There are few feelings that compare to sitting down, sticking on one episode of a show and knowing immediately that you’re about to binge-watch the entire series in one sitting.
Great first episodes that hook you in can set you up to just tear through the rest of the show.
Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Lost, Hell, and even The Good Place are all shows whose outstanding first episodes are rare gems that should be cherished when found.
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One new Netflix show has had fans ‘hooked from the first episode’, and as a result – they’ve been binging the entire show in a single day.
It focusses on a close-knit community, and after a tragic event the entire community is rocked to its core.
Check out the trailer here:
The show is called The Accident, and the Mexican drama has not only been a hit with fans on social media, but has shot its way towards the top of Netflix’s charts, landing at number two.
Starring Ana Claudia Talancón, Sebastian Martínez, and Alberto Guerra, the original concept was written by Leonardo Padrón for Netflix.
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Sitting at just 10 episodes, it is supremely bingeable.
With a score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, there is only one negative review on the platform.
Rachel Cooke, writing a review for The New Statesman, said: “Its energy comes from the confrontational anger of the characters and the writer's anger at injustice.”
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Anne Brodie, of What She Said, wrote in her review: “The tension is tight, the story crisp and fast-moving and offers a stinging rebuke of the power elite.”
Meanwhile, RogerEbert.com said the show was ‘worth a look’, and the Daily Mail gave the show 4/5 stars, saying: “The emotional power of the story was undeniable”.
Fans have been saying that the Mexican drama is worth a watch too, with one fan tweeting:
“LORD I forgot that Mexican TV Shows go from zero to one million quickly.
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“The Accident on Netflix is WILD.”
Another fan tweeted out to say: "One of the best series this year is The Accident on Netflix. Freaking mad!”
One 10/10 review on IMDb said: “I thought the show was gripping, tense and ABSOLUTELY fantastic, I was in tears by the end....!
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“I was hooked from the first episode and watched all in a day!”
The show is not only second in the US, but in the world, ranking only behind Emily in Paris worldwide.
The Accident is available to watch on Netflix now.
Topics: Netflix, Film and TV
Michael Slavin