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Netflix true crime: are you watching?

True crime documentaries are back near the top of Netflix, with one at number one worldwide on the English TV chart for the week of 27 July to 2 August. How much are you watching?

26%I watch them regularlyQuestion 1
41%The mystery of who did itQuestion 2

Question by question

Question 1Pick one
How much true crime do you watch on Netflix?
I watch them regularly26%142
I have watched one before, but not lately20%109
I do not use Netflix19%102
I have watched one in the last month14%74
I have never watched one, but I would try it14%73
I am not interested in true crime7%36
Question 2Pick multiple
What makes you press play on a true crime documentary? Pick up to 3.
Voters chose more than one answer, so these shares add up to more than 100%.
The mystery of who did it41%219
A case from my own country or region37%198
Interviews with the people involved31%167
The trailer or thumbnail caught my eye21%115
It is easy background watching18%95
Everyone around me is talking about it17%93
Other (tell us)2%10
In their own words

One respondent noted watching for the chance to reflect on social issues raised by the case, which stood out as the main substantive theme in this batch. Beyond that, there wasn't enough on-topic input about specific triggers—like host style, mystery, or victim stories—to identify a clear consensus.

A themes summary of 10 written-in answers. Individual answers are kept private.
Who answered, and how we count itSampling, free-text handling and full methodology536
Verified humans
536

Every ballot is one World ID holder. No bots, no repeat voting, no weighting applied.

Margin at 95%
±4.2 pts

Sampling error for this many ballots. The crowd is self-selected, so this is not a representative panel.

Written-in answers
10

Summarised into themes by machine, then reviewed. Individual responses are never shown.

Aggregate results from verified voters. Free-text answers are summarised into themes; individual responses are kept private and never shown. A read-only record of what World ID holders expressed in our polls — not VoxPop predictions, and not financial advice.