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Stepping into We Were Kings feels like entering a vibrant but haunting tapestry of life in Iztapalapa, a borough of Mexico City frequently forgotten in larger narratives. This new Netflix series examines friendship and tragedy, depicting a world where dreams clash with the brutal realities of poverty.

As I watched the opening scenes—music blasting from a car, graffiti-stained walls around the characters—I was struck by a bittersweet reminder of adolescent ambitions stifled by circumstances.

Set against the backdrop of Iztapalapa, the series depicts a community full of hope yet smothered by its struggles. This vibrant neighbourhood serves as both a character and a location, rich in culture but tarnished by social challenges. It embodies the dreams and sorrow of its residents, making each sight feel like a window into their collective soul.

At the heart of this story are Javo, Mike, and Santos, three boyhood friends whose lives...

After surviving Sisters’ Feud, I thought that I was safe from Netflix’s barrage of atrocious family dramas until the new year. What’s arriving when humanity hits 2025? Well, the new Harlan Coben adaptation, which, from the looks of it, has a missing family member and the words “suspense” and “thriller” attached to it, thereby adding to the streaming platform’s ever-expanding catalogue of crime thrillers centered around rich families or close-knit communities. I started off 2024 with Coben’s Fool Me Once. Then there was The Accident. After that, I came across We Were Kings. And I lost track of time, and maybe some of my brain cells, while enduring Blood Legacy, The Perfect Couple, and Territory. That’s why I made the mistake of thinking that, surely, Netflix didn’t have another one of these abominations in their vault. I was wrong, because the streaming giant has delivered an...

Now that we are approaching the tailend of one of the worst years in the history of mankind, my theory that Netflix probably asked creators from all across the globe to come up with the most bizarre crime-fueled family dramas is looking more and more solid. The streaming platform kick-started 2024 with Fool Me Once, which focused on the shenanigans of a singular posh British family. Then there was The Accident, which involved several Mexican families. So did We Were Kings. Blood Legacy and Savage Beauty highlighted the opulence and wealth of elite South African families. Despite featuring actors from Australia, Ireland, and even India, The Perfect Couple talked about the stupidity of rich American folks. And then Territory took us to the great Down Under. But the issue with all of these titles was that they were bloody boring. I mean, they were supposed to be scandalous and the plotlines...

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“Nobody Wants This” hasn’t just overtaken viewers’ hearts; it’s overtaken the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 most-watched English-language TV shows. The Kristen Bell and Adam Brody romantic comedy surpassed the viewership for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” in its second week of eligibility.

Overall, the series secured 15.9 million views compared to the 13.1 million views “Monsters” saw during the week of Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. This isn’t the first time these two shows have shared the first and second spots. Last week, their ranking was reversed with Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s “Monsters” scoring 19.5 million views in its second week on the streamer and “Nobody Wants This” seeing 10.3 million views in its first week.

The two current TV powerhouses were followed by the seventh season of “Love Is Blind,...

We Were Kings star Ingrid Aguila recently had many fans ask her about the potential of a Season 2 getting made, and she is just as hopeful as they are.

We Were Kings debuted on Netflix on September 25, taking the platform by storm. Not even a week after its premiere, it broke into the platform's Top 10 TV shows in the United States, charting #10 on September 30 and then jumping up to #9 on October 1.

The Mexican series ranked as Netflix's #2 most popular TV show in its native country on September 26 and has sat in that runner-up spot through October 1.

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