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Baby Reindeer, a sleeper hit on Netflix, shines with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score worldwide and has climbed the charts to the number one spot on Netflix. The series delves into a complex stalker-victim relationship, based on the life of Richard Gadd (who also writes and stars). With unexpected twists, Baby Reindeer surprised and thrilled viewers. Other surprised hits on Netflix include Anthracite and Midsummer Night.

Baby Reindeer, Netflix's new drama thriller, has become a surprise global hit, leading the streaming service's Top 10 TV Shows list in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Spain (via What's on Netflix). The seven-episode series, which currently boasts a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, has proven to be quite the sleeper hit. Based on the true life story of Richard Gadd (and adapted from his one-man show), Baby Reindeer recounts Gadd's experience with a female stalker. The show dives much deeper into Gadd's life,...

Teenagers are rebels, and it’s fairly obvious that in the years leading up to our adulthood, we do a lot of things we aren’t supposed to do. Sneaking out of the house, breaking curfews, partying with other rebels—you know the gist. But when someone spends the better part of their life watching a self-proclaimed prophet utter rubbish and taking them seriously, it’s trouble. Nurse Faure in the latest French crime thriller Anthracite is a person who has stopped being a normal person ever since she broke into Solal’s storage unit. Her actions led to the deaths of many innocent people, and they had massive consequences for the small, scenic town of Levionna.

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Why Was Faure Influenced By Caleb?

Unlike other girls in Levionna, Faure didn’t directly get involved with the cult. A few months after Caleb was arrested, Solal completed his investigations and interviews.

In the wintery landscape of the French Alps, police raid the home of a dangerous religious sect and find a house full of dead bodies. Thirty years later, when a man investigating the cult is kidnapped, his web sleuth daughter heads to the mountains determined to find him — and solve the mystery behind the string of ritualistic killings plaguing the town. Created by Fanny Robert (Profilage), Maxime Berthemy (Profilage), and Mehdi Ouahab (Last Light), the alpine thriller Anthracite stars Hatik, Noémie Schmidt, and Camille Lou.

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In 1994, leader of the Écrins cult, Caleb Johannson (Cassetti), is swarmed by a Swat team in front of his own home in the French Alps, which is filled with cult members. As the cops tell him he’s under arrest for the ritualistic killing of 17-year-old Roxane Vail, he starts bleeding profusely...

The French crime thriller Anthracite concluded with the Ecrins cult leader Caleb Johansson and his illegitimate daughter and wife crushed under the mines. The anthracite mines have been the most prevalent part of the series, and Bachelard’s detonator left the town of Levionna covered in ruins. The discovery of the mysterious box which frightened the life out of a woman, suggests that a second season might be on the cards.

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Is Someone Still Running The Ecrins Cult?

After Caleb’s arrest, nobody in the town thought that the cult would continue to operate. But Faure, in her own way, carried on his legacy in her own twisted way. Even after the deaths of Faure, Caleb, and their daughter, it’s still possible that there is an active member of the cult who’s still operating the cult, hiding in the shadows. Not to forget, even though Hari is in prison,...

A cybersleuth who’s suffering from leukemia comes to the scenic Levionna when her journalist father has disappeared from the face of the earth. Ida Heilman in Netflix’s Anthracite plays a major role in unraveling the dark secrets the town of Levionna has kept buried for decades. Her entire life takes a turn as she keeps digging up new things to bring to light, and her change in a matter of a few weeks is noticeable.

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Why Does Ida Want Jaro To Help Her?

Ida pursues Jaro Gatsi to help her find Solal. Despite Jaro’s hesitance to associate himself with more trouble, Ida doesn’t let go of him. The “web-sleuth” knows every little thing about Jaro, and her community on iData keeps her posted on more updates. When Ida searches through Solal’s bag, she finds Jaro’s picture in there, and after a telephone call from Caleb,...

In the small town of Levionna, one hiker who once took shelter in one of the anthracite caves ends up impacting hundreds of lives in Netflix’s latest French crime thriller, Anthracite. Caleb Johansson becomes a cult leader after hearing voices in the caves, and he’s soon arrested for the murder of Roxane Vial. 30 years later, the disappearance of journalist Solal Heilman digs up the buried history of the town, and Caleb sets himself free from the asylum.

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Why Was Caleb Arrested In 1994?

Caleb Johansson ran a cult named Ecrines that attracted most of the young population of Levionna. Caleb preached for a world where light and darkness should be balanced to restore order, and men living like cockroaches must take steps to reform themselves. Young women were enchanted by Caleb, and they’d devote themselves to him. Caleb’s charisma attracted followers from all around town,...

The Netflix series Anthracite is a French Thriller depicting a gruesome cult conspiracy in the French Alps. Honestly, this series had me on my toes through to the end and I have a feeling that Anthracite is about to be one of the top thrillers to come out this year. Moreover, Alpine France truly is a sight to behold; I wouldn’t lie if I told you the serene background had me distracted for a few minutes there. Anthracite is loosely inspired by a real-life mass suicide incident in the French Alps in the 1990s linked to a cult named the Order of the Solar Temple. Even though this series is highly dramatized, its association with real-life events adds another layer of intrigue to the series.

In 1994, a squad of the French special police force, or the Gign, raided an isolated mansion near the fictional resort town of Levionna. Before...

A car crash interview with a delusional prince, a new series adaptation featuring Patricia Highsmith’s most infamous creation, the second part of Zack Snyder’s pricey space opera and a paranormal detective show set within Neil Gaiman’s celebrated Sandman universe are among the big titles hitting Netflix in April.

Debuting April 4 is Ripley, Netflix’s glossy new take on Highsmith’s 1955 crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Fresh from the critical acclaim he received for All of Us Strangers, Irish actor Andrew Scott will be inhabiting the role of Tom Ripley in an adaptation that will be screened in black-and-white. The eight-episode series also stars Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf, Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood, and acting newcomer Eliot Sumner (son of Sting and Trudie Styler) as Freddie Miles. Written and directed by Oscar winner Steven Zaillian, Ripley was originally set for release on Showtime before it found a new home on Netflix.

Netflix has a lot of hot picks this month, with the biggest being the second part of Zack Snyder’s epic space opera Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver. The rebel warriors of Veldt prepare to face off against the might of the Motherworld, willing to risk it all to defend their home. Sofia Boutella returns as the titular Scargiver, Kora, and she is once again joined by Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, and Djimon Hounsou.

For those who want a little spookiness this spring, Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho’s next project, Parasyte: The Grey hits Netflix this month, as does the next entry in the Sandman universe, Dead Boy Detectives. Parasyte: The Grey follows an outbreak of an unknown alien parasite that can pass as their human hosts and infiltrate society – think Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but with more gore.

Based on the DC Comics series by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner,...

For those of us who religiously watch “Sex and the City” on whatever platform it is currently streaming on (hi), April 1 is an exciting day. That’s the day the popular HBO series starring Sarah Jessica Parker is coming to Netflix — for the very first time. And TBS reruns this is not: This is the full, unedited, groundbreaking show, now just waiting for viewers new and old to do a Netflix binge. (Paging Gen Z!)

Of course, there are plenty of other exciting TV shows and movies hitting Netflix in April 2024. Movie thrills include Jessica Chastain-starring “Molly’s Game” making its way back to the streamer, as well as perennial rom-com fave “You’ve Got Mail.” On the TV side, there’s new series “Dead Boy Detectives,” from showrunner Steve Yockey, and from the same universe as “The Sandman,” based on the beloved comic series from Neil Gaiman.

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