AfterManifest,another high-concept, serialized drama that ran on NBC for 3 seasons is making an impressive debut onNetflix.
Season 1 ofLa Brea,starring Natalie Zea and Eoin Macken, was the #3 most watched English-language series globally on Netflix for the week of Dec. 2.
That was despite the sci-fi drama being available only in selected countries, excluding the U.S., the UK, Brazil and other top Netflix territories.
LA BREA: (l-r) Eoin Macken as Gavin Harris, Zyra Gorecki as Izzy Harris, Ming-Zhu Hii as Dr. Rebecca Aldridge, Virginie Laverdure as Dr. Nathan, Toby Truslove as Agent MarkmanSarah Enticknap/NBC
La Brea(5 million views) was only bested on the weekly list by Last weeks #1, limited seriesThe Madness(13.3M) and the high-profile new Kiera Knightly thriller dramaBlack Doves(10.8M).
UnlikeManifest,which went on to produce a final season for Netflix after a dramatic cancellation by NBC, the Universal TV-producedLa Breawrapped its story with its abbreviated third season on the broadcast internet.
Holiday specialA Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (2.6M) barely made the Top 10 in its opening weekend at #8.
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The weekly movie list was dominated by holiday titles, 8 of the Top 10, including repeat #1, Lindsay LohansOur Little Secret(23.5M), the most watched program series on movie on the platform last week.