Netflix: this new French series is a worldwide success

Netflix: this new French series is a worldwide success



The success is confirmed

After Furiesaction series with Marina Foïs and Lina El Arabi released online on March 1, 2024 on Netflix, is another French production successfully exported internationally: Anthracite. Indeed, this unique detective series, which brings together in the cast above all Hatik, Camille Lou and Noémie Schmidt, enjoys a second week around the world, better than the first.

In 1994, the collective suicide of a sect based in a small village in the Alps makes the news… 30 years later, the murder of a woman murdered according to the rituals of the strange community sets the precarious balance of the inhabitants on fire. The ideal scapegoat, Jaro Gatsi (Hatik), a young delinquent who has come to the mountains to get his life back on track, soon finds himself accused of the murder. Determined to prove his innocence, he receives unexpected help from Ida (Noémie Schmidt), an eccentric and ultra-connected geek who is searching for her missing father…

With the equivalent of 5.1 million views between April 15th and 21st, this performance allows him to take the leader of the Top World for a non-English speaking series.

The best non-English Netflix series from April 15th to 21st
The best non-English Netflix series from April 15th to 21st ©Netflix

Anthracite hunting of heavy vehicles

With its 6 episodes, Anthracite it does better than its Swedish competitor Midsummer night, released the next day. But above all, if we look the overall world ranking of the seriesEnglish-language and non-English-language series combined, Anthracite is placed at 4th placejust behind the British series heavyweights The Lords and Korean The Queen of Tearsand the phenomenon My little reindeer.

It should be noted that, in this general ranking, the Korean series is positioned in first place Anthracite. Because with its 16 episodes it mathematically shows more hours of viewing, but fewer EVC (equivalent complete views), the official measure of the Netflix ranking.

Anthracite
Anthracite ©Netflix

Currently Top 2 Series in France, behind the inevitable British miniseries mentioned above, Anthracite is on track to establish itself as a major French hit for Netflix. And it could very well, like Furies which remained there for 6 weeks, and then established itself long-term in the global Top 10 of non-English-speaking series.

Will the series created by Fanny Robert confirm its success in the third week? Reply very soon.

Source: Cine Serie

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