The Perfect Couple at Netflix #1
September 11, 2024
The Perfect Couple took the top spot on Netflix’s English TV List in the week commencing September 2nd with 20.3 million views. Director Susanne Bier’s sharp, whodunnit limited series based on Elin Hilderbrand’sbest selling novel stars Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber.
Rebel Ridge, the thriller from acclaimed writer-director Jeremy Saulnier, debuted atop the English Films List, clocking 31.2 million views to make it the most-watched title of the week. The movie sees Aaron Pierre plays an ex-Marine who navigates his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent standoff with the local police chief.
Lee Daniels’ horror thriller, The Deliverance, starring Glenn Close, moved up to #2 on the English Films List with 21.8 million views. Charlie Cowell’s dark comedy series KAOS, starring Jeff Goldblum as the insecure, tyrannical King of the Gods, was at #3 on the English TV List with 5.9 million views. Meanwhile, the fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy followed at #10.
Comedies of all kinds kept Netflix viewres laughing this week. Returning to the English Films List were the action comedy The Union at #3 (8.3 million views) and the raunchy teen comedy Incoming at #5 (6 million views). Romantic comedies also shared a ‘moment.’ Season 4, Part 1 of Emily in Paris was at #4 (3.8 million views) on the English TV List ahead of the release of Part 2 on September 12th. While films Aloha captured hearts at #8 (4.3 million views) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days took #10 (2.8 million views).
Documentary series making return appearances included Worst Ex Ever at #2 (7.2 million views) and American Murder: Laci Peterson at #8 (2 million views) on the English TV List and Caught in the Web: The Murders Behind Zona Divas (Mexico) #5 on the Non-English TV List. Season 8 of Selling Sunset opened at #6 (3 million views). Meanwhile Season 2 of the survival competition series Outlast debuted at #7 (2.2 million views).
Heartfelt drama (Un)lucky Sisters (Argentina) moved up the Non-English Films List to claim the top spot with 4.2 million views. Returning for another week were shark thriller Under Paris (France) in eighth, drama Untamed Royals (Mexico) in ninth and comedy adventure Mission: Cross (Korea) in tenth place.
Dramas claimed four titles on the Non-English TV List including soapy drama Breathless (Spain) which climbed to #1 with 6.4 million views, emotional thriller The Accident (Mexico) at #2 (5.9 million views), and romantic dramas Romance in the House (Korea) at #8 (1.3 million views) and Chastity High (Japan) at #9 (1 million views).