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Ellie Kemp
Netflix fans are binge-watching a '10/10' drama series they say is 'gripping from start to finish'.
The streamer is welcoming summer with a whole new slate of series and movies, from Tyler Perry's Straw to 'best ever' crime thriller, Dept Q.
But a new Australian release has stormed Netflix's global TV charts, just days after its release.
The six-parter is currently the second-most watched TV drama globally, just behind the third season of Ginny and Georgia.
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Having only just dropped on June 6, the 'beautiful' series is pulling in rave reviews from viewers.
Set in the fictional town of Evelyn Bay, Tasmania, it follows Kieran Elliott (The Lord of the Rings' Charlie Vickers), a man who returns to his hometown after 15 years away, with his partner Mia (Halo's Yerin Ha) and their baby.
But Kieran is still haunted by a tragic storm that claimed the lives of his older brother Finn (Remy Kidd), his friend Toby (Talon Hooper), and a young woman named Gabby (Eloise Rothfield).
But the small-town community is shaken when a new body is discovered on the beach, forcing long-buried secrets to be confronted, as Kieran faces the guilt of his past.
The series in question is titled The Survivors and is based on the Jane Harper book series of the same name.
Creator Tony Ayres - who was behind Netflix's Clickbait and Cate Blanchett drama Stateless - describes the show as 'a Trojan horse.'
He told Netflix ahead of The Survivor's release: “It’s a family melodrama disguised as a murder mystery. Because the things that are really at its heart are things like a son wanting his mother’s love and the mother who just cannot afford to give it because her whole world might fall apart.”
At the time of writing, the series had racked up a perfect 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, across five critics' reviews.
The Guardian's Lucy Mangan hailed it 'a study in how raw grief and festering resentment warp everything -- and how surviving a tragedy rarely means getting away unscathed,' as LeisureByte.com's Archi Sengupta said: "The Survivors is an arresting mystery-drama series that will leave you on edge and rooting for the victims throughout."
Over on IMDB, viewers rated it a 6.5 out of 10, with one reckoning it's 'a slow burn, but worth it'.
The praise continued over on X, formerly Twitter, where one fan wrote: "Just finished The Survivors. 10/10 show, not just cause Yerin was I'm but it's actually a really good suspense/mystery which I love. I went in knowing nothing so I really enjoyed myself."
A second agreed: "It's a must-watch! The show masterfully explores complex emotions, with Charlie Vickers delivering a standout performance."
A third gave their verdict: "Binged The Survivors And WOW it is absolutely brilliant! Kept me on the edge of my seat all 6 episodes, so many twists AND turns! "10/10 must watch!"
All six episodes of The Survivors are available to stream now on Netflix.