New Netflix action series Furies, which is being likened to the works of Luc Besson, John Woo, and Gareth Evans, is climbing up the s꧑treaming platform's most-watched chart.

Created by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Jean-Yves Arnaud, and Yoann Legave, the French-language show follows Lyna (Lina El Arabi), "a young woman yearning for the simplicity of a normal life", who finds herself entangled in the intricate web of the Fury, peacekeeper of the Paris criminal underworld, while seeking to avenge her late father. "Despite her determination to resist the unrelenting pull of destiny, she soon realizes that escaping her fate wil⛎l be far from simple," the official synopsi🌞s reads.

Mar😼ina Foïs, Steve Tientcheu, Quent✱in Faure, Jeremy Nadeau, and Mathieu Kassovitz round out the supporting cast.

Consisting of eight episodes, it premiered on March 1, and has quickly nabbed the #2 spot on Netflix's Top 10. At time of writing, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avatar: The Last Airbender, which has just been 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:renewed for two more seasons, is at #1.

"Watching the Furies on Netflix. Su💯perb Paris-based crime syndicate thriller," on 🌠Twitter, as : "I won't even lie, Furies is definitely a good watch. Definitely hope they come back with a season 2!!! Netflix, do your thing."

"Furies on Netfl𒅌ix is really cool. Just like a Luc Besson film. Min🧜dless but relentless action," .

Elsewhere, Jude Poyer, a stunt perso🌳n and Furies' second unit director, whose other credits include Gangs of London and Nia DaCosta's upcoming Hedda Gabler movie, . "You might spot homages (or brazen theft) from some favourite filmmakers: #Scorcese, #JohnWoo, #CoreyYuen, #JackieChan & #GarethEvans," he captioned the video, which goes some way to explain why genre fans are gravitating towards the show.

Not everyone seems 🏅keen on it, however, with : "I'd give the furies on Netflix a 2.5. Storyline is all over the place and [there are] so many missing pieces. Didn't anyone go through the script?"

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