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Russell T Davies tops our list of the biggest stars on television – but who else makes this year's rundown?
Korean drama Squid Game led the list of the most popular Netflix titles on Rotten Tomatoes in 2021, beating out the streaming giant’s top film titles, like star-driven Red Notice, which saw...
- Sweet Tooth
- Snowpiercer
- Friends
- Arcane
- Shadow and Bone
- Pasion de Gavilanes
- Behind Her Eyes
- Riverdale
- Paw Patrol
- Sex Education
Netflix had a mixed bag with fantasy series in 2021. While shows like Cursed were canceled after one season, the streamer had a hit with Sweet Tooth, a show about a half-human half-deer boy living in a post-apocalyptic world. Season 2 has been ordered.
Snowpiercer is the TV show based on the Bong Joon-ho movie of the same name, and was a big hit while the world was talking about his film Parasite. Season 2, however, proved the show about a post-apocalyptic train could run on its own steam.
In the U.S., Netflix may have lost Friends to HBOMax, but subscribers across the world can still watch the adventures of Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica and Joey on the streamer. Even 25 years later, it seems this show, as Chandler would say, could not BE any more popular.
This year has seen other streamers like Disney+ bring out their intellectual property big guns, hoping familiar characters will tempt you away from Netflix. Netflix countered by buying the rights to make shows about big properties like League of Legends. The result is the animated fantasy Arcane.
Another fantasy hit of 2021 was Shadow and Bone, Netflix's adaptation of Leigh Bardugo's dense fantasy world of magic, shadowy realms and young adult heroes locked in generational wars. After the success of the first season, Season 2 starts filming in Budapest, Hungary, in January 2022.
Many non-Netflix originals are popular on the platforms, but few genres do as well as telenovelas – something about the long seasons and the wild plot twists make them perfectly bingeable. Another telenovela was the most-watched, butPasión de Gavilanes (Hidden Passion) was also a big hit.
Certain commentators love to complain about so-called "cancel culture" and how "woke mobs" are stopping shows getting seen, but Behind Her Eyes proves them all wrong. The astral projection drama remains on Netflix despite being called out by dozens of publications for its homophobic ending.
Viewing numbers may be way down on Riverdale on The CWin the U.S., but the show remains a big international hit, making top 10s across the world every time a new episode drops. An audacious Season 6 that killed off a number of characters continued this trend.
Netflix provides much for many people, but one of its under-reported functions is as an unofficial babysitter. The autoplay function means frazzled parents can sit their kids in front of Paw Patroland know that the service will keep serving them endless doggy dilemmas to keep them quiet.
One of Netflix's biggest shows, Sex Education,came back for Season 3 in 2021. The new season saw the show starting the creak under the weight of too many characters, but that didn't stop it becoming one of the year's hits – and it didn't stop Season 4 being ordered.
May 29, 2021 · Insider ranked Netflix originals based on critics ratings from Rotten Tomatoes. Our list includes all new seasons that have a 60% or higher score from 10 or more reviews. The top shows so far...
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Nov 2, 2021 · The Best TV Shows on Netflix UK in 2021. From Peep Show to Squid Game, we've got you sorted. By Laura Martin and Esquire Editors Published: 02 November 2021.
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