By Claudia García Sánchez
01 Dec 2024, 16:50 PM EST
With only a few days since its premiere, The series ‘A Man on the Inside’ has established itself as one of the most watched programs on Netflix during the last few weeks. Likewise, it made history by becoming the platform’s most prominent American series based on a South American production.
The production It premiered on November 21 and in one week it has managed to collect 6.9 million viewspositioning itself as the most viewed of the week on the streaming platform and surpassing other great favorites such as ‘Arcane, which has 6.4 million views, and ‘Cobra Kai’, 5.7 million.
What makes ‘A Man on the Inside’ such an appealing phenomenon?
The series is created by Michael Schur and presents an exciting story that follows widower and professor Charles Nieuwendykplayed by actor Ted Danson, and who Takes an unexpected job as an investigative assistant for a private detectivewith the mission to infiltrate a retirement community in Pacific View, San Francisco to locate a lost ruby necklace.
The series is full of big Hollywood stars, such as Mary Elizabeth Ellis, who plays Charles’ daughter, Lilah Richcreek as the private detective, and Stephanie Beatriz as the director of the retirement center.
A link to ‘The Mole Agent’
Although the series stands out for its originality, ‘A Man on the Inside’ It is based on the Chilean documentary ‘The Mole Agent’which is directed by Maite Alberdi. This production was nominated for the Oscars in 2020 and tells the story of Rómulo, a widower who infiltrates a nursing home in El Monte, Chile, to investigate allegations of abuse against a resident named Sonia.
Like the Netflix series, The documentary was critically acclaimed and received important recognitions in festivals and awards ceremonies such as the Goya Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, the Biofilm Festival, among others.
The success of ‘A Man on the Inside’ reaffirms Netflix’s ability to offer quality content that resonates with both audiences and critics.
Netflix Ranking
During the last week, ‘A Man on the Inside’ has not been the only series that has achieved great success on Netflix, since other productions managed to capture the attention of the audience and add millions of views.
- ‘Arcane’ season 2: 6.4 million views
- ‘Cobra Kai’ season 6: 5.7 million views
- ‘Outer Banks’ season 4: 2.7 million views
- ‘Arcane’ season 1: 2.2 million views
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