‘Gripping’ Netflix mini-series has viewers hooked for 53.7 million hours as it storms most-watched charts
Topics: Netflix, Streaming, Social Media, Rotten Tomatoes, Film and TV
Ellie Kemp
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Topics: Netflix, Streaming, Social Media, Rotten Tomatoes, Film and TV
Netflix subscribers have boosted a binge-worthy new mini-series up the streamer's most-watched charts.
With new seasons of popular shows including The Witcher and Nobody Wants This dominating Netflix leaderboards in recent weeks, you might have missed out on this thrilling European crime drama.
It's made up of six episodes, each around 50 minutes long, making for a binge-watch you can really sink your teeth into.
Since its October 27 release, the show has been watched for more than 53.7 million hours, according to figures from FlixPatrol.
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Currently, it's the second-most watched TV show on Netflix worldwide.
Viewers have taken to social media to share their appreciation of the Copenhagen-based series.
It follows trainee police cadet Tea Lind (Clara Dessau) who is offered a last-ditch attempt to save her career.
Working with the Danish intelligence service, PET, she must go undercover as luxury jeweller Saea Linneman and infiltrate the close social circle of a powerful drug lord, Miran (Afshin Firouzi).
Befriending his girlfriend Ashley (Maria Cordsen), Tea attempts to gain access to and intelligence on the Miran.
As she digs deeper into her lie, though, the lines blur and she finds herself emotionally involved in her mission. Which I'm pretty sure is the number one no-no of becoming a spy, alongside concealing your true identity!
Suddenly, Tea's loyalties shift and her mission turns from professional to personal.
The show in question is called The Asset, also known as Legenden in its original language of Danish.
The TV series has been rated a solid 89 percent by viewers on Rotten Tomatoes, while critics gave it a score of 86 percent.
Critics praised the show's fast pace, while Archi Sengupta from LeisureByte.com summed it up as 'an enjoyable watch that focuses a bit more on emotions than the thrill'.
Viewers, meanwhile, hailed it a 'must-see series', adding the actors' performances were 'excellent'.
The discussion continued over on IMDb, where one person admitted to watching the entire thing in just one sitting.
"The acting was solid throughout, the story believable, and the final twist was tailor-made for the inevitable sequel," they said.
Another social media user reckoned The Asset was a 'gripping dive into espionage', adding: "The writing is sharp, with clever dialogue that keeps the audience invested."
Elsewhere, Reddit users were also quick to praise the show.
Taking to the r/Netflix subreddit, one person admitted to bingeing 'the whole thing'.
Others were eager for a second season, claiming the show concludes with room to continue.
At the time of writing, Netflix has not yet confirmed a second season.
The Asset is streaming now on Netflix.