You are now subscribed
Your newsletter sign-up was successful
Want to add more newsletters?
Every Friday
GamesRadar+
Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them.
Every Thursday
GTA 6 O'clock
Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts.
Every Friday
Knowledge
From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon.
Every Thursday
The Setup
Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more.
Every Wednesday
Switch 2 Spotlight
Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo's new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play.
Every Saturday
The Watchlist
Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we've got you covered.
Once a month
SFX
Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month!
No one can get enough of Mando and Grogu, it would appear – the adventures of the Child made The Mandalorian the most popular TV show in the galaxy (or on BitTorrent, anyway). A study carried out by TorrentFreak ranks the top ten pirated shows of the year based on how many times they were downloaded from the aforementioned torrenting site.
To no one’s surprise, The Mandalorian took the top spot, up from number three in 2019. Amazon Prime’s antihero show The Boys came in at second place, with HBO’s sci-fi series Westworld rounding out the top three. Next up was historical drama Vikings, followed by the Patrick Stewart-led Star Trek: Picard.
Once upon a time (also known as 2019), Games of Thrones was always guaranteed to take the top spot, so it’s interesting to see how things have played out without the fantasy epic on the scene. As for the rest of 2020’s top ten, in descending order, we have Rick and Morty, The Walking Dead, The Outsider, Arrow, and The Flash.
While there are a lot of old favourites in that list, Star Trek: Picard and The Outsider are newcomers as both shows premiered in 2020. While the former reunites us with a familiar character as part of a new instalment of a beloved franchise, the latter is a brand new miniseries adapted from Stephen King’s novel of the same name.
If you’ve already made your way through the torrenting top ten and you’re in need of some further TV inspo, we’ve got you covered. Check out our list of the best Netflix shows or the best shows on Amazon Prime to stream right now.
