Netflix’s ‘Band of Brothers’ Replacement Kicks Off with Kidnapping Thriller Taking Streaming by Storm

After a brief (and controversial) stint at the top of the Netflix streaming charts, the comedy-drama series Boots ceded his crown to the recently released Nobody saw us leave. The five-episode kidnapping thriller shot straight to the top of the charts upon its release, striking Boots in third place after a one-week reign. Even more impressive, Nobody saw us leave also outperformed the third season of The diplomat on the streamer’s global charts, according to FlixPatrol. However, the political thriller was Netflix’s most popular title domestically.

Nobody saw us leave is based on the book of the same name by the Mexican author Tamara Trottneritself inspired by its real experiences. He debuted to positive reviewsalthough it does not yet have an official Rotten Tomatoes score. Collider Giovana Gelhoren praised the series, writing: “Not only does it follow a desperate protagonist in her search for answers and justice, but it also mixes romance, heartwarming family moments, as well as a historical setting that gives viewers a glimpse of Mexico in the 1960s.”

Nobody saw us leave shares thematic similarities with last year’s hit Brazilian film I’m still hereled by Walter Salles and featuring Fernanda Torres. The film won an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film and became one of the highest-grossing Brazilian hits of all time, grossing $36 million worldwide. The film follows the quest of a woman in search of her missing husband during a turbulent period in Brazilian history; Nobody saw us leave also follows a woman’s mission to find her husband, who flees with their children from Mexico to Europe.

The “boots” somehow annoyed the US government

Bootson the other hand, was both acclaimed and controversial. Set in the 1990s, the series follows the journey of a closeted gay teenager after he enlists in the army. It holds a 93% “certified freshness” score on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads: “Miles Heizer’s terrific performance has what it takes in Bootsa sympathetic comedy-drama that explores masculinity and homosexuality to powerful effect. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, the series was described as “woke trash” by the Pentagon.

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