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Metro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
New Netflix show with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score racks up 23 million views
Sophie-May Williams Published June 2, 2025 3:22pm Link is copied Comments After a busy weekend enjoying the sunshine, you might fancy taking your Monday to Friday evenings a little slower. Specifically, curling up on the sofa after work with a cup of coffee and some quality TV. If this sounds like your perfect way to relax, we've got just the thing for you: a binge-worthy new Netflix drama that has just received a no-notes 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, with 23 million views since it dropped on the platform (Picture: Netflix) Secrets We Keep is a Netflix original Danish mystery thriller, starring Marie Bach Hansen, Excel Busano, and Danica Ćurčić, to name a few. Without giving too much away, it taps into the twisted world of the wealthy - similar to shows like The White Lotus, Perfect Strangers and Sirens - while maintaining a more realistic edge. In a little more detail, viewers watch Cecilie, a rich executive living in an affluent Copenhagen suburb, search for Ruby, a missing au pair from the Philippines. When Ruby suddenly vanishes without a trace, Cecilie becomes suspicious, convinced that sinister circumstances are at play. Especially when the police don't make the case a priority (Picture: Netflix) When Cecilie fails to spark interest from the authorities, she decides to take matters into her own hands and search for Ruby. Alongside her own au pair, Angel, who is close friends with Ruby, the amateur investigators soon uncover dark family secrets - some of which are a little too close to home for Cecilie, who is forced to confront the people she thought were her family and friends. At its core, Secrets We Keep is a deep dive into a missing person's case involving the ultra-wealthy who, because they have all the money in the world, think that they can get away with the darkest of crimes. While the show isn't based on a true story, it does showcase Denmark's au pair culture (Picture: Netflix) Ingeborg Topsøe, the show's creator, went into detail about this aspect with Netflix's Tudum. She said: 'I've always been fascinated by the power structures within a family. Few people associate Denmark with such 'Upstairs, Downstairs' homes. Denmark is often portrayed as a very egalitarian society, and I've never seen homes like these portrayed on TV. Perhaps it's a reality we don't want to acknowledge the existence of …. Au pairs are "part of the family", while being employed, and parents are well-meaning, while absent. It's these cold, hard facts — hidden beneath a soft layer of niceness — that intrigues me' (Picture: Netflix) After watching the six-episode limited series, fans and critics alike have been raving about the quality of the show on Rotten Tomatoes. Joel Keller from Decider described it as a thriller that 'doesn't try to distract viewers by sending them down too many dead ends.' Rather, it 'tells a story about class, race and wealth in the process.' Juan Pablo Russo from EscribiendoCine said the series manages to 'naturally inject questions about privilege, the racialisation of domestic work, and individual responsibility in the face of systems that benefit some at the expense of others' (Picture: Netflix) Kshitij Rawat from Lifestyle Asia wrote that Secrets We Keep 'uses the familiar tropes of suburban mysteries (missing girls, tight-knit communities, smug rich people, pristine lawns hiding rotting secrets) but twists them into something far more intimate and morally disquieting.' Samuel R. Murrian, a critic from Collider, compared it to 'this year's most zeitgeisty hits Adolescence and The White Lotus.' However, the critic suggested that Topsøe and the actors 'handle its dark material even better' (Picture: Netflix) Pramit Chatterjee from Digital Mafia Talkies agreed, calling it 'essential viewing for all,' and a 'fantastic companion piece to Adolescence.' Finally, Archie Sengupta from said: 'Secrets We Keep holds on to your attention from the first episode, and its twists and turns are nothing short of thrilling' (Picture: Netflix) It wasn't just critics showering the show with faultless reviews, either. The Popcornmeter, which houses viewer testimonials, received a respectable 76%. With over 100+ ratings, it was described as 'one of the best mystery productions in years,' and 'brilliant in every way.' Other notable reviews included: 'An emotional drama that clearly depicts the power of the ultra-wealthy and their shameless treatment of those hired to serve them.' Plus, another labelled it 'one of the most thought-provoking, brutally realistic, and emotionally gripping series I've ever seen' (Picture: Netflix) Possible Secrets We Keep spoilers ahead: Many commended the ending as well. Usually, viewers can be quite harsh when it comes to finales, often dubbing them as frustrating or lazy. However, Secrets We Keep experienced the opposite, demanding attention right until the very end. Perhaps the most thought-provoking comment in this respect comes from a viewer called Chris, who said: 'It's an amazing story with an ending that will blow you away. In truth the ending is the biggest problem with the series because it ended the way a story like this would end in real life. It's heartbreakingly honest and real' (Picture: Netflix) As for the negative reviews? They're far and few between. The majority aren't even that bad, either, just a few complaints that the perpetrators didn't get what they deserved. But if you want to make that call for yourself, we only have one suggestion: cancel your viewing plans and watch Secrets We Keep instead. By the fan and critics' reaction so far, you won't regret it. Secrets We Keep is now streaming on Netflix (Picture: Netflix)
IOL News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Missing nanny reveals sinister secrets: discover the dark side of wealth in 'Secrets We Keep'
Cecilie (Marie Bach Hansen) with her neighbour and best friend Katarina in a scene from 'Secrets We Keep'. Image: Netflix I know that not everyone is a fan of subtitled offerings. However, sometimes it's worth putting aside such peeves when you are guaranteed a phenomenal watch. One such show is the Danish whodunit, 'Secrets We Keep', which is among SA's Top 10 shows streaming on Netflix. The six-part series is set in an affluent suburb in Copenhagen, where Filipino au pairs live their best life, too. It centres on the close-knit friendship between Cecilie (Marie Bach Hansen) and her lawyer husband, Mike (Simon Sears), and their neighbours Katarina (Danica Curcic) and her tycoon husband Rasmus (Lars Ranthe). The dynamic changes when the latter couples nanny, Ruby (Donna Levkovski), goes missing. Cecilie grapples with guilt after dismissing Ruby's plea for help during dinner at her home on the night of the incident. The event also affects Cecilie's au pair, Angel (Excel Busano), and other local babysitters from the Philippines. Viewers streaming the first episode are captivated by the lavish lives of the featured individuals. Cecilie, a working mother, enjoys an ideal balance between her career and family life, a privilege made possible by Angel. These opulent homes, filled with top-of-the-line decor and high-tech gadgets, appear worthy of a feature in a sophisticated home magazine. Despite their seemingly flawless lives, wealthy families often have hidden complexities. And that is certainly unpacked in the unfolding episodes. Although Cecilie shows kindness and support for Angel, encouraging her to finally start her own business, her well-heeled lifestyle sharply contrasts with the personal hardships faced by her nanny. Katarina and Rasmus are more inconvenienced than concerned by Ruby's disappearance, even though all her belongings, including her passport, are in her room. 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Next Stay Close ✕ Rasmus (Lars Ranthe), Cecilie (Marie Bach Hansen), Katarina (Danica Curcic) and Mike (Simon Sears) in a scene from 'Secrets We Keep'. Image: Netflix Meanwhile, Cecilie urges Katarina to report Ruby as a missing person. The case is assigned to a police officer named Aicha (Sara Fanta Traore), who appears to be more emotionally invested in solving it. Cecilie initiates her own investigation into the matter, occurring concurrently with Aicha's inquiry. Amid this, she stumbles across information that looks damning for her husband, who, when he was younger, was charged with rape. During this time, she discovers potentially incriminating information about her husband, it is compounded by her knowledge of a rape charge when he was a young adult. This incident has haunted him his entire life, as there were mitigating circumstances surrounding the charge. But he isn't the only suspect on her list, especially after realising that Ruby was pregnant. Rasmus has a chequered history with their au pairs, who are never around for a very long time. The strain of Ruby's disappearance weighs heavily on everyone, and the cracks in their relationships as well as friendships start surfacing. However, the distracted parents remain oblivious to their teenage sons' activities: secretly filming their au pairs and sharing the pornographic material. While Katarina's son Oscar (Frode Bilde Rønsholt) is the ringleader of this group, Cecilie's son Viggo (Lukas Zuperka) is more of an observer until he is shown troubling footage of Ruby. At school, a teacher stumbles across what the boys have been up to, and it opens a can of worms, especially when Ruby's body is found. "Secrets We Keep" reveals the evolving moral compass of the affluent as they attempt to resolve issues with financial resources. The narrative dissects their transformation from lenient to neglectful parenting styles. Through detailed settings and complex challenges, the script highlights the contrasting realities of nannies and their employers. Overall, this stylishly directed series offers a bird's-eye view into the deficient morals of the rich, who have no qualms turning a blind eye to injustice when it comes to protecting one of their own. Rating: 4/5 **** a standout series with exceptional qualities. Below are similar must-see offerings: "Sirens" In this Netflix dark comedy, Devon is worried about her sister Simone's unsettling connection with her wealthy new employer, Michaela, prompting her to plan an intervention. It has a star-studded cast of Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Kevin Bacon and Julianne Moore. "The Perfect Couple" A Nantucket setting provides the backdrop for a story about a lavish wedding thrown into chaos by a sudden murder. It stars an ensemble cast of Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Meghann Fahy, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jack Reynor, Michael Beach, Ishaan Khatter, Sam Nivola, Mia Isaac and Dakota Fanning.
The National
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Why Netflix show Secrets We Keep is being compared to global hit Adolescence
A new Netflix drama, which follows two wealthy Danish families as they deal with the fallout from a missing Filipina au pair, is being compared by fans to Adolescence – the global hit that put a spotlight on incel culture and toxic masculinity. Secrets We Keep, a six-part limited series in Danish, premiered on May 15 and has struck a chord with viewers for its gripping pacing and unflinching look at racism and Denmark's au pair culture. The show, whose Danish title is Reservatet, has been viewed more than 10.3 million times since its debut and is currently the No 1 non-English show in more than 28 countries. The show follows Cecilie (Marie Bach Hansen), a wealthy executive, whose neighbour's maid Ruby (Donna Levkovski) suddenly goes missing. After realising that her obscenely rich neighbours do not seem too bothered about their au pair's disappearance, Cecilie increasingly grows concerned. Her suspicion and investigation then eventually leads her close to home. Hit British show Adolescence broke Netflix viewership records, with many praising it for its technical achievement – each of the four episodes is shot in one take – and for tackling issues about toxic masculinity. While Adolescence centres around a 13-year-old boy being accused of murdering his classmate, a girl, Secrets We Keep is meant to be a thriller. But it also tackles several issues, from class divide to racism and spotlights the ramifications of an increasing number of young Danes being raised by foreigners. Like many of the wealthy families in the show, Cecilie and her husband Mike (Simon Sears) also employ a Filipina au pair Angel (Excel Busano), whose primary job is to take care of their toddler. Angel is also close to Ruby, their neighbour's au pair, who later goes missing. While Cecilie and Mike adore Angel, who in-turn seems to enjoy living with the family, Cecilie increasingly gets frustrated after noticing their pre-teen son Viggo's (Lukas Zuperka) attachment to Angel. Meant to be sort of a cultural exchange, under Denmark's au pair scheme, foreign nationals can live with a Danish family for up to two years where they learn the culture and language while contributing to the household. In return, au pairs are entitled to receive pocket money monthly as well as boarding and lodging. A large majority of au pairs in Denmark are Filipinos. Despite essentially being housemaids, they are not officially recognised as labour migrants and therefore are not protected by labour laws. No. Creator and co-writer Ingeborg Topsoe said she was fascinated by the power structures within a family. "Denmark is often portrayed as a very egalitarian society, and I've never seen homes like these portrayed on TV," she said. "Perhaps it's a reality we don't want to acknowledge the existence of. "Au pairs are 'part of the family', while being employed, and parents are well-meaning, while absent. It's these cold, hard facts, hidden beneath a soft layer of niceness, that intrigues me.' Secrets We Keep is now streaming on Netflix
Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Secrets We Keep review: Addictive and atmospheric, Netflix's Nordic-noir mystery is another Adolescence in the making
Rules don't apply to the rich in Secrets We Keep, the addictive new Nordic-noir series on Netflix. The six-episode thriller unfolds through the perspective of Cecilie, a young mother who lives along with her lawyer husband and their two children in a spectacular lakeside villa in Denmark. Her seemingly idyllic existence is upset by the disappearance of her neighbour Katarina's au pair, a Filipino immigrant named Ruby. Only a day ago, Ruby had approached Cecelie in confidence, and had asked for her help in being extracted from Katarina's home. Something was very wrong, Ruby said. Cecelie awkwardly avoided any trouble, and advised Ruby to raise any concerns that she might have with her employers. Little did she know that Ruby would go missing under mysterious circumstances mere hours later. Cecelie is somewhat surprised to note how lackadaisical Katarina and her billionaire husband Rasmus are about raising the alarm. Ruby is an adult, they declare; she's free to come and go as she pleases. Katarina, in particular, is upset that Ruby chose the beginning of the new school year to run away; she needs someone to handle her teenage son, Oskar. He's attached at the hip with Cecelie's son, Viggo, who's a couple of years younger. Viggo is very obviously the submissive one in the relationship. Because of their years-long friendship, and the fact that their husbands are colleagues, Cecelie and Katarina often spend evenings together. They drink wine while their husbands discuss money. It's all very patriarchal. Also read – The Perfect Couple review: Phony and farcical, Netflix murder mystery doesn't deserve Ishaan Khatter and its incredible cast A slow-burn thriller that addresses class-disparity, toxic masculinity, and the exploitation of cheap labour, Secrets We Keep takes a rather familiar premise and transforms it into something entirely more complex. Cecelie is struck by a bout of white guilt as she immerses herself in Ruby's disappearance. Certain that she saw a pregnancy test in Katarina's garbage the night of Ruby's disappearance, she puts two and two together and decides that Ruby must've been assaulted and impregnated by Katarina's husband, Rasmus. Her own au pair, Angel, doesn't seem to have any idea why Ruby vanished off the face of the earth. The Filipinos have their own community of sorts, and, having understood that they can't count on their privileged employers to fully support them in their search for Ruby, they band together to solve the mystery themselves. Yes, there is a detective as well. Her name is Aicha, and she approaches the case with her own biases. Aicha is doubly oppressed; not only is she a woman, she's also mixed-race. Like Cecelie, she's convinced that Ruby couldn't simply have run off on her own. She knows that something sinister is afoot, and that Rasmus, with his enormous wealth, is somehow involved. Midway through the series, a paranoid Cecelie begins viewing her own husband with suspicion. Damaging details about his past are unearthed, and their marriage hits rock bottom. She begins to ignore Viggo, a quiet child who's clearly dealing with something. Secrets We Keep ticks all the boxes; it's culturally specific yet universal in its themes; a significant chunk of it is set in the English language, which would hopefully encourage international audiences to avoid watching a dubbed version; it makes important observations about rather timely topics. The Danes might've deluded themselves into believing that au pairs are part of a sincere exchange programme to build cultural bridges, but it's actually just an excuse to import cheap labour. In order to get the job, Angel lied about not having a child, which Cecelie sees as a gross betrayal. 'I don't want to keep a mother away from her child,' she says, pretending to care. Angel replies, 'You have no idea about where I come from.' Cecelie wrestles with the idea of decency throughout the series. We are, of course, dealing with a particularly exaggerated form of decency here. What flies in India, for instance, wouldn't in Denmark. But the show goes through great pains to expose insincere empathy. No matter how many times folks like Cecelie and Katarina insist that Angel and Ruby are 'a part of the family', the chasm between their two communities is so vast that they cannot even comprehend it. For instance, Cecelie appears to be shocked at the idea of a mother having to leave her child behind to go to work, but doesn't recognise the irony of hiring an au pair to look after her own kids. Read more – The Residence review: Netflix's munchable murder mystery offers much-needed respite after the absolute perfection of Adolescence The mystery at the centre of Secrets We Keep is engrossing, but the show wisely spends the time necessary to flesh out all the central characters. Towards the end, Secrets We Keep transforms into a sort of spiritual sequel to the recent Netflix breakout hit Adolescence. Enough clues are peppered throughout the show's run about what's going on under Cecelie and Katarina's eyes, but they're far too concerned about appearances to pay attention. Either covertly or overtly, not a single male character in the show is morally pure. Secrets We Keep ends on a memorable note; the climax isn't just satisfying on a narrative level, but it's fittingly austere departure from the sanitised storytelling that Netflix's American and Indian offshoots regularly dole out. Secrets We Keep Creator – Ingeborg Topsøe Cast – Marie Bach Hansen, Simon Sears, Excel Busano, Sara Fanta Traore, Danica Curcic Rating – 4/5 Rohan Naahar is an assistant editor at Indian Express online. He covers pop-culture across formats and mediums. He is a 'Rotten Tomatoes-approved' critic and a member of the Film Critics Guild of India. He previously worked with the Hindustan Times, where he wrote hundreds of film and television reviews, produced videos, and interviewed the biggest names in Indian and international cinema. At the Express, he writes a column titled Post Credits Scene, and has hosted a podcast called Movie Police. You can find him on X at @RohanNaahar, and write to him at He is also on LinkedIn and Instagram. ... Read More
Cosmopolitan
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
The Secrets We Keep Fans Spot Major Spoilers in First Episode
Contains spoilers on Netflix's Secrets We Keep. Secrets We Keep is Netflix's newest mystery thriller, that has got TV fanatics talking. The six-part series launched last week and is already in the streaming site's Top 10 Most Watched, with many comparing it to Adolescence. The Danish drama revolves around two wealthy families in the Copenhagen suburbs, who have employed Filipino au pairs. When Katarina and Rasmus' au pair, Ruby, goes missing, their close friend Cecelie begins to question the family dynamic. She discovers that Ruby had taken a pregnancy test before running away, and by the end of the show, it's revealed that Ruby was raped by Katarina and Rasmus' teenage son Oscar and it seems Katarina killed her and covered it up as a suicide. There were lots of twists and turns along the way, which threw viewers off, but fans have picked up on some major spoilers that revealed the culprit from as early as episode one. Here's all the clues that gave away that Oscar was the culprit. In the first episode, Oscar could be seen watching a group of girls at his school playing together. Instead of going over to talk to them and join in, he just watched them from afar in a very unsettling way. The scene was quite isolated and raised a lot of alarm bells around his character. In the second episode, Oscar could be seen filming a girl from the bushes. The girl was bending down and exposed the lace part of her underwear. Viggo told him that they needed to go and tried to hurry him up, but he insisted that he stay and film the young girl, instead. He later shared this on a page where he and his friends post indecent content of women. Perhaps the biggest giveaway that Oscar was the person who drove Ruby away was the drone. Oscar was constantly flying this drone around and spying on others. In episode one, he interrupted his mother's conversation with Cecelie when the drone went into the kitchen. Oscar was on the sofa with Viggo at the time, watching everything the drone was picking up and the drone could be seen hovering around Cecelie's lower half, as Katarina yelled at him: "Oscar, turn it off!" At the end of the first episode, it was revealed that someone was watching Cecelie and her husband Mike having sex, as a camera zoomed in on them in action. Cecelie and Mike went round to visit Katarina and Rasmus following Ruby's disappearance and decided to go and check her room. While in there, Cecelie asked if there was a nanny cam inside the teddy, to which Katarina confirmed that there was indeed. They were then interrupted by Oscar, who popped up at the door, asking: "What's going on?" They immediately stopped searching the room after that. It was later revealed in the show that Oscar had been sharing naked videos of Ruby, captured on that very nanny cam. One fan picked up on the nanny cam, writing on Reddit: "I guessed that the son was the rapist since first episode, it is so obvious. They gave us to many hints since first episode, with the teddy bear, the camera, the drone, the fact that he is a pervert looking at naked girls without their consent..." In the second episode, Oscar could be seen lurking in the background while Rasmus was being questioned by Aicha, the police officer. It was as though he was eavesdropping on the entire conversation. Aicha picked up on this and he left, but the moment raised lots of suspicion. While at Cecelie's house, Oscar had some harsh words to say about Ruby. Asked by Cecelie whether he was looking forward to the movie night he was about to have with Viggo at her house, Oscar completely ignored the question and replied: "My mother said ruby's a whore... She said that's why she left." Cecelie was completely taken aback by the comment and talked about it with her husband in the car while on the way to dinner. "Oscar said Katarina thinks Ruby is a prostitute and that's why she left. Weird thing to discuss with your son," she said. Weird, indeed, and a big clue that Oscar was key to Ruby's disappearance.
