Where did this fiction come from and how has it slipped so quickly among the most watched on the platform?
It was not among the most anticipated series on Netflix for 2023, but it did not take long for it to be among the most watched on the platform. Lockwood Agencythe fantastic series that the service launched on January 27, is in fourth place in the ranking of the most popular series in the Netflix catalog at the time of writing these lines. And the most normal thing would be that, after getting this extra dose of exposure to potential new viewers, fiction continues to rise even more. But what is it Lockwood Agency?
What is Lockwood Agencythe new Netflix fantasy series
Before being one of the last hits Netflix, Lockwood Agency it was just a literary saga created by the writer Jonathan Stroud. The five books that make up the series, published between 2013 and 2017, could be described as thriller supernatural aimed at the segment of readers young adultsand have as protagonists the three young members of a psychic agency that sells its services to fight against spirits.
trailer of Lockwood Agencythe series that sweeps Netflix
what’s up Lockwood Agency?
Anthony, George and Lucy, the three spiritualists, are also the main characters in the Netflix adaptation. This first season of the series Lockwood Agency It consists of eight episodes, which are around 40 minutes long, and tells how, in a world plagued by ghosts, there are mega-corporations that hire teenagers with powers to deal with supernatural threats. The only company of this type that works without adult supervision is the one made up of Anthony Lockwood, a young entrepreneur; George Cubbins, his eccentric partner, and Lucy Carlyle, the latest addition to the company’s payroll and perhaps the most powerful of the three kids.
Despite the difficulties that come with wanting to remain independent in a business run largely by giant corporations, the three members of the Lockwood Agency end up being drawn into a paranormal mystery that could change the course of history. Some have defined it as a series of episodic and long-term mysteries, with a detective gang dynamic throughout. Scooby Doo! (or, for that matter, to Velmathe adult version and gore), a touch of Harry Potter and, definitely, the definitive attraction for those who enjoyed the adolescent tone of Wednesday and they crave news of the second season.
The British series, which is taking Netflix by storm these days, combines mystery with fantasy and stars newcomer Cameron Chapman, Ali Hadji-Heshmati (alex rider) and Ruby Stokes (The Bridgertons) as the three young protagonists. At the creative controls of the series is Joe Cornish, a British screenwriter who has written the scripts for the first ant man, The boy who could be king (which he also directed) and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, one of the best Steven Spielberg movies. The cast is completed by Morven Christie, Luke Treadaway, Paddy Holland, Ivanno Jeremiah, Rhianna Dorris, Hayley Konadu and Jack Bandeira.
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