What streaming TV's biggest hits have in common, from Netflix's 'The Witcher' to DC Universe's 'Titans'

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Data company Parrot Analytics provided Business Insider a report that looked at nine original TV shows that have recently been among the company's most in-demand streaming originals, and broke down what they have in common.

The majority of them are sci-fi or fantasy shows with adventure elements and based on pre-existing material.

Most of them were also either in their first season or revivals of a show that had been canceled at another network, such as "The Witcher" and "The Expanse."

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Netflix said last week that the first season of its hit fantasy series, "The Witcher," was on track to become its biggest streaming premiere ever, with 76 million households watching in its first four weeks of release.

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