Thieves, AKA, Under the Seine, Cash, The King of Shadows, New Rich…Every year, there are several new French films coming to Netflixwith varying degrees of success. In 2024, it was a horror story praised by Stephen King that was particularly talked about, breaking an impressive audience record on the streaming platform.
This French film is the most viewed on Netflix
Updated this Sunday, August 25, the list of the most watched non-English films on Netflix includes some surprises. And in particular, the presence, in second and seventh place, French productions made in France ! Right after Trollthe fantastic success of the Norwegian Roar Uthaug, released in 2022, which has accumulated 103 million views in first place on the podium, we find Under the Seinereleased in 2024. Praised by Stephen King, the master of horror, this political and ecological thriller by Xavier Gens, starring Bérénice Bejo and Nassim Lyes, was viewed no less than 101 million timesAlthough it was poorly received by critics and the public in France, the international media were generally won over by the plot.
The pitch of Under the Seine takes place in real time, in summer 2024while Paris is hosting the triathlon world championships for the first time. The framework is intended to be very realistic, although seeing the arrival a big shark way THE Jaws in the waters of the river is not likely to happen anytime soon! Although Netflix has not yet officially announced a sequel to the film, its success is already giving the director ideas, who recently discussed some pretty crazy concepts in an interview.
From here, we can’t wait to discover the anime on the streaming platform taste, one of the 28 biggest releases of the end of 2024!
