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‘s latest disaster show is trending on a new streaming chart despite a weak reception from audiences. Stories of disaster, both real and fictional, have tended to find an audience on Netflix. Society of the Snow, from director J.J. Bayona, was the third most-watched Netflix film for the first half of 2024. The drama unfolds in 1972, focusing on the true story of a Uruguayan rugby team’s experience in 1972 and their ordeal after a flight crashed in the Andes Mountains.
Under Paris was also not too far behind as the fourth most-watched film during that same period. Directed by Xavier Gens, who wrote the script with Yannick Dahan, Maud Heywang, Yaël Langmann and Olivier Torres, the French film centered on a grieving marine biologist who has to save Paris from a giant shark. As the new year begins, though, a miniseries, with only four episodes, is showing signs of success.
La Palma Is Trending On A New TV Chart
It’s A Fictional Story Based On A Real Place
La Palma is trending on the streaming charts. Created by the trio of Martin Sundland, Lars Gudmestad, and Harald Rosenløw Eeg, with Kasper Barfoed directing, the four-episode miniseries zeroes in on a volcano eruption in the Canary Islands. In particular, the Norwegian drama highlights how the eruption threatens to create a global catastrophe as a young scientist tries to save the day before it’s too late and a family of four confronts a potential ecological crisis.
La Palma is fictional, but it draws from a real island with the same name.
Reelgood, which tracks audience interest, reveals that La Palma has taken the fifth spot on its TV Top 10 streaming charts for the week of December 19 to December 25. The TV list also includes titles, such as Dexter: Original Sin on Paramount+, the Apple TV+ comedy Shrinking, and the Showtime spy thriller The Agency. The list is topped by Yellowstone.
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Netflix’s new trending miniseries, La Palma, is a brilliant addition to the disaster movie/show genre, and its ending is properly action-packed.
With a La Palma cast that includes Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, the drama has a negative response from audiences. Based on more than 250 verified ratings, the Netflix show has a 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, but there is not enough reviews from critics to measure. Some who have left reviews criticize La Palma‘s logic and ending.
Our Take On La Palma
It Might Be Best For Genre Fans
The Norwegian volcano saga may be worth sampling for one episode. But there are also many other examples of La Palma‘s themes, including the 2012 film The Impossible. Another survival story directed by J.A. Bayona, The Impossible features Tom Holland’s best on-screen performance. The four-episode miniseries is similar, though ultimately different in substance. It depends, a lot, on what the viewer is in the mood for.
Source: Reelgood
A Norwegian family vacationing in La Palma faces chaos when a young researcher uncovers disturbing evidence of potential volcanic activity. As fears escalate, the possibility of a catastrophic eruption and tsunami looms, threatening the idyllic setting and testing the family’s resilience amidst a looming natural disaster.
- Release Date
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December 12, 2024
- Cast
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Anders Baasmo Christiansen
, Alma Günther
, Bernard Storm Lager
, Thea Sofie Loch Næss - Character(s)
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Sara
, Tobias
, Marie Ekdal - Seasons
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