Most show fans probably only watch the things they feel like, have been written about, or have been recommended to them. But the Netflix charts, which are the result of the total viewing hours of all subscribers, can also be quite interesting when choosing a show – especially if you want to think outside the box.
“The Sandman”, “Bridgerton”, “Dahmer – Monster” and most recently “Wednesday” – Netflix’s genre range is quite wide. It is sometimes forgotten that it is also very international. A look at the Global Top 10 Foreign Language Series category is certainly very informative if you want to discover new things as a viewer. There is currently a series in first place that has probably not really arrived in many European countries. But that could soon change.
The South Korean Series”The glory‘ attracted even more subscribers to their devices during the week of January 2-8 than the current Netflix favorite ‘Wednesday’! While the “Addams Family” spin-off has racked up 81.48 million hours of viewing this week after launching on November 23, 2022, “The Glory” (as of December 30, 2022) has 82.48 million hours. To be sure, an exact, definitive comparison won’t be available for a few weeks. However, “The Glory” could be the start of a thrilling triumph.
That’s what the South Korean series “The Glory” is all about
However, the series does not seem to be so secret in this country anymore. “The Glory” has already arrived in the charts of the German Netflix series – number 10. Be it titles such as “Ginny & Georgia” (the first season is currently in 9th place, the second is even in pole position) , “Kaleidoskop” (2nd place) and “Wednesday” (3rd place) can be overtaken, remains to be seen.
But what is the series actually about? About teacher Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), who was bullied and even abused by her classmates as a child. The trauma of her childhood has stayed with her into adulthood and she decides she no longer wants to live with it. So the teacher starts plotting revenge and finds her former tormentor, who was the leader of a whole group of bullying students at the time. Park Yeon-jin (Lim Ji-yeon) now works as a meteorologist at the TV channel HTN and doesn’t often think about her past. Moon Dong-eun will change that…
So “The Glory” is a real serial revenge thriller. The first eight episodes are currently streaming on Netflix. Eight more episodes (part 2) will follow in March 2023..