Melina Smit and Jose Coronado, in a still from The Snow Girl
The story, based on the novel by Javier Castillo and filmed in Malaga, is in the “Top 10” of the most watched series in 60 countries, and has been one of the biggest global Spanish hits on the platform since the day it was. Released. Since its implementation
He had every chance of becoming successful. A mysterious “thriller” based on a novel by a “selling out” writer with great artists at the helm and, as if that weren’t enough, filmed in Malaga, one of the most famous cities in the world. Nowadays. However, the first weekend hit on Netflix for “The Snow Girl” exceeded all expectations, becoming a worldwide phenomenon and one of the biggest hits for a national producer for the “streaming” platform.
The series is based on the novel by Malaga writer Javier Castillo W
in which the two main protagonists are played by two journalists from SUR– It can be seen on Netflix since last Friday. From the very first moment, the story of Miriam and Eduardo (Milena Smit and Jose Coronado) begins to unfold in the most watched place in Spain, a fact to be expected. What no one imagined was the overall result.
According to information provided by the Flixpatrol.com portal (one of the most reliable sites with a Netflix audience), “The Snow Girl” is currently the third most viewed site in the world, surpassed only by “Ginny and Georgia” and “Record of Ragnarok, and other productions such as Saturday, which enjoyed a larger marketing campaign, including Golden Globe nominations.
But far from being the only relevant data, Spanish production has settled in the “top ten” among 60 countries, some of them as exotic as Jamaica or the islands of Mauritius. In addition, in the United States and the United Kingdom (the most relevant as they are the producers of most series and films) it ranks seventh and third, respectively.
Spain’s lead for “The Snow Girl” is indisputable, but it’s not the only place in the world where it gets the most spectacle. Audiences in Argentina, Hungary, Italy and Uruguay also raised it to the top of the rankings in their countries. A series that takes Malaga scenes around the world (although in the book it is set in New York). In the chapters you can see different landscapes of the city and buildings familiar to Malaga residents such as the old Casa Pedro restaurant in El Palo and which was chosen as the headquarters of the newspaper SUR in photography.
Excited by these data, Javier Castillo spoke a few hours ago on his Instagram. “Thank you world. Thank you fam for making this utter madness. Thank you for embracing Miriam’s story and accompanying her in search of Amaya. What a dream come true. It gives me great joy to know that the whole planet is entering my world and yearning for more soul play,” he said. , and concluded with his plea: “Please, don’t spoil in the comments.
After becoming a global hit, Castillo released a new, even more enthusiastic post: “I’m shivering and in shock. This broke all possible expectations and I don’t even know how to describe it. No. 3 in the world! Top 3 in the world!
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