Netflix Subscribers Can't Get Enough of This New Murder Mystery With 100% Rotten Tomatoes

Netflix is all the time providing subscribers many new choices, though generally they do not all the time reside as much as expectations. This isn’t the case with its new restricted collection.

The Survivors is an Australian homicide thriller collection that premiered on Netflix on June 6. The six-episode collection comes from Clickbait creator Tony Ayres and is already an enormous hit with the critics, and rising to the charts on Netflix. With little to no promotion, The Survivors debuted in fourth place on the streaming service’s Prime 10, per Tudum.

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After Dept. Q‘s success with the critics and the viewers, The Survivors continues the identical pattern. The restricted collection debuted with 5.3 million views and 26.4 million hours seen for the week between June 2 and eight. Contemplating the homicide thriller miniseries had solely two days to attain this feat following its launch on the platform, The Survivors‘ numbers are thrilling.

The Survivors debuted within the Prime 10 in 76 international locations, though it hasn’t made an impression domestically but. The success on streaming isn’t a surprise, contemplating its gorgeous evaluations. The Survivors boasts an ideal 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from seven evaluations, and an 81% approval ranking from the viewers.

The evaluations reward the present for with the ability to create a narrative the place it is simple to determine with the characters, and famous it is “a pure whodunnit,” as “it ticks all of the bins.” Digital Mafia Talkies‘ Pramit Chatterjee highlighted, “I don’t know if The Survivors, Secrets We Keep, or Adolescence will have any real-world impact, however I do need extra exhibits like this.” All three exhibits have good or near-perfect scores.

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The viewers additionally praised The Survivors‘ appearing, calling it a “gripping” miniseries and “one of many higher exhibits recently on Netflix,” additional praising it for being nice for binge-watching.

What Is The Survivors About?

The restricted collection takes place within the small, fictional seaside city of Evelyn Bay, within the tightly knit Tasmanian group the place everybody is aware of everybody — and their secrets and techniques. 15 years after being away, Kieran Elliott returns to his childhood hometown along with his companion, Mia Chang, and they’re haunted by the ghosts of their previous. The Survivors is predicated on Jane Harper’s 2020 novel of the identical identify.

The official logline reads, “Kieran Elliott’s life modified without end when two folks drowned and a younger lady went lacking in his hometown of Evelyn Bay. Fifteen years later, returning along with his younger household, the guilt that also haunts him resurfaces. When the physique of a younger girl is discovered on the seashore, the city is as soon as once more rocked by tragedy and the investigation of her demise threatens to disclose long-held secrets and techniques, the reality in regards to the lacking lady, and a killer amongst them.”

Talking in regards to the collection, showrunner Tony Ayres instructed Tudum, “It’s a household melodrama disguised as a homicide thriller. As a result of the issues which can be actually at its coronary heart are issues like a son wanting his mom’s love and the mom who simply can’t afford to provide it as a result of her entire world would possibly disintegrate.”

The Survivors stars Charlie Vickers (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy, Medici), Yerin Ha (Bridgerton, Halo), Robyn Malcolm (Heartbreak Excessive, Candy Tooth), Damien Garvey (Nautilus, The Suave Dodger), Thom Inexperienced (Apple Cider Vinegar, Girls in Black), George Mason (Black Snow, The Energy of the Canine), Jessica De Gouw (Arrow, The Crown), Miriama Smith (Darby and Joan, The Gone), Johnny Carr (Unusual Creatures, 5 Bedrooms), Martin Sacks (Irreverent, Ocean Boy), Julian Weeks (Apple Cider Vinegar, Prosper), Shannon Berry (Pretend, The Wilds), Catherine McClements (Apple Cider Vinegar, Items of Her), and Don Hany (Neighbours, My Life Is Homicide).