A new Netflix crime thriller makes history in the top 10 in 70 countries

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Just when you thought Netflix might run out of ways to feed the insatiable demand for crime mysteries, it comes The law according to Lidia Poët to dispel any doubts that the well may even be on the verge of drying up.

According to FlixPatrol, the true-to-life dramatization of a pivotal moment in history is the second most-watched TV series on the platform’s global charts, having cracked the top 10 in 70 countries around the world since its release last Wednesday. What’s more, it’s the number one episodic offering in 19 of those nations, so we’ve officially got our hands on another international sensation.

Matilda De Angelis plays the title character, the first Italian woman lawyer in modern history, whose dismissal served as a catalyst for a far-reaching movement that eventually allowed women to live in the late 18th century.

However, the miniseries unfolds before then, stalking Lidia as she helps criminal suspects by seeking the truth behind the allegations. Works with a journalist who leaks classified information that leads straight to a seedy underbelly that lies just beneath the glamorous surface of Turin, pushing her way straight into trying to overturn a wrongful murder conviction.

Not quite a crime thriller on the scale of Knives Out: A Glass Onion Mystery or the fourth season of You, The law according to Lidia Poët has nonetheless bolstered the humble crime thriller’s status as arguably Netflix’s hottest genre.