It is undoubtedly one of the biggest French successes of 2024 on Netflix. Unveiled a few days ago, the series The Cage is currently in the spotlight on the streaming platform, ranking in the top 10 non-English-speaking series in nearly 40 countries. If you’ve only had one bite of the 5 episodes of the series by Franck Gastambide, here are five other programs that should please you. Selection.
On November 8, Netflix finally revealed The Cagenew event series and first French series on MMA. With big names in the cast such as Jon Jones, Georges Saint-Pierre and Ciryl Gane, the series following the young fighter Taylor (Melvin Boomer) did not disappoint and can already be considered a real success. While some subscribers are still discovering the series – allowing, for some, to discover the complex and fascinating world of mixed martial arts – some are already waiting for a hypothetical season 2. If the answer is not yet clear, don’t worry: SFR News has put together, in the meantime, a selection of five similar programs, available now on Netflix.
Sixty minutes
Unveiled on Netflix in early 2024, Sixty minutes will please fans of action films, and particularly fans of fight scenes. Directed by Oliver Kienle, the film follows the story of Octavio (Emilio Sakraya), a veteran MMA fighter. The plot is simple and effective: in order not to lose custody of his daughter, the fighter must go to her birthday in less than sixty minutes. To achieve this, Octavio cancels a fight, which will not please the Berlin mafia at all…
Furious
Broadcast for the first time on the N rouge platform in 2022, Furious is a high-voltage Polish feature film. Although the fight scenes are legion, the plot is nevertheless centered on the world of football hooliganism. While a terrible gang war is raging in the country and arrests are taking place, Dzika, a police officer, recognizes the brother of her ex-boyfriend Dawid among those arrested. Ready to do anything to stop a civil war, the policewoman offers Dawid a deal: if he wants to spare his brother a heavy prison sentence, he will have to infiltrate a gang of hooligans and become an informant…
McGregor Forever
Even if he hasn’t fought for several years, the Irishman Conor McGregor remains the unmissable star of the UFC and world MMA, and is even one of the main reasons for his popularity on the Old Continent. If you’ve never seen the documentary McGregor Foreverthe catch-up session is absolutely imperative. Available in 4 episodes, the documentary offers an intimate look at the career and personal life of Conor McGregor, one of the biggest stars in the history of combat sports. Tracing the Dublin native’s meteoric rise through the ranks of the UFC, McGregor Forever also emphasizes the unique and atypical personality of the Notoriousalso exploring the former double champion’s hard knocks and moments of doubt.
Bruised
Get ready to see Halle Berry as a true warrior! In Bruised (or Bruised in VO), feature film unveiled on Netflix in 2021, the American actress plays the role of Jackie, a former MMA champion converted into a housekeeper. When Desi, her former manager, takes her into an underground fight, the fighter attracts the attention of a promoter, ready to do anything to get her back in the cage…
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The Hunt in Blood
You may have missed The Hunt in Blooda successful Korean series mixing action, boxing and drama. In this 8-episode production, we follow two talented young boxers, determined to bring down an unscrupulous loan shark, a real nightmare for the needy and desperate… A series rich in action, which will undoubtedly please everyone big fans of the Noble Art.
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