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'Hidden gem' murder mystery series rockets up Netflix charts as 'tense and compelling' scenes are compared to Michelle Keegan's Fool Me Once
A 'hidden gem' murder mystery series has rocketed up the Netflix charts thanks to its 'tense and compelling' scenes.
The new hit, Under A Dark Sun, premiered on the streaming platform earlier this month and has proved to be popular.
Created by Nils-Antoine Sambuc, the French drama consists of six episodes and follows young mother Alba Mazier (Ava Baya) who goes on the run.
She faces accusations of killing her manager, Arnaud Lasserre (Thibault De Montalembert), at a flower farm and discovers he is her father.
The series has been compared to the likes of Fool Me Once, starring Michelle Keegan and based on Harlan Coben's novels.
Under A Dark Sun featured on the Top 10 Netflix shows chart, and has received some rave reviews.
One watcher on IMDb rated it 7.5 out of ten and penned: 'Soleil Noir is a tense and intriguing French series that blends elements of drama, mystery, and crime.
'It has a dark, gripping atmosphere that keeps you on edge throughout.'
While The Review Geek described it as 'compelling' but noted it was 'rough around the edges'.
They wrote the series 'has a decent premise but it's also quite rough around the edges, in desperate need of some rewrites to sharpen how long-lasting its compelling central mystery cuts'.
Another fan on IMDb rated it nine out of ten and gushed: 'This French series, full of soapy plot twists surrounding the death of a family patriarch, is well-shot and it's a very good choice for some hours of escapism, if you like fast-moving crime and mystery stories.'
While someone else added: 'I was hooked; like my funny bone I laugh at things I tell myself I shouldn't at my age. So what?!
'Laughing makes me happy, as do improbable escapism. However, the plot deserved another 3-6 episodes to flesh out the biographies of the main characters, with teasers throughout for the bombshell in the last scene of the final episode.
'Verdict: all in all, though, the binge-watch was worth it.'
Though not everyone has been impressed with the series and one viewer scored it a low three out of ten, arguing, 'Started good, ends awful'.
While someone else only rated it one out of ten stars.
They penned: 'This series is not good. The writing is abysmal.
'The story it is something between soap opera, rich family issues and a crime mystery and it fails in everything.
'Character's actions do not make any sense and the fact we barely know anything about them doesn't help either.'
