December 13th 2023.
Breaking Bad is one of the most iconic and influential TV shows of all time and it has become even more popular a decade after it was first released. With 116,200,000 hours watched, it was one of Netflix's top thrillers for the first half of 2023.
The series follows a school teacher as he is diagnosed with cancer only to find out that his insurance won't cover his treatment, thrusting him into the dark world of crime.
Netflix has unveiled its most-watched shows of 2023 and we've gone through and picked its top 7 thrillers – so you don't have to. The streaming platform continues to dominate the cultural landscape, pumping out megahits from Squid Game to dark-comedy Beef.
As the December nights grow darker, we're all for a rush of adrenaline after watching a thriller, if only to punctate our evenings lying comatose on the sofa. Netflix has produced a handy guide of its most-watched programmes from January until June this year based on hours watched.
The Night Agent was Netflix's biggest release of Q1 in 2023 and the most-watched show on Netflix for the first six months of this year, notching up more than 812,000,000 hours viewed. Starring Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan, the series is based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quirk and a second season is due in 2024.
Coming in third place on Netflix's most hours viewed ranking, behind comedy-drama Ginny & Georgia, is South Korean web series The Glory. The drama follows Moon Dong-eun, a student who has been tormented by her classmates, as she decides to finally get revenge on her bullies. As well as being a hit with audiences, The Glory went down a storm with critics and was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award among other accolades.
Murdering psychopath Joe Goldberg fails yet again to have a healthy perspective on women and satiate his killing desire in the fourth season of You. Having wreaked havoc across the States, from New York to LA, he has based himself in London and is working as a professor before it all goes awry. You is returning for the fifth season in 2024, however, that will be serial killer Joe's final outing as Netflix confirmed the series was drawing to a close.
Netflix fans were left confused by how to watch new series Kaleidoscope. Created by Matchstick Men author Eric Garcia, the show landed on the streaming service on January 1 and takes place over 25 years. It follows a group of thieves led by Leo Pap, portrayed by Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito, in their attempt to pull off an elaborate heist.
146,700,000 hours of Bloodhounds was watched at the start of the year – an impressive feat – beating the likes of Black Mirror. The gripping thriller follows three friends working for a benevolent moneylender, who band together to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate. A South Korean drama, Bloodhounds stars Mad Dog and Save Me actor Woo Do-hwan and Once Again's Lee Sang-yi.
Mexican drama Triptych follows a forensics agent whose life becomes endangered after finding out she's an identical triplet. Triptych is based on a real story, and while the creators haven't revealed exactly where they sourced their inspiration, it's believed to be the documentary Three Identical Strangers. In the documentary, three men who live in different parts of the US coincidentally bump into each other and are shocked to discover they are identical triplets.
So, if you're at a loss what to watch this festive season and are sick of Love Actually, look no further. Netflix's top thrillers from the first half of 2023 have you covered.
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