Netflix India Reveals Most Popular Movies and TV Shows of 2020
Dec. 10, 2020According to Netflix, the most popular thriller in the country was Raat Akeli Hai. Theaction filmsthat managed to top the charts include Extraction, Malang, and The Old Guard. The mostpopular comedy filmwas Ludo. Popular movies with strong female leads include Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Guilty, Masaba Masaba, Bulbbul, She, Miss India, Never Have I Ever, and Emily in Paris.
Coming to non-fiction series and documentaries, Netflix notes that the viewership for this genre witnessed year-over-year growth of more than 250 percent. Popular non-fiction shows include Too Hot to Handle, Indian Matchmaking, and Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives.Documentaries had over 100 percent YoY growth, with popular ones being Bad Boy Billionaires,The Social Dilemma, and Money Heist: The Phenomenon.
Moving on, Netflix notes that international shows such as Dark and Money Heist managed to retain their spot in the Top 10 row for several days. While Dark was on the Top 10 list for 95 days,Money Heist was featured for 170 days. Turkish series, The Protector, was the most popular fantasy title this year.
The shows that represent K-dramas on Netflix in India include The King: Eternal Monarch, Kingdom (S2), It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, and Start-up. Interestingly, the genre had a whopping 370 percent YoY growth in the country. Lastly, the shows kids loved were Over The Moon, The Willoughbys, Boss Baby: Back in Business (S4), Feel the Beat, and Mighty Little Bheem (S3).
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