India, Sept. 2 -- Netflix had a busy release slate last week. The final season of Outer Banks premiered, and Robert de Niro returned to the service with a thriller where he catches a serial killer. And yet, neither of these titles was the most-watched on the streaming service during the week. That win went to the premiere of gameplay footage from the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI).

The exclusive peek at GTA VI, one of the most-anticipated gaming titles of all time, premiered on Netflix exclusively for six hours before it was made available on YouTube and other video platforms. That window was enough to help it rack up 31.1 million views. According to Netflix's data arm, Tudum, the short film topped the Netflix charts for...