Supernatural series that can be watched in six hours

It happened with Strange things, squid game And recently with My stuffed reindeerEvery now and then a series appears in the Netflix catalog that arrives without any promotion and quickly manages to gain a foothold among the platform’s subscribers and become one of the most watched.

On this occasion came the surprise Sobasila British series that has managed to excel in this recently cliched and exhausting genre of films such as superheroes, and has arrived with Perfect rating from criticswhich as of today has a 100% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

According to the official synopsis, the series follows a group of five ordinary people in a world of South London The superpowers suddenly develop superpowers. The only obvious connection between them is that they are all black. One man, Michael Lassaki, must bring them together if he is to save the woman he loves.

Starring by Tosin Cole (Bob Marley: One Love, Doctor Who) and Eddie Marsan (Fortune Operation, Inside No. 9), alongside a cast that includes Adelio Adedayo, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Josh Tedeko, Raycia Ojo, and Giacomo Mancini.

With a season of just six episodes, the series premiered on June 27 and debuted in the top 5 most-watched series on Netflix in over 90 countries. It currently ranks number 3 on the list in Spain.

backstage

Sobasil Created and written by Rapmanthe stage name of Andrew Onwubulu, is a British rapper, record producer, screenwriter and film director known for his socially conscious themes as well as his unique style of storytelling through rap music.

Rapman rose to worldwide fame through his three-part YouTube trilogy. YesHero’s story (2018), which gained huge popularity among the UK music scene and led to his signing with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.

He made his debut as a screenwriter and director with The Blue Story ((2019), based on his YouTube series of the same name. His other film and television credits include American sona remake of the 2009 French crime film. prophet And this new series.

In 2022, Rapman was named Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at the 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours for services to theatre and music through rap and film.

What the critics said

With 100% positive reviews, critics have highlighted Rapman’s work, which is able to save a genre that appears exhausted. “In a sea of ​​television white noise, this is a boost and Compulsive viewing“It’s a very exciting time for us,” Alex Godfrey says in Empire magazine.

In a similar vein, the Financial Times notes that “rather than being another superhero story, this is one that uses the genre to consider how powerful –His presence, his absence, his denial– It particularly affects the lives of black people in a society that still suffers from bias and inequality.

Daniel Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter also liked this, saying:Sobasil “It has the specificity to be a great supernatural drama,” says the Irish Independent, which says it is “excellent.”