Four new Netflix original videos entered the top 10 most popular titles on the streamer last week, adding a long-awaited dramatization of the true story of Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 BBC interview about Jeffrey Epstein, “Scoop,” in a different format. board. by multi-year-old movies debuting on top viewing charts.
“Heart of the Hunter,” which premiered on Netflix on March 29, the most-watched movie for the second week in a row with 10. 9 million views, and “Damsel,” a fantasy story through Millie Bobthrough Brown that is in its fifth week on the market. The highest rating seen in 7th place.
The remaining eight most popular movies from April 1-7 were all new to the rankings, the most movies to earn this gap for the first time in a single week since at least early 2023.
Two of those films were new Netflix originals — “The Beautiful Game,” a sports drama starring Bill Nighty, the fifth-most-watched movie and “Scoop” ranked No. 6 — and the rest were older movies enjoying huge success. Increased popularity.
Many of those films were first added to Netflix from a series of older films that will premiere on the streamer on April 1: “The Little Things,” a 2021 crime mystery starring Denzel Washington, M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” (2019). ) and the 2017 action film “Bathrough Driver” were added first of the month and now rank second, fifth and eighth on the most-watched list, respectively.
“The Maze Runner” and its sequel, “The Scorch Trials” (No. 3 and No. 9 on the list, respectively) were also added to the streamer on April 1, though only for U. K. audiences, and on April 3. The movie in the “Deadly Cure” trilogy is still available.
The 10th most popular film of the week was the acclaimed 2010 film “Letters to God,” based on the true story of an 8-year-old boy with cancer who writes to God through his treatment.
“Glass” is the newest film in a trilogy that is also not fully available on Netflix. M. Night Shyamalan’s mystery series includes “Unbreakable” (2000), Split (2016) and Glass (2019), but only the latter. two appear on the transmitter.
Melania Trump, Prince Andrew, Gwendolyn Beck and Jeffrey Epstein at a party at the Mar-a-Lago club. . . [ ] in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 12, 2000.
On April 5, the highly anticipated movie “Scoop” premiered on Netflix, where it garnered five. 8 million views in its first 3 days. The film tells the behind-the-scenes story of the BBC News team who received the now-famous interview with Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced New York financier in 2019. by suicide in a prison after his arrest on federal sex trafficking charges. Three months after Epstein’s death, the BBC aired a one-hour program called “Prince Andrew and the Epstein Scandal,” in which Prince Andrew called Epstein’s movements “improper” and described Epstein’s space. as a “convenient position to remain” on their scale. to New Zealand. York, admitting that he remained there even after Epstein was first convicted of sexual crimes against a minor. The prince also said that he does not regret the friendship because it gave him “useful” connections and opportunities. Andrew stepped away from his actual duties after the interview aired and resigned from all of his public roles. Royals are played in “Scoop” by English actor Rufus Sewell, which also stars Gillian Anderson as BBC presenter Emily Maitlis and Billie Piper as BBC booker Sam McAlisterArray.
77%. Those are the reviews for “Scoop” from Rotten Tomatoes.
“It was a masterclass in how to give terrible answers,” McAlister told NPR.
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