India, June 5 -- Netflix may have closed the chapter on one of its biggest cultural phenomena, but a new contender is quickly stepping into the spotlight. The streaming giant's latest sci-fi drama The Boroughs, has surged to global prominence just days after its release on May 21, positioning itself as one of the platform's strongest-performing English-language originals of the year. Executive produced by The Duffer Brothers, the eight-episode series has reportedly crossed 15 million views in roughly 10 days, along with 59.4 million hours watched globally, according to Netflix's Top 10 rankings data.

The show is currently sitting at No. 1 on Netflix's Global Top 10 English-language series chart, outperforming the crime thriller Nemesis a...