# ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Extended Preview Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Weekly Title

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/grand-theft-auto-vi-extended-preview-is-netflixs-most-watched-weekly-title/
- Published: 2026-09-01T22:18:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-02T04:29:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/09/grand-theft-auto-vi-netflix-preview-viewership-top-10-1237064600/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Gaming, GTA 6, TV

## Key points

- GTA VI's Netflix preview drew 31.1 million views, its top title
- Clip topped Netflix's film chart in 87 of 93 tracked countries
- Same footage hit 17 million views on YouTube separately

## Summary

An extended 27-minute preview of Grand Theft Auto VI became Netflix's most-watched title globally last week, an unusual feat for a video game trailer rather than a film or TV series. Released on 27 August, the clip drew 31.1 million views over the weekend, topping Netflix's English film chart worldwide and in 87 of the 93 countries it tracks. The result highlights extraordinary anticipation for the game after a 13-year wait, following predecessor Grand Theft Auto V's record as the biggest entertainment launch in history, having earned $1 billion within three days of its 2013 release.

Rockstar Games also posted the same footage, captured entirely from PlayStation 5 in-game play, to YouTube six hours after its Netflix debut, where it has since gathered 17 million views; the two platforms measure viewership differently, with YouTube counting a view once playback starts and Netflix dividing total hours watched by runtime. The preview outperformed other new releases that weekend, with horror film The Whisper Man taking second place on Netflix's English film chart with 23.2 million views, while the series Death of a Pastor's Wife led the English TV list with 19 million views. Reaction to the footage itself was mixed, with some fans praising the improved graphics and online debating its tone and setting compared with earlier instalments in the franchise.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Extended Preview Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Weekly Title](https://deadline.com/2026/09/grand-theft-auto-vi-netflix-preview-viewership-top-10-1237064600/)
- [GamesRadar+: The GTA 6 extended look was Netflix's most-watched title for the week with 31.1 million views](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/the-gta-6-extended-look-was-netflixs-most-watched-title-for-the-week-with-31-1-million-views/)

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