This cult series, which has just arrived on Netflix, is the most watched in the world (even though it is 20 years old)

While the dystopian film Uglies – “with a polished aesthetic” – just landed on Netflixonly a clever person can already predict its success… The summer was indeed punctuated by a few surprises in the ranking of the most searched series and films on the streaming platform, such as the craze generated by the Mexican production Accidental which rose to the top of the highly anticipated season 4 ofEmily in Paristhe first episodes of which were released in August. The second series has just appeared on Netflix and seems to be particularly satisfying to subscribers, since the American series is currently the ratings leader in France. It must be said that it has been the subject of significant media coverage given the presence of the First Lady in one of the episodes.

Still with us, it’s the feature film A perfect couple filmed with Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Eve Hewson which sits in second place in the ranking of the most popular films and series currently, ahead of a cult series whose entire seasons have been added to the Netflix catalog. prison Break is third in the rankings this week!

A season 6 of prison Break in the pipes?

As our colleagues atHello Cinema, “The biggest hits on Netflix aren’t necessarily linked to new releases”They mention that the American institute Nielsen, which reveals the biggest successes of the platform on a weekly basis, and which currently announces that the series created by Paul Scheuring is most watched in the worldwith a total of1.6 billion minutes watched in France and everywhere else. prison Break ranks ahead of the final season ofUmbrella Academysecond with 1.46 billion minutes viewed over the period. In other words, it is a great success for Wentworth Miller And Dominic Purcell !

All 90 episodes of prison Break which had been revealed over the course of five seasons had already caused a sensation at the time of their first broadcast, from 2005. It was almost 20 years ago! It seemed obvious that Netflix’s announcement of the series’ arrival on the platform would arouse both curiosity and rekindle memories among Michael Scofield’s loyal fans. Especially sinceA season 6 would be in preparationIts creator had made it known in 2017 that he was not opposed to the idea of ​​playing extra time, before the actor Dominic Purcell confirmed that the project was indeed underway at Hollywood Reportershortly after. Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge, and fans are still waiting. The latest news is that the Hulu platform suggested last year that a reboot could soon see the light of day, but with new characters. Watch this space!

What’s new on Netflix in September

prison Break is not the first cult series to appear on Netflix and have such an impact after so many years. This was also the case for Friends in 2015… That’s 20 years after the first episode aired on American television! In fact, it’s no longer available on the platform, and fans will have to subscribe to Max to enjoy the refreshing daily life of Rachel Karen Green, Monica E. Geller-Bing and Phoebe Buffay Hannigan. The entire ten seasons and 236 episodes have just been switched this summer.

Among the new releases on Netflix in September, we can also note the arrival of several successful films such as Dune and the entire saga Fast & Furious. On the series side, besides Emily in Pariswe are now waiting Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez And Twilight of The Gods (season 1) on September 19, then season 2 two We all want to be saved And Nobody Wants This the 26th.

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