New South Korean series ranks as most watched on Netflix

Hellbound or Rumbo al Infierno, is the new series that is being a trend on the streaming platform. According to data collected from the FlixPatrol platform, Hellbound is the most watched series so far.

It premiered on November 19, and has already positioned itself in 35 countries, including Brazil and France, in first position in the ranking.

What is the series about?

Yeon Sang-ho explained in a press conference after the premiere of the series, that it described a supernatural incident that occurs in the middle of Seoul, and in that chaotic society people with different beliefs collide.

It is a fictional society in which people know the day and time they are going to die, and when this is going to happen, supernatural things start to happen.

While on the other hand, it reflects a religious group that brand the events that occurred as divine justice.

Global Popularity

In the entertainment industry, South Korea has positioned itself in recent times, presenting more than all series that reveal true cultural phenomena, either directly or subliminally.

In the case of Hellbound, not only in Brazil and France this series has positioned itself, but also in Mexico and Belgium, in addition to setting a position in the first three places: the United States, Germany and Canada.

Similarly, in the list of most popular series in the world, there are two South Korean series in addition to this one, which are well positioned, and these are The Squid Game and The King's Affection.

Reviews received by the series

Some viewers have branded that the series is stipulated for the manipulation of the masses, due to the great publicity they make to the power of digital platforms, or the reflection of how they are seen in people in terms of tastes and trends that move people.

However, the critics are not entirely negative, since they cataloged the opening scene of the series as fantastic, because of how it begins with the man in the cafeteria, waiting for the beings from beyond the grave who arrive to take him to hell.

It has also been praised for the fusion of police investigation with investigative journalism, and has been criticized for the excess of melodrama and the narrative disorder that it presents.