Freshman drama Obliterated held the dubious distinction of being the most watched Netflix series in the second half of 2023 to be canceled, according to the streamer’s viewership data made public today. Released Nov. 30, the action comedy was #20 in the rankings for the six-month period, generating 27M views in its first month of release.
The high position should not come as a surprise as Obliterated spent a respectable six weeks in the Netflix Top 10 for English-language series, peaking at #1 in Week 2.
Since the streamer largely bases its renewal decisions on analyzing viewing vs. cost, the size of the latter must have outweighed the magnitude of the former, which would also explain why a show like Sweet Magnolias (#37 on the list with 20.9M views over 5+ months), was comfortably renewed.
Another expensive series, fantasy drama Shadow and Bone, was the most watched title of 2023’s first six months to get the axe,...
The high position should not come as a surprise as Obliterated spent a respectable six weeks in the Netflix Top 10 for English-language series, peaking at #1 in Week 2.
Since the streamer largely bases its renewal decisions on analyzing viewing vs. cost, the size of the latter must have outweighed the magnitude of the former, which would also explain why a show like Sweet Magnolias (#37 on the list with 20.9M views over 5+ months), was comfortably renewed.
Another expensive series, fantasy drama Shadow and Bone, was the most watched title of 2023’s first six months to get the axe,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The final season of Cobra Kai will be less bingeable than usual. That’s because Netflix is splitting the supersized season six across three release dates.
On Thursday, the streamer released a teaser trailer (below), along with its release strategy for the popular family drama series.
The 15-episode final season will drop Part 1 on July 18, then hold Part 2 until Nov. 28. A third part, dubbed “The Finale Event,” won’t be released until sometime in 2025.
The official description: “Picking up with Cobra Kai eliminated from the Valley, our senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai — the world championships of karate.”
Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have previously called the decision to end the series “bittersweet” but one that lets them bring Cobra Kai to a close the way they want.
“Reacquainting the world with the Karate Kid universe has been our humble honor,...
On Thursday, the streamer released a teaser trailer (below), along with its release strategy for the popular family drama series.
The 15-episode final season will drop Part 1 on July 18, then hold Part 2 until Nov. 28. A third part, dubbed “The Finale Event,” won’t be released until sometime in 2025.
The official description: “Picking up with Cobra Kai eliminated from the Valley, our senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai — the world championships of karate.”
Creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have previously called the decision to end the series “bittersweet” but one that lets them bring Cobra Kai to a close the way they want.
“Reacquainting the world with the Karate Kid universe has been our humble honor,...
- 5/2/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Terrence Terrell has signed with Ascend Artists Representation.
Terrell won a Daytime Emmy for supporting actor for his role as Kwasi in Issa Rae’s web series Giants. He most recently was a series regular on Netflix’s action-comedy series Obliterated as well as Chuck Lorre’s CBS comedy series B Positive. He previously recurred on Bosch, Bigger and First Wives Club and also appeared in The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
Terrell recently wrapped the Joe Carnahan feature Not Without Hope with Zachary Levi. He is currently shooting the Peacock limited series Fight Night with Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, and Taraji P Henson.
Terrell continues to be represented by Insurge-Ent, Vision PR, and Gang, Tyre, Tamer, Brown & Passman.
Terrell won a Daytime Emmy for supporting actor for his role as Kwasi in Issa Rae’s web series Giants. He most recently was a series regular on Netflix’s action-comedy series Obliterated as well as Chuck Lorre’s CBS comedy series B Positive. He previously recurred on Bosch, Bigger and First Wives Club and also appeared in The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
Terrell recently wrapped the Joe Carnahan feature Not Without Hope with Zachary Levi. He is currently shooting the Peacock limited series Fight Night with Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, and Taraji P Henson.
Terrell continues to be represented by Insurge-Ent, Vision PR, and Gang, Tyre, Tamer, Brown & Passman.
- 4/16/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Brothers Sun star Michelle Yeoh is among those puzzled over the show’s recent cancellation at Netflix.
“Heartbroken… and finding it so hard to understand why,” Yeoh wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “However, I am so very proud of my Brothers Sun family and what we presented to the world. Heads held high.”
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News broke on Friday that Netflix had axed the crime dramedy after just one season.
“Heartbroken… and finding it so hard to understand why,” Yeoh wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “However, I am so very proud of my Brothers Sun family and what we presented to the world. Heads held high.”
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News broke on Friday that Netflix had axed the crime dramedy after just one season.
- 3/2/2024
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
The Peak TV era is officially over.
FX CEO John Landgraf, the so-called “Mayor of Television” who coined the term “Peak TV” in 2015, released his network’s annual research on the volume of U.S.-produced scripted original series for 2023, and the numbers are in line with what the industry had anticipated. The total number of broadcast, cable and streaming shows (made for adults) clocked in at 516, down a whopping 14 percent from the 600 comedies and dramas produced in 2022.
The 14 percent decline is the largest decrease since FX began tallying originals. The 516 shows are the lowest since 493 in 2020 when the pandemic halted productions for months and forced media companies to re-evaluate their financials.
The decline in the total volume of originals comes as no surprise as media companies canceled a wave of shows, some as a result of production delays caused by the dual strikes and others because they wouldn’t...
FX CEO John Landgraf, the so-called “Mayor of Television” who coined the term “Peak TV” in 2015, released his network’s annual research on the volume of U.S.-produced scripted original series for 2023, and the numbers are in line with what the industry had anticipated. The total number of broadcast, cable and streaming shows (made for adults) clocked in at 516, down a whopping 14 percent from the 600 comedies and dramas produced in 2022.
The 14 percent decline is the largest decrease since FX began tallying originals. The 516 shows are the lowest since 493 in 2020 when the pandemic halted productions for months and forced media companies to re-evaluate their financials.
The decline in the total volume of originals comes as no surprise as media companies canceled a wave of shows, some as a result of production delays caused by the dual strikes and others because they wouldn’t...
- 2/9/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There was a time when it looked as though Netflix was poised to become the streaming world's answer to HBO.
Like the network that brought you The Sopranos and Deadwood, Netflix created its own niche, and at first, the streaming giant seemed to be focused on supplementing its movie library with a wide array of prestige original series.
But in recent years, the Og streamer abandoned that strategy in favor of an approach that's less ambitious and -- well, more depressing.
These days, there's a pervasive feeling that Netflix is more TBS than HBO.
The platform that delivered Orange Is the New Black, The Crown, BoJack Horseman, and Narcos is now churning out far more pedestrian fare -- basically, the sort of stuff you'd find on basic cable.
The list of series recently renewed by the famously cancel-happy streamer includes:
Outer Banks, Blood & Water, Sweet Magnolias, Hearbreak High, and Savage Beauty.
Like the network that brought you The Sopranos and Deadwood, Netflix created its own niche, and at first, the streaming giant seemed to be focused on supplementing its movie library with a wide array of prestige original series.
But in recent years, the Og streamer abandoned that strategy in favor of an approach that's less ambitious and -- well, more depressing.
These days, there's a pervasive feeling that Netflix is more TBS than HBO.
The platform that delivered Orange Is the New Black, The Crown, BoJack Horseman, and Narcos is now churning out far more pedestrian fare -- basically, the sort of stuff you'd find on basic cable.
The list of series recently renewed by the famously cancel-happy streamer includes:
Outer Banks, Blood & Water, Sweet Magnolias, Hearbreak High, and Savage Beauty.
- 2/1/2024
- by Tyler Johnson
- TVfanatic
There will be no second season of Obliterated as Netflix has canceled the action comedy series after just one season.
Obliterated follows a special forces team assembled to stop a deadly terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas. After completing their mission, they celebrate with a night on the town, filled with sex, drugs, and booze, only to discover that the nuclear bomb they neutralized was fake. They must fight off their hangovers to find the real bomb and save the city for real. The series was created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, best known for Netflix’s Cobra Kai series.
Considering that Obliterated spent six weeks on Netflix’s Top 10 for English-language series following its debut last November, the cancelation comes as something of a surprise, but streaming services have been much more frugal lately. The series was originally given a straight-to-series order by TBS in...
Obliterated follows a special forces team assembled to stop a deadly terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas. After completing their mission, they celebrate with a night on the town, filled with sex, drugs, and booze, only to discover that the nuclear bomb they neutralized was fake. They must fight off their hangovers to find the real bomb and save the city for real. The series was created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, best known for Netflix’s Cobra Kai series.
Considering that Obliterated spent six weeks on Netflix’s Top 10 for English-language series following its debut last November, the cancelation comes as something of a surprise, but streaming services have been much more frugal lately. The series was originally given a straight-to-series order by TBS in...
- 2/1/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Obliterated has been canceled after only 1 season at Netflix, Deadline reports.
Fans are a bit confused by the move, as the show did spend six week on the streamer’s worldwide top 10 most-watched list at the time of its release in late 2023.
Keep reading to find out more…
Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro and Amalia Yoo starred in the series.
The show consisted of 8 episodes in the first season.
It was described as a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Find out...
Fans are a bit confused by the move, as the show did spend six week on the streamer’s worldwide top 10 most-watched list at the time of its release in late 2023.
Keep reading to find out more…
Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro and Amalia Yoo starred in the series.
The show consisted of 8 episodes in the first season.
It was described as a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Find out...
- 2/1/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix will not be moving forward with a second season of “Obliterated,” Variety has confirmed.
Hailing from “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the comedy followed a special forces team who — after believing they’d thwarted a deadly threat to Las Vegas —celebrates their victory accordingly with a party filled with booze, drugs and sex only to discover that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro and Amalia Yoo star.
Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald executive produced “Obliterated” with Dina Hillier from Counterbalance Entertainment. Sony Pictures Television is the studio.
The news comes as Hurwitz and Heald recently teased that he and the team were back at work on the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai.
Hailing from “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, the comedy followed a special forces team who — after believing they’d thwarted a deadly threat to Las Vegas —celebrates their victory accordingly with a party filled with booze, drugs and sex only to discover that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro and Amalia Yoo star.
Hurwitz, Schlossberg and Heald executive produced “Obliterated” with Dina Hillier from Counterbalance Entertainment. Sony Pictures Television is the studio.
The news comes as Hurwitz and Heald recently teased that he and the team were back at work on the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai.
- 2/1/2024
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Obliterated‘s title has proven all too accurate: Netflix has cancelled the action-comedy series after one season. Its freshman finale, which dropped on Nov. 30 with the rest of the Season 1 episodes, now serves as its series finale.
Hailing from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg (along with Cobra Kai producer Dina Hillier), Obliterated followed an elite special forces team who thwarted a deadly threat to Las Vegas… only to discover, after their debauchery-filled celebratory party, that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. Now intoxicated, the team was forced to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues,...
Hailing from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg (along with Cobra Kai producer Dina Hillier), Obliterated followed an elite special forces team who thwarted a deadly threat to Las Vegas… only to discover, after their debauchery-filled celebratory party, that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. Now intoxicated, the team was forced to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Netflix has canceled its action comedy series Obliterated after a single season.
The series, from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, was originally developed for TBS, where it earned a straight to series order in 2019. As TBS cut back on its scripted output, however, Obliterated became a free agent and landed at Netflix in May 2022.
The show follows a special forces team that thwarts a deadly threat to the city of Las Vegas, then spends the night celebrating their successful mission — only to discover that the bomb they disarmed was a decoy. They must scramble to fight off hangovers and other impairments while trying to save the city for real.
Obliterated premiered Nov. 30 on Netflix and landed in the streamer’s worldwide top 10 list of English-language series for six weeks. During that time, the eight-episode season (which has a running time of six hours, 50 minutes) recorded...
The series, from Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, was originally developed for TBS, where it earned a straight to series order in 2019. As TBS cut back on its scripted output, however, Obliterated became a free agent and landed at Netflix in May 2022.
The show follows a special forces team that thwarts a deadly threat to the city of Las Vegas, then spends the night celebrating their successful mission — only to discover that the bomb they disarmed was a decoy. They must scramble to fight off hangovers and other impairments while trying to save the city for real.
Obliterated premiered Nov. 30 on Netflix and landed in the streamer’s worldwide top 10 list of English-language series for six weeks. During that time, the eight-episode season (which has a running time of six hours, 50 minutes) recorded...
- 2/1/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg and Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Obliterated has lived up to its name. Netflix has opted not to proceed with a second season of the hourlong action-comedy series.
The cancellation comes as a little bit of a surprise as Obliterated spent a respectable six weeks in the Netflix Top 10 for English-language series following its Nov. 30 release, peaking at No.1 in Week 2. The streamer largely bases its renewal decisions on analyzing viewing vs. cost.
From Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, Obliterated tells the story of an elite Special Forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovered that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now-intoxicated team had to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim,...
The cancellation comes as a little bit of a surprise as Obliterated spent a respectable six weeks in the Netflix Top 10 for English-language series following its Nov. 30 release, peaking at No.1 in Week 2. The streamer largely bases its renewal decisions on analyzing viewing vs. cost.
From Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald, Obliterated tells the story of an elite Special Forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovered that a bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now-intoxicated team had to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb and save the world.
Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix added 13.12 million subs over the final three months of 2023 — its best Q4 growth ever. The streaming leader now has 260.28 million global paid subscribers.
Wall Street’s consensus was that Netflix would add 8.8 million subscribers from October-December — a number it easily blew away, which sent the stock (Nflx) soaring in after-hours trading. That said, Tuesday’s earnings report was not a perfect one; while Netflix surpassed revenue estimates, it missed the mark on profit forecasts.
The streamer’s password-sharing crackdown, officially dubbed “paid sharing,” drove much of the quarter’s revenue growth. Price increases chipped in a bit, as did ads, though that final category’s growth lags paid sharing.
As previously reported, Netflix reached 23 million MAUs on its ad-supported tier at the end of December. That likely translates to about 12-15 million actual subs on the plan, the analysts at investment bank Evercore Isi estimated in a Friday note...
Wall Street’s consensus was that Netflix would add 8.8 million subscribers from October-December — a number it easily blew away, which sent the stock (Nflx) soaring in after-hours trading. That said, Tuesday’s earnings report was not a perfect one; while Netflix surpassed revenue estimates, it missed the mark on profit forecasts.
The streamer’s password-sharing crackdown, officially dubbed “paid sharing,” drove much of the quarter’s revenue growth. Price increases chipped in a bit, as did ads, though that final category’s growth lags paid sharing.
As previously reported, Netflix reached 23 million MAUs on its ad-supported tier at the end of December. That likely translates to about 12-15 million actual subs on the plan, the analysts at investment bank Evercore Isi estimated in a Friday note...
- 1/23/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Prime Video’s Reacher held onto the top spot on Nielsen’s U.S. ranking of streaming originals as if it was a loaded gurney dangling from a helicopter, tallying nearly 1.2 billion minutes viewed across 11 available episodes.
For the week of Dec. 18, Netflix’s The Crown placed a close second with 1.1 billion minutes viewed/63 episodes, followed by Netflix’s recently renewed My Life With the Walter Boys (708 million minutes/10 episodes) and Disney+’s Percy Jackson and Olympians.
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For the week of Dec. 18, Netflix’s The Crown placed a close second with 1.1 billion minutes viewed/63 episodes, followed by Netflix’s recently renewed My Life With the Walter Boys (708 million minutes/10 episodes) and Disney+’s Percy Jackson and Olympians.
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- 1/19/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The streaming gods have smiled on Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
The Disney+ series based on author Rick Riordan’s best-selling books opened to a good-sized audience in the week before Christmas. The first two episodes, which debuted the evening of Dec. 19, drew about 572 million minutes of watch time, according to Nielsen’s streaming ratings. With a combined run time of 80 minutes, that works out to about 7.15 million complete runs (or “views” as currently defined by much of the industry) of the two episodes in the United States.
Disney had earlier said that the first episode had earned 13.3 million views worldwide — equivalent to a little more than 505 million minutes — over its first six days. The Nielsen figures for the premiere put Percy Jackson ahead of Disney+’s last two Marvel premieres, Secret Invasion (461 million minutes) and season two of Loki (446 million), in total viewing time.
Prime Video’s Reacher moved up to the overall No.
The Disney+ series based on author Rick Riordan’s best-selling books opened to a good-sized audience in the week before Christmas. The first two episodes, which debuted the evening of Dec. 19, drew about 572 million minutes of watch time, according to Nielsen’s streaming ratings. With a combined run time of 80 minutes, that works out to about 7.15 million complete runs (or “views” as currently defined by much of the industry) of the two episodes in the United States.
Disney had earlier said that the first episode had earned 13.3 million views worldwide — equivalent to a little more than 505 million minutes — over its first six days. The Nielsen figures for the premiere put Percy Jackson ahead of Disney+’s last two Marvel premieres, Secret Invasion (461 million minutes) and season two of Loki (446 million), in total viewing time.
Prime Video’s Reacher moved up to the overall No.
- 1/18/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reacher began its second season with big viewing-time numbers, cementing its status as one of the most popular shows on Amazon’s Prime Video.
The series based on Lee Child’s novels had 1.69 billion minutes of watch time for the week of Dec. 11-17; season two’s first three episodes debuted Dec. 15 (viewing time for the week also includes the eight episodes of season one). That’s within 10 percent of Reacher’s total for its series premiere week (1.84 billion minutes) in February 2022, when Prime Video released the entire season at once. Season two is on a weekly release pattern after the opening three-episode salvo.
The 1.69 billion minutes for Reacher put the series in second place overall in Nielsen’s streaming rankings for the week. Netflix’s movie Leave the World Behind repeated as the overall No. 1 title, edging up to 1.95 billion minutes of viewing from 1.92 billion the previous week.
The...
The series based on Lee Child’s novels had 1.69 billion minutes of watch time for the week of Dec. 11-17; season two’s first three episodes debuted Dec. 15 (viewing time for the week also includes the eight episodes of season one). That’s within 10 percent of Reacher’s total for its series premiere week (1.84 billion minutes) in February 2022, when Prime Video released the entire season at once. Season two is on a weekly release pattern after the opening three-episode salvo.
The 1.69 billion minutes for Reacher put the series in second place overall in Nielsen’s streaming rankings for the week. Netflix’s movie Leave the World Behind repeated as the overall No. 1 title, edging up to 1.95 billion minutes of viewing from 1.92 billion the previous week.
The...
- 1/11/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Reacher easily muscled its to to the top of Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals.
With the release of its first three Season 2 episodes, Prime Video’s adaptation of the Lee Child novels racked up 1.7 billion minutes viewed across 10 total available episodes for the week of Dec. 11.
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Nielsen notes that Reacher‘s series debut on the Jan.
With the release of its first three Season 2 episodes, Prime Video’s adaptation of the Lee Child novels racked up 1.7 billion minutes viewed across 10 total available episodes for the week of Dec. 11.
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Nielsen notes that Reacher‘s series debut on the Jan.
- 1/11/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Amazon’s “Reacher” returned to Nielsen’s streaming top 10 at No. 2 during the Dec. 11-17 viewing window following the release of the first three episodes in Season 2 on Dec. 15. In its first three days of availability, the series snagged 1.7 billion viewing minutes. According to Nielsen, two-thirds of that audience belong to the ages 50+ demographic and 58% of the show’s viewers are male — a stat that has been carried over from Season 1.
For comparison, “Reacher” made its Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 debut during the January 31 – February 6, 2022 interval as the No. 2 overall title and totaled 1.84 billion viewing minutes following its Feb. 4 premiere. Since the first Season saw a binge release with all eight episodes available for streaming same day, the title racked up 1.8 billion minutes viewed for all eight episodes in just three days as opposed to Season 2’s initial drop of three episodes.
After cracking the chart last week at No.
For comparison, “Reacher” made its Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 debut during the January 31 – February 6, 2022 interval as the No. 2 overall title and totaled 1.84 billion viewing minutes following its Feb. 4 premiere. Since the first Season saw a binge release with all eight episodes available for streaming same day, the title racked up 1.8 billion minutes viewed for all eight episodes in just three days as opposed to Season 2’s initial drop of three episodes.
After cracking the chart last week at No.
- 1/11/2024
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Top 10 Netflix English TV Shows That Audiences Watched Last Week ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
So much entertainment is available to Netflix users that it can be daunting for some. The streaming service should be commended for its weekly ranking of the Top-10 Most-Watched TV Series, making excellent content accessible to a large audience.
The list includes such popular titles as Fool Me Once and My Life With The Walter Boys. The Crown Season 6 has dropped down on the list. Several debut seasons of shows like My Life With The Walter Boys and The Brothers Sun have cemented their place on the list. The chart showcases data gathered by the streaming platform giant for January 1-7, 2024.
Here is our list of the top 10 English TV and web series that have grabbed the maximum attention on Netflix.
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So much entertainment is available to Netflix users that it can be daunting for some. The streaming service should be commended for its weekly ranking of the Top-10 Most-Watched TV Series, making excellent content accessible to a large audience.
The list includes such popular titles as Fool Me Once and My Life With The Walter Boys. The Crown Season 6 has dropped down on the list. Several debut seasons of shows like My Life With The Walter Boys and The Brothers Sun have cemented their place on the list. The chart showcases data gathered by the streaming platform giant for January 1-7, 2024.
Here is our list of the top 10 English TV and web series that have grabbed the maximum attention on Netflix.
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- 1/10/2024
- by Soumick Mukherjee
- KoiMoi
Crime stories, action series, and comedies rarely converge satisfactorily. In recent years, Netflix has taken stock in presenting shows and films from Japan, Korea, China, and India that embrace this blend of genres and techniques. Like the recent show Obliterated, Netflix is banking on the star power of Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and superproducer Brad Falchuk. Co-created with Byron Wu, The Brothers Sun is an international production between Taiwan and Los Angeles that brings new talent to the forefront in Sam Song Li and Justin Chien.
Here’s the plot of The Brothers Sun:
“When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien) heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen (Michelle Yeoh), and his naive younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now.
Here’s the plot of The Brothers Sun:
“When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien) heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen (Michelle Yeoh), and his naive younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now.
- 1/8/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Plot: When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen, and his naive younger brother, Bruce — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now. But as Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all.
Review: The range of international projects on Netflix is pretty impressive. With a focus on Korean dramas, Netflix has a dearth of series from India, China, and beyond. From comedy to action, horror, and more, Netflix exclusives have been big hits for the streaming platform for years. Blending the genre hits from overseas with a Western approach,...
Review: The range of international projects on Netflix is pretty impressive. With a focus on Korean dramas, Netflix has a dearth of series from India, China, and beyond. From comedy to action, horror, and more, Netflix exclusives have been big hits for the streaming platform for years. Blending the genre hits from overseas with a Western approach,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Three weeks after premiering on Netflix, Young Sheldon has ascended to the most watched show on streaming platforms in the United States. A platform switch to Netflix also sent The Super Mario Bros. Movie to its biggest streaming week to date.
The two titles, which rank second and third on Nielsen’s streaming chart for the week of Dec. 4-10, are the latest examples of Netflix’s multiplying power. Young Sheldon had 1.63 billion minutes of viewing on Netflix and Max for the week, after recording 1.85 billion minutes a week earlier and 963 million for its first week on both platforms. The Big Bang Theory prequel had never charted before the past three weeks (it was previously exclusive to Max) and has easily surpassed its parent show in viewing time all three weeks. The Big Bang Theory had 592 million minutes of watch time on Max for Dec. 4-10.
Similarly, The Super Mario Bros. Movie...
The two titles, which rank second and third on Nielsen’s streaming chart for the week of Dec. 4-10, are the latest examples of Netflix’s multiplying power. Young Sheldon had 1.63 billion minutes of viewing on Netflix and Max for the week, after recording 1.85 billion minutes a week earlier and 963 million for its first week on both platforms. The Big Bang Theory prequel had never charted before the past three weeks (it was previously exclusive to Max) and has easily surpassed its parent show in viewing time all three weeks. The Big Bang Theory had 592 million minutes of watch time on Max for Dec. 4-10.
Similarly, The Super Mario Bros. Movie...
- 1/4/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One week after taking over the Nielsen streaming throne, Young Sheldon was ousted by Leave the World Behind.
Sam Esmail’s apocalyptic thriller debuted on December 8 and, as has been proven by Netflix’s own data over the past month, it has been incredibly popular. From December 4 to December 10, the film racked up 1.9B viewing minutes among U.S. audiences despite only being available for three days in the measurement period.
Leave the World Behind is well on its way to becoming one of Netflix’s most popular English-language movies of all time, so expect it to stick around the Nielsen charts through the December measurement periods, at the very least.
Young Sheldon dipped slightly in viewership after three weeks on Netflix, but it still managed 1.6B viewing minutes, putting it at second place overall. The comedy series has had a Suits-esque revival since becoming the latest Max library title...
Sam Esmail’s apocalyptic thriller debuted on December 8 and, as has been proven by Netflix’s own data over the past month, it has been incredibly popular. From December 4 to December 10, the film racked up 1.9B viewing minutes among U.S. audiences despite only being available for three days in the measurement period.
Leave the World Behind is well on its way to becoming one of Netflix’s most popular English-language movies of all time, so expect it to stick around the Nielsen charts through the December measurement periods, at the very least.
Young Sheldon dipped slightly in viewership after three weeks on Netflix, but it still managed 1.6B viewing minutes, putting it at second place overall. The comedy series has had a Suits-esque revival since becoming the latest Max library title...
- 1/4/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
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Securing the streaming rights to “Young Sheldon” was a big win for Netflix. The “Big Bang Theory” prequel was viewed a total of 1.8 billion minutes on streaming, according to the latest insights from Nielsen.
These numbers reflect the period from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3. While streaming numbers were overall down during that week, “Young Sheldon” saw a 92% jump in viewership after being added to Netflix. Previously, the series was only available to stream on Max. 20% of those viewers were aged 50 years or older, a better ratio than the other traditional series that dominated the streaming landscape in 2023, “Suits” (50% of its viewing demographic was 50 years or older).
“Young Sheldon” was added to Netflix shortly after CBS announced it would be ending the Chuck Lorre comedy following the conclusion of its seventh season.
Securing the streaming rights to “Young Sheldon” was a big win for Netflix. The “Big Bang Theory” prequel was viewed a total of 1.8 billion minutes on streaming, according to the latest insights from Nielsen.
These numbers reflect the period from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3. While streaming numbers were overall down during that week, “Young Sheldon” saw a 92% jump in viewership after being added to Netflix. Previously, the series was only available to stream on Max. 20% of those viewers were aged 50 years or older, a better ratio than the other traditional series that dominated the streaming landscape in 2023, “Suits” (50% of its viewing demographic was 50 years or older).
“Young Sheldon” was added to Netflix shortly after CBS announced it would be ending the Chuck Lorre comedy following the conclusion of its seventh season.
- 1/3/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Picture: Netflix / Sony Pictures Television
Over the festive period, the creators behind Cobra Kai have been busy interacting with fans and have given a few hints away at season 6, including a confirmed episode count (although there’s more to that than meets the eye) and some hints as to what’s coming.
In case you missed it – Cobra Kai is coming back for a final season, but since Tudum 2023, all has been quiet regarding what we can expect, with the show being one of many that were caught up with the two Hollywood strikes that took place throughout 2023. With production just around the corner following the conclusion of those strikes, however, we’ve just learned a few tidbits about the forthcoming season.
Cobra Kai season 6 will have 10 episodes and an expanded runtime
Let’s begin with the first major confirmation. Episode count. Like all seasons up until now, season 6 will consist of 10 episodes in total.
Over the festive period, the creators behind Cobra Kai have been busy interacting with fans and have given a few hints away at season 6, including a confirmed episode count (although there’s more to that than meets the eye) and some hints as to what’s coming.
In case you missed it – Cobra Kai is coming back for a final season, but since Tudum 2023, all has been quiet regarding what we can expect, with the show being one of many that were caught up with the two Hollywood strikes that took place throughout 2023. With production just around the corner following the conclusion of those strikes, however, we’ve just learned a few tidbits about the forthcoming season.
Cobra Kai season 6 will have 10 episodes and an expanded runtime
Let’s begin with the first major confirmation. Episode count. Like all seasons up until now, season 6 will consist of 10 episodes in total.
- 12/31/2023
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
Welcome to your weekly rundown of the biggest stories from Netflix’s top 10 hourly figures drop for the week ending December 10th, 2023. Lots to cover again this week with titles covered including Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Yu Yu Hakusho, Leave the World Behind, Obliterated, Car Masters, and another look at the Big Netflix Data Dump
In case you didn’t know, every Tuesday, Netflix updates its top 10 stats page with 40 new hourly figures of the top movies and shows of the past seven days.
Note: In this report of Netflix’s hours viewed from December 11th, 2023 to December 18th, 2023, we’ll use “Complete Viewings Equivalent,” or Cve, expressed in millions. That means we divide the hours viewed announced by Netflix by the runtime of films or series. It allows for better comparisons between films and series, but it’s not an audience metric. It is the minimum number...
In case you didn’t know, every Tuesday, Netflix updates its top 10 stats page with 40 new hourly figures of the top movies and shows of the past seven days.
Note: In this report of Netflix’s hours viewed from December 11th, 2023 to December 18th, 2023, we’ll use “Complete Viewings Equivalent,” or Cve, expressed in millions. That means we divide the hours viewed announced by Netflix by the runtime of films or series. It allows for better comparisons between films and series, but it’s not an audience metric. It is the minimum number...
- 12/20/2023
- by Frédéric Durand
- Whats-on-Netflix
The hits don’t stop for Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the trio behind Cobra Kai and most recently, Netflix’s latest No. 1 hit, Obliterated.
Obliterated is a return to the trio’s roots which began with raunchy comedies like Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) and its follow-ups Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011); American Reunion (2012); Blockers (2018); and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), among others.
The new 8-episode Netflix series, currently available to stream in its entirety, follows an elite joint-special operations team assembled from various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and intelligence services to stop a deadly terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas. Obliterated stars Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Paola Lázaro, C. Thomas Howell and Eugene Kim.
As Deadline reported earlier this week, the series took over...
Obliterated is a return to the trio’s roots which began with raunchy comedies like Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) and its follow-ups Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011); American Reunion (2012); Blockers (2018); and Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), among others.
The new 8-episode Netflix series, currently available to stream in its entirety, follows an elite joint-special operations team assembled from various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and intelligence services to stop a deadly terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas. Obliterated stars Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig, Terrence Terrell, Paola Lázaro, C. Thomas Howell and Eugene Kim.
As Deadline reported earlier this week, the series took over...
- 12/15/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s newest action comedy, Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai creating trio of Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg, co-stars Nick Zano, Shelley Hennig and Terrence Terrell as part of an elite special forces team who wake up with a massive hangover and are tasked with saving Las Vegas from a nuclear threat.
In conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the trio (separately; their answers are combined) reveal what it was like behind the scenes of the thrill-ride adventure series, withstanding Navy Seal training in the sweltering 120-degree Albuquerque heat, doing their own high-octane stunts, and how filming on the Las Vegas Strip — among real vacationers, tourists and pedestrians alike — added an element of authenticity to the scenes.
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What attracted each of you to this role?
Shelley Hennig: At the time, I was in the middle of this really intense drama, and I felt like the next project I wanted to do was a comedy.
In conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the trio (separately; their answers are combined) reveal what it was like behind the scenes of the thrill-ride adventure series, withstanding Navy Seal training in the sweltering 120-degree Albuquerque heat, doing their own high-octane stunts, and how filming on the Las Vegas Strip — among real vacationers, tourists and pedestrians alike — added an element of authenticity to the scenes.
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What attracted each of you to this role?
Shelley Hennig: At the time, I was in the middle of this really intense drama, and I felt like the next project I wanted to do was a comedy.
- 12/13/2023
- by Monique Newman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Leave the World Behind” opened with a bang as the apocalyptic thriller cracked the Netflix Top 10 during the Dec. 4-10 viewing window at No. 1 on the English Films list with 41.7 million views, making it the most-viewed title this week as viewers attempted to dissect that final theory in director Sam Esmail’s adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same name.
Starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Myha’la, the film landed on the streamer on Dec. 8 following its world premiere at AFI Festival on Nov. 22.
The film was followed by “Family Switch,” starring Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms, which scored the No. 2 spot on the English films chart with 18.6 million views, then Adam Sandler’s animated comedy, “Leo”
On the English TV side, “Obliterated” jumped ahead in this week’s rankings leading the television titles with 9 million views in its second week on the list. The action-comedy...
Starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Myha’la, the film landed on the streamer on Dec. 8 following its world premiere at AFI Festival on Nov. 22.
The film was followed by “Family Switch,” starring Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms, which scored the No. 2 spot on the English films chart with 18.6 million views, then Adam Sandler’s animated comedy, “Leo”
On the English TV side, “Obliterated” jumped ahead in this week’s rankings leading the television titles with 9 million views in its second week on the list. The action-comedy...
- 12/12/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Leave the World Behind dominated Netflix last week.
From December 4 to 10, the new apocalyptic thriller from director Sam Esmail racked up a whopping 41.7M views, easily making it No. 1 among English-language films and the most-watched title of the week. This is especially impressive, considering that the film landed on Netflix on December 8, after a short theatrical window.
For context, second place went to Family Switch with just 18.6M views. Leo, Adam Sandler’s animated film, held onto third place with 14.2M views, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie managed to race to No. 4 with 13.2M views.
Over on the TV side of things, Obliterated took over the top spot from Squid Game: The Challenge. In its second week on the list, the comedy series took home 9M views.
The Squid Game reality spinoff didn’t fall too far though,...
From December 4 to 10, the new apocalyptic thriller from director Sam Esmail racked up a whopping 41.7M views, easily making it No. 1 among English-language films and the most-watched title of the week. This is especially impressive, considering that the film landed on Netflix on December 8, after a short theatrical window.
For context, second place went to Family Switch with just 18.6M views. Leo, Adam Sandler’s animated film, held onto third place with 14.2M views, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie managed to race to No. 4 with 13.2M views.
Over on the TV side of things, Obliterated took over the top spot from Squid Game: The Challenge. In its second week on the list, the comedy series took home 9M views.
The Squid Game reality spinoff didn’t fall too far though,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix's new series Obliterated features an A-list cast, including young up-and-comer Alyson Gorske - here's what you need to know about her.
Obliterated made its debut on Netflix on November 30, telling the story of a bomb-defusing mission gone wrong in Las Vegas which leaves multiple US intelligence organizations on their heels looking for terrorists.
Featuring an impressive cast of A-list stars, this series also served as a major jumping point for young star Alyson Gorske, who played a seemingly innocent party girl named Lana in all eight episodes.
Read full article on The Direct.
Obliterated made its debut on Netflix on November 30, telling the story of a bomb-defusing mission gone wrong in Las Vegas which leaves multiple US intelligence organizations on their heels looking for terrorists.
Featuring an impressive cast of A-list stars, this series also served as a major jumping point for young star Alyson Gorske, who played a seemingly innocent party girl named Lana in all eight episodes.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 12/12/2023
- by Richard Nebens
- The Direct
“Squid Game: The Challenge” was the number one English language TV show on Netflix for the second straight week.
For the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3, the reality competition show racked up 11.4 million views. That is on top of the 20.5 million views the show drew in its debut week. Elsewhere on the Top 10 chart, the new series “Obliterated” from the team behind “Cobra Kai” debuted at number three on the English TV chart with 7 million views. “The Crown” Season 6, Part One slipped to number four this week, down from number two last week. The latter six episodes are expected to arrive on Dec. 14.
Other shows in the Top 10 this week include “Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife” with 7.4 million views, “Young Sheldon: Season 1” at 2.7 million views, and “Young Sheldon: Season 2” with 1.7 million views.
On the film side, the animated Adam Sandler film “Leo” also remained at number one, adding 23.6 million views to its initial 34.6 million.
For the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3, the reality competition show racked up 11.4 million views. That is on top of the 20.5 million views the show drew in its debut week. Elsewhere on the Top 10 chart, the new series “Obliterated” from the team behind “Cobra Kai” debuted at number three on the English TV chart with 7 million views. “The Crown” Season 6, Part One slipped to number four this week, down from number two last week. The latter six episodes are expected to arrive on Dec. 14.
Other shows in the Top 10 this week include “Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife” with 7.4 million views, “Young Sheldon: Season 1” at 2.7 million views, and “Young Sheldon: Season 2” with 1.7 million views.
On the film side, the animated Adam Sandler film “Leo” also remained at number one, adding 23.6 million views to its initial 34.6 million.
- 12/5/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
There was no changing of the guard for Netflix’s Top 10 this week.
After making the streamer’s biggest animated film debut ever, Adam Sandler’s Leo stayed atop the English-language film list from November 27 to December 3 with another 23.6M views. That made it the most-viewed title on the service for the second consecutive week.
Same thing goes for the TV side of things, where Squid Game: The Challenge remained the top series of the week despite the audience dropping dramatically. The reality competition series mustered 11.4M views, also boosting Squid Game to No. 7 on the Non-English TV list with 1.5M views.
Elsewhere in film, Family Switch debuted at No. 2 with 22.2M views, while holiday films including Best.Christmas.Ever! and Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch continued to dominate the remainder of the list. David Fincher’s The Killer spent its fourth week on the list at No. 7 with 3.6M views,...
After making the streamer’s biggest animated film debut ever, Adam Sandler’s Leo stayed atop the English-language film list from November 27 to December 3 with another 23.6M views. That made it the most-viewed title on the service for the second consecutive week.
Same thing goes for the TV side of things, where Squid Game: The Challenge remained the top series of the week despite the audience dropping dramatically. The reality competition series mustered 11.4M views, also boosting Squid Game to No. 7 on the Non-English TV list with 1.5M views.
Elsewhere in film, Family Switch debuted at No. 2 with 22.2M views, while holiday films including Best.Christmas.Ever! and Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch continued to dominate the remainder of the list. David Fincher’s The Killer spent its fourth week on the list at No. 7 with 3.6M views,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Obliterated, the eight-part Netflix comedy series, has an entertaining plot but some really problematic characters who try too hard to be funny yet fall flat on their faces. It revolved around an elite group of CIA agents who were on the hunt for a Russian arms dealer who had created a lethal nuclear device with the intention of blowing up the entire city of Las Vegas. The group, led by CIA officer Ava Winters, embarked on their journey to find the nuke, but in the midst of all of this, she also contemplated her feelings for her coworker, Chad McKnight.
Spoilers Ahead
Who were Ava Winters and Chad McKnight?
Being the leader of the elite force, Ava Winters could be seen as a strong and determined CIA operative who had always been focused on her work. Even though Obliterated Season 1 never mentioned it explicitly, Ava had recently been going through...
Spoilers Ahead
Who were Ava Winters and Chad McKnight?
Being the leader of the elite force, Ava Winters could be seen as a strong and determined CIA operative who had always been focused on her work. Even though Obliterated Season 1 never mentioned it explicitly, Ava had recently been going through...
- 12/5/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Star of Netflix's Obliterated Shelley Hennig revealed her one issue with her character's no-underwear scenes in the hit series.
Developed by Cobra Kai's Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, Obliterated tells the story of an elite joint-special operations squad as they celebrate a successful mission in Las Vegas only to find out Sin City is being threatened by a nuclear bomb.
The series came to Netflix on November 30, headlined by the likes of Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, and Terrence Terrell in a stellar cast that has to put aside their night of partying - and tomfoolery that comes with it - to save the people of the Nevada desert.
Read full article on The Direct.
Developed by Cobra Kai's Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, Obliterated tells the story of an elite joint-special operations squad as they celebrate a successful mission in Las Vegas only to find out Sin City is being threatened by a nuclear bomb.
The series came to Netflix on November 30, headlined by the likes of Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, and Terrence Terrell in a stellar cast that has to put aside their night of partying - and tomfoolery that comes with it - to save the people of the Nevada desert.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 12/4/2023
- by Klein Felt
- The Direct
Jackpot! Netflix‘s raunchy action-comedy Obliterated dropped last week and it is blowing up. Currently #2 in their Top 10, the wild ride about an elite team of Special Forces operatives (led by Nick Zano‘s McKnight and Shelley Hennig‘s Ava) racing to save Las Vegas from a terrorist’s bomb has had quite the journey to the small screen. “[We] have been talking about for a long time,” says Jon Hurwitz, who joined co-showrunners, writers and fellow Cobra Kai EPs Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald in Sin City last month to discuss the series. “It was originally a feature idea that we were thinking of, but every time we tried to tackle it, it always felt like we didn’t have enough real estate on the page.” Noting that in 120-page feature film script didn’t leave much room “to dig in” to characters like team helicopter pilot Paul (played by...
- 12/4/2023
- TV Insider
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? At least, that’s how it’s supposed to be, but I can’t help but spill the beans on a fantastic trip I recently took to Sin City for the launch of Netflix‘s new series, Obliterated. Premiering today on Netflix, this eight-episode series comes from the guys behind Cobra Kai, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, and is a gloriously profane and non-pc throwback to their Harold & Kumar days – albeit with a heavy dose of Jerry Bruckheimer-style action thrown in.
The show focuses on an elite team of Navy Seals, led by Nick Zano’s Chad McKnight, who, along with a CIA agent, Ava Winters (Shelley Henning) and her tech wiz, Maya (Kimi Rutledge), have just taken down a terrorist cell planning to blow up Las Vegas. To celebrate a well-done job, the team decides to do what...
The show focuses on an elite team of Navy Seals, led by Nick Zano’s Chad McKnight, who, along with a CIA agent, Ava Winters (Shelley Henning) and her tech wiz, Maya (Kimi Rutledge), have just taken down a terrorist cell planning to blow up Las Vegas. To celebrate a well-done job, the team decides to do what...
- 12/4/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Spoiler alert: We’re about to discuss a minor plot point from the finale (Episode 8) of Obliterated, now streaming on Netflix.
The minds behind Netflix’s Obliterated had a simple vision for the Las Vegas-set action-comedy series: “big reactions, big laughs, big scares and big tension.” If you’ve binged (or possibly tripped) your way through the show’s eight-episode first season this weekend, you already know that this was a mission accomplished.
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The minds behind Netflix’s Obliterated had a simple vision for the Las Vegas-set action-comedy series: “big reactions, big laughs, big scares and big tension.” If you’ve binged (or possibly tripped) your way through the show’s eight-episode first season this weekend, you already know that this was a mission accomplished.
More from TVLineOne Virgin River Character Is Likely Being Recast Ahead of Season 6Virgin River's Alexandra Breckenridge Celebrates 'Poor Thing' Charmaine Finally Giving Birth After 4 SeasonsTVLine Items: The Upshaws Renewed,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Recently, I was lucky enough to interview Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald about their brand-new Netflix show, Obliterated. The series, which follows a very inebriated Navy Seal team trying to take down a terrorist cell in Vegas, is a hilarious mix of intense action and comedy headed by a terrific cast that includes Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig. Yet, of everyone, the show is all but stolen by eighties legend C. Thomas Howell, who shows up as the group’s somewhat insane bomb expert.
In the show, his character, Haggerty, seems to save the day in the opening action sequence and celebrates by getting – as the title suggests – Obliterated. Yet, while the rest of the team indulges mostly in booze (and some mild drugs), he goes all in anything he can find, winding up comatose for several episodes. He steals the show being carried around...
In the show, his character, Haggerty, seems to save the day in the opening action sequence and celebrates by getting – as the title suggests – Obliterated. Yet, while the rest of the team indulges mostly in booze (and some mild drugs), he goes all in anything he can find, winding up comatose for several episodes. He steals the show being carried around...
- 12/2/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald initially set out to write Obliterated as a feature film. But the creators of Netflix’s latest action comedy changed their minds. They felt their ensemble cast of characters would be best served in a series where they would have time to explore each one in depth, and be able to give each character their own adventure.
The result is the eight-episode series now streaming on Netflix, which follows an elite special forces team — made up of an ensemble cast led by Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig — who wake up with a massive hangover and attempt to break up a deal for a nuclear weapon that could obliterate Las Vegas. Terrence Terrell, Paola Lázaro, Kimi Rutledge, Eugene Kim, C. Thomas Howell, Alyson Gorske and Carl Lumbly round out the cast.
“If you like movies like The Hangover, American Pie, Harold & Kumar, Hot Tub Time Machine,...
The result is the eight-episode series now streaming on Netflix, which follows an elite special forces team — made up of an ensemble cast led by Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig — who wake up with a massive hangover and attempt to break up a deal for a nuclear weapon that could obliterate Las Vegas. Terrence Terrell, Paola Lázaro, Kimi Rutledge, Eugene Kim, C. Thomas Howell, Alyson Gorske and Carl Lumbly round out the cast.
“If you like movies like The Hangover, American Pie, Harold & Kumar, Hot Tub Time Machine,...
- 12/2/2023
- by Monique Newman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The recently released action comedy series on Netflix, Obliterated, follows a force of elite CIA agents who are looking for a nuclear device to disarm it before it could blow up the entire Las Vegas. Along with the main characters of the series, we also have some formidable antagonists in the storyline. Some of them are obvious from the start, while one of them hides her real face behind the mask of an innocent lady. Yes, we’re talking about Lana, aka Anastasia Koslov. She was the sister of Ivan Koslov, the Russian arms dealer who wanted to bring death and destruction to US soil. Although Ivan was the ultimate target of the elite agents, they eventually found out about Lana’s true identity and tried to stop her at all costs.
Spoilers Ahead
Who Was Lana, Aka Anastasia Koslov?
Lana, aka Anastasia Koslov, was born Russian. She was the sister of Ivan Koslov,...
Spoilers Ahead
Who Was Lana, Aka Anastasia Koslov?
Lana, aka Anastasia Koslov, was born Russian. She was the sister of Ivan Koslov,...
- 12/2/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Obliterated is a Netflix action-comedy series with some hilarious comedy and action sequences, even though at times it gets a bit awkward. The series centers around a force of CIA agents who are on their way to save Las Vegas from an explosion. Their target is to bring down a Russian arms dealer, who is the mastermind behind a plot to bomb the entire city. However, the journey to find and disarm the nuke is not an easy one because the CIA agents are heavily dosed on psychedelics. Let’s see how they succeed in their voyage to save the city from destruction.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Show?
Obliterated season 1 opened with a force of CIA agents, the leader Ava Winters, and her fellow operatives Chad McKnight, Maya Choi, Paul Young, Angela Gomez, Trunk, and Hagerty arriving at a pool party in disguise to find the Russian arms dealer Ivan Koslov,...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Show?
Obliterated season 1 opened with a force of CIA agents, the leader Ava Winters, and her fellow operatives Chad McKnight, Maya Choi, Paul Young, Angela Gomez, Trunk, and Hagerty arriving at a pool party in disguise to find the Russian arms dealer Ivan Koslov,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
Obliterated, the latest action/drama series released on Netflix, brings a new assorted group of actors and characters into the fold through a stacked cast.
Multiple branches of the United States Armed Forces team up with one another in Obliterated to combat a dangerous terrorist network from leaving Las Vegas in ruins.
The real issue is that these various agents believe they got the job done and celebrate accordingly, not realizing the bomb they diffused is fake, and are now forced to fight through hangovers and exhaustion to truly finish their work.
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Multiple branches of the United States Armed Forces team up with one another in Obliterated to combat a dangerous terrorist network from leaving Las Vegas in ruins.
The real issue is that these various agents believe they got the job done and celebrate accordingly, not realizing the bomb they diffused is fake, and are now forced to fight through hangovers and exhaustion to truly finish their work.
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- 12/1/2023
- by Richard Nebens
- The Direct
There's no doubt that Netflix is the biggest name in streaming. Though it lost some subscribers in 2022, the company has come out the other side and now boasts around 247 million paid subscribers — almost 50 million more than its closest rival, Prime Video. But the rise of Netflix has come at a cost to us all. That is to say we've been fed a seemingly never ending stream of middling "content," most of which seems to come and go without making any significant impact.
While this cultural nightmare continues unabated, Netflix has been gleefully raising prices, mainly because they signed up everyone they possibly could and now need to squeeze 'em for everything they've got. All of which would be fine — or at least, par for the course in our free market reality — except the streamer insists on taking our subscription fees and funding stuff like "Obliterated."
What's "Obliterated?" It's an action...
While this cultural nightmare continues unabated, Netflix has been gleefully raising prices, mainly because they signed up everyone they possibly could and now need to squeeze 'em for everything they've got. All of which would be fine — or at least, par for the course in our free market reality — except the streamer insists on taking our subscription fees and funding stuff like "Obliterated."
What's "Obliterated?" It's an action...
- 11/30/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Plot: Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy from the creators of Cobra Kai that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.
Review: When an elite team of special forces, commandos, and spies team up to save the day, that is usually the end of the story. The credits typically roll on a happy ending once the bad guy is killed and the world is saved. The new series Obliterated looks at what happens when that celebration is premature in a blend of the team action of The A-Team with the drug and alcohol-fueled excess of The Hangover.
Review: When an elite team of special forces, commandos, and spies team up to save the day, that is usually the end of the story. The credits typically roll on a happy ending once the bad guy is killed and the world is saved. The new series Obliterated looks at what happens when that celebration is premature in a blend of the team action of The A-Team with the drug and alcohol-fueled excess of The Hangover.
- 11/30/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The title for Netflix’s new action comedy series Obliterated is a clever little pun, even as it alludes to mass destruction.
In the eight-episode series, an elite team of government special forces thwart a Russian supervillain from denoting a nuclear bomb in the heart of Las Vegas, and celebrate their victory by getting absolutely trashed on the taxpayer’s dime. Unfortunately, in the middle of their drug and alcohol-induced bacchanal on the Strip, they learn the real bomb is still active and have only seven hours to thwart a nuclear explosion again, drunk or not.
In the eight-episode series, an elite team of government special forces thwart a Russian supervillain from denoting a nuclear bomb in the heart of Las Vegas, and celebrate their victory by getting absolutely trashed on the taxpayer’s dime. Unfortunately, in the middle of their drug and alcohol-induced bacchanal on the Strip, they learn the real bomb is still active and have only seven hours to thwart a nuclear explosion again, drunk or not.
- 11/30/2023
- by Hunter Ingram
- Primetimer
Obliterated is a high-octane action comedy series created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald. The Netflix series revolves around an elite team from various branches of the US armed forces in order to stop a terrorist attack that could wipe out Las Vegas. When the team thinks that they have completed their mission, they spend their night celebrating with lots of alcohol and drugs but disaster strikes when they find out that the threat is still active and they only have a day to save Vegas. In the haze of alcohol and drugs, the team gathers and goes on a mission to save Sin City. Obliterated stars Nick Zano, Shelley Henning, Terrence Terrell, and Alyson Gorske. So, if you loved Obliterated here are some similar shows you could watch next.
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- 11/30/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Especially in its early installments, 24 used to build in a midseason pause. Jack Bauer would achieve what he thought was his goal — securing the bomb, identifying the conspiratorial kingpin, etc. — and then, after enough time to take a breath but not enough time to use the bathroom, he would discover a Bigger bomb or realize that behind the apparently Big Bad was a Bigger Bad. Gasp!
But what if, instead of merely taking that breath, Jack Bauer had celebrated securing yet another victory for America by doing the keg stand to end all keg stands or dropping a tab of acid — and only then figured out that he still had half a day’s worth of torture, cliffhangers and mountain lions in store?
That — or perhaps just “It’s The Hangover as a ’90s action movie!” — is the hook for Netflix’s new series Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai trio of Jon Hurwitz,...
But what if, instead of merely taking that breath, Jack Bauer had celebrated securing yet another victory for America by doing the keg stand to end all keg stands or dropping a tab of acid — and only then figured out that he still had half a day’s worth of torture, cliffhangers and mountain lions in store?
That — or perhaps just “It’s The Hangover as a ’90s action movie!” — is the hook for Netflix’s new series Obliterated, from the Cobra Kai trio of Jon Hurwitz,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Forget about staying gold. Ponyboy is staying lit! In Netflix‘s about-to-drop action-comedy Obliterated, The Outsiders icon C. Thomas Howell is grizzled, grabby, and all sorts of effed-up as Haggerty, one of the elite Special Forces agents racing to stop a terror plot to destroy Vegas. His specialty: Defusing bombs. And getting bombed. And he’s not the only one feeling a little frisky. In TV Insider’s exclusive clip, which you can watch above, Haggerty’s cohorts — including an impressively ripped Nick Zano as wiseass McKnight and Teen Wolf vet Shelley Hennig‘s team leader Ava — sweat it out as their resident bomb expert attempts to set the perfect mood for beating the clock. And because nothing is ever what you expect with this high-octane hoot from the makers of Cobra Kai, he of course lands on a classic as covered by Michael Bublé. As McKnight notes, “all bomb guys are weird.
- 11/29/2023
- TV Insider
Looking for your next binge-watch, or just need to fill an hour? Welcome to Your Weekly Watch List, our curated collection of the best shows on television. Here's what to watch from Sunday, November 26 through Saturday, December 2.
The team behind Cobra Kai transitions into more adult fare this week with Netflix's Obliterated, an R-rated action comedy about an elite (and dysfunctional) military unit. Elsewhere, Hulu adapts Charles Dickens' The Artful Dodger for the small screen, Baz Luhrmann reimagines his 2008 film Australia as a six-episode limited series, and Love Like a K-Drama explores whether fictional romance translates to the real world.
Sunday, Hulu (Full Season)...
The team behind Cobra Kai transitions into more adult fare this week with Netflix's Obliterated, an R-rated action comedy about an elite (and dysfunctional) military unit. Elsewhere, Hulu adapts Charles Dickens' The Artful Dodger for the small screen, Baz Luhrmann reimagines his 2008 film Australia as a six-episode limited series, and Love Like a K-Drama explores whether fictional romance translates to the real world.
Sunday, Hulu (Full Season)...
- 11/26/2023
- by Claire Spellberg Lustig
- Primetimer
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