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While I will hold my final verdict for the end of this write-up, for the curious souls, I will simply state that I was genuinely terrified. While most of those movies, including an eponymous remake have mostly been mediocre outings at the cinemas, this direct to streaming French series lands right on the buck. Coming back to the discussion, for years, we have been treated to spooky horror fests on any Friday the 13 th the makers can get their eyes on, months in advance. If you have chanced upon this explainer-cum-review without watching the show, I suggest you jimmy over to Netflix and watch the show first. This directly brings me to this week’s release, an eight-episode French horror series, ‘Marianne’. These are still globally popular shows, but foreign TV and its reaches are undergoing a period of renaissance right now, and are we glad to be a part of it. Ditto for ‘ Dark’, the German and more original, darker version of ‘ Stranger Things’, the excellent ‘ Money Heist’, and ofcourse, ‘ Narcos’. Take July, and a little known Argentine film called ‘El Hijo’ (The Son) hit Netflix and received almost a hundred times the viewership that it received when it was earlier only released in its home country, with its ambiguous ending becoming a hot topic for discussion.

The entertainment sector is brimming with new talent, and the multitude of streaming services we have can only mean good things for makers willing to pitch new and interesting content for the medium.

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The streaming space may be looking to get vastly competitive for Netflix in the weeks to come, given that Apple TV Plus and Disney+ are being launched worldwide with a host of new content, but here is where I feel Netflix is still miles ahead in the game: foreign films and shows.

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