universe. The methodology counts particular person viewers who watched not less than one full episode of a sequence or half-hour of a movie, accounting for shared viewing on single accounts and together with entry by way of unauthorized means.

The analysis covers content material launched between January and June 2025, with some late-June releases nonetheless being tracked. All language variations and dubbed content material are included, although estimates are restricted to the Indian market.