[HanCinema's News] "Sweet Home" Ascends to Eighth Place in International Netflix Chart
By William Schwartz | Published on
New data released by FlixPatrol on December 21st has shown that the new Netflix drama "Sweet Home" has cracked the international top 10 for the streaming platform. This is the first appearance of "Sweet Home" in the Netflix top 10 and, registered as it is on December 20th, happened in the third day of the supernatutrally themed drama's availability. The drama appears to have risen in the ranks due to strong recommendations from various viewers.
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"Sweet Home" ranked as the number one drama in eight different regions on December 20th. These include South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Phillipines. Outside of Asia "Sweet Home" was also the number one drama in Peru and Kuwait. In addition to these number one rankings, "Sweet Home" was also in the top ten for forty-two different regions. These included Saudi Arabia at number two, the Arab Emirates at number three, Turkey at number seven, and the USA at number eight.
The ascendance of "Sweet Home" to the Netflix international top ten coincides with "Start Up" dropping out of that same chart. "Start Up" has shown excellent presence on Netflix ever since it started airing on the platform. However, "Start Up" was made for television, while "Sweet Home" is an original Netflix production.
Written by William Schwartz
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"Sweet Home" is directed by Lee Eung-bok, written by Hong So-ri, Kim Hyung-min-II, Park So-jung-I, and features Song Kang, Lee Jin-wook, Lee Si-young, Lee Do-hyun, Kim Nam-hee-I, Go Min-si. Broadcasting information in Korea: 2020/12/18, Fri on Netflix.
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea since 2011. Started out in Gyeongju, then to Daegu, then to Ansan, then to Yeongju, then to Seoul, lived on the road for HanCinema's travel diaries series in the summer of 2016, and is currently settled in Anyang. Has good tips for utilizing South Korea's public bus system. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net. He also has a substack at williamschwartz.substack.com where he discusses the South Korean film industry in broader terms and takes suggestions for future movies to review.
