What were the top 20 streaming series of 2022? (Per Clix)

Clix is a free-to-consumer multi-platform streaming company that champions top series and movies on major streaming platforms. It aims to guide viewers to content and streaming services that best match their tastes. Clix is also a promotional venue for theatrically released feature films. Basically, they know entertainment. That’s why I was curious about the 20 shows that made their list of top streaming series for 2022. Would it include any horror or supernatural shows?

I was also curious how they arrived at 20. To me, it sounded like an impossible task because, let’s face it. Some huge shows released in 2022, including award-winning and binge-able sequels like Bridgerton season 2, The Boys season 3, Stranger Things season 4, Ozark season 4, Only Murders in the Building season 2, The White Lotus season 2, and Barry season 3.

And that’s just some of the returning shows. There were plenty of new debuts, too, like Wednesday, From, Black Bird, The Resort, House of the Dragon, Star Wars: Andor, The Last of Us, and so many others.

Then there was the impressive big-screen talent. Shows boasted names like Sylvester Stallone, Steve Martin, Ray Liotta, Amanda Seyfried, Ewan McGregor, Taron Egerton, Andrew Garfield, Henry Winkler, and John C. Reilly.

Nope. I do not envy whoever’s task it was to try and narrow it all down to a mere 20 series. But somehow, they did.

Before we check it all out, let’s review the methodology they used to compile their list.

Clix’s Methodology for Picking 2022’s Top Streaming Series

Clix picks for the top 20 streaming series in 2022 included must-watch video entertainment across all genres and studios. And in choosing its must-see list, Clix utilized a combination of artificial intelligence/machine learning and expert human editorial curation to winnow down the top 20 from hundreds of streaming productions.

The Clix team reviewed several industry categories to choose the streaming leaders, including popular trending, critical commentary, acting performance, directing, cinematography, editing, and writing quality.

Clix Top 20 Streaming Series Leaders for 2022

1. Stranger Things season 4 (Netflix) Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp
2. House of the Dragon (HBO Max) Milly Alcock and Matt Smith
3. Bridgerton season 2 (Netflix) Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley
4. The Boys season 3 (Amazon Prime Video) Jack Quaid, Karl Urban
5. The Dropout (Hulu) Amanda Seyfried
6. Ozark season 4 (Netflix) Jason Bateman and Laura Linney
7. Moon Knight (Disney+) Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke
8. Severance (Apple TV+) Adam Scott
9. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen
10. Barry season 3 (HBO Max) Bill Hader and Henry Winkler
11. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO Max) John C. Reilly
12. The Offer (Paramount+) Miles Teller, Juno Temple
13. The Crown season 5 (Netflix) Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West
14. The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime Video) Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova
15. Inventing Anna (Netflix) Julia Garner
16. Under the Banner of Heaven (Hulu) Andrew Garfield
17. Tulsa King (Paramount+) Sylvester Stallone
18. Only Murders in the Building season 2 (Hulu) Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short
19. Wednesday directed by Tim Burton (Netflix) Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci
20. Black Bird (AppleTV+) Taron Egerton, Ray Liotta

Top Streamers for Series 2022

Netflix dominated the list with six series. The 2 “Hs,” HBO Max and Hulu, tied for second with three series each. Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV+, Disney+, and Paramount+ tied for third with two series each.

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Were any of the series you enjoyed in 2022 on the list? Were there any you were surprised not to see?

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