Netflix true-crime – Netflix’s latest true-crime movie has surged past 12 million views in its first week, debuting at No. 3 on the English-language list—while the streamer’s Scottish series Should I Marry a Murderer? keeps stacking impressive numbers for a third straight week.
A new true-crime title has hit Netflix’s charts with the kind of speed that gets everyone watching. In its first week, Netflix’s latest true-crime movie debuted at number three on the streamer’s English-language list and posted nearly 12 million views worldwide.
It landed behind the animated blockbuster Swapped and the feel-good dramedy Remarkably Bright Creatures—but still made a statement immediately. The movie also outperformed Netflix’s hit survival thriller Apex. which has accumulated more than 100 million views in four weeks. and the new release’s momentum is clearly carrying into week one.
Netflix’s Scottish series Should I Marry a Murderer?. has been doing its part to keep true crime on the front burner. The three-part show follows a Scottish woman whose fiancé confides in her that he once ran over a cyclist and buried the victim’s body in the Highlands. Over weeks, she spirals through emotional agony, seemingly abandoned by the authorities, as she collects more evidence against him. For a third week in a row. it exceeded viewership expectations. spending three weeks on Netflix’s English-language series list and accumulating 20 million views during that span.
The movie at the center of this latest surge is titled The Crash. It revisits the infamous case of an Ohio teenager named Mackenzie Shirilla. who crashed her car into the side of a building at nearly 100 mph. killing her boyfriend and his friend instantly. Further investigation, the documentary suggests, reveals the crash may not have been an accident.
The Crash was directed by Gareth Johnson. who previously directed the three-part true-crime documentary The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman for Netflix. Released in 2022. The Puppet Master follows a career criminal who dupes unsuspecting people into believing that he’s a secret agent working for MI5 while robbing them of money.
The Crash doesn’t yet have an official Rotten Tomatoes score. although only one of the seven reviews listed so far is negative. Critics have described the movie as a “must-watch for true-crime fans” and “a call to action to look at your own screen and ask yourself: if my life were stripped down to my highlights.”.
With The Crash arriving hot—nearly 12 million views in one week—and Should I Marry a Murderer?. continuing to rack up 20 million views over three weeks, Netflix is building a clear one-two punch for true-crime fans. Whether it’s the Highlands mystery or the questions raised by Shirilla’s crash. the audience appetite is obvious: stories that leave viewers unsettled are finding a fast path to the top.
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