“Mad” crime thriller ‘Gray’ storms Netflix most-watched rankings

20 March, 2024

Patricia Clarkson attends HBO's Official Golden Globe Awards After Party held at Circa 55 Restaurant on January 06, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

The 2023 spy drama Gray has landed the Number Two spot on Netflix UK’s most-watched rankings.

Gray stars Patricia Clarkson as Cornelia Gray, a CIA operative who has been hiding for two decades as her superiors believe she is a traitor. She is brought back after a mole begins to leak secrets from her old unit.

The series also stars Rupert Everett, Wendy Crewson, Lydia West and Shawn Doyle. Created by Lionsgate, Gray was first released back in September of last year but wasn’t available to watch in the UK upon its release.

Screengrab of Netflix's Top Ten TV programmes in the UK. Credit: NETFLIX
Screengrab of Netflix’s Top Ten TV programmes in the UK. Credit: NETFLIX

Gray was added to the streaming giant in the UK on March 15 and upon its release and over the weeked, it became the third most watched series on the platform. Fans of the show have taken to X/Twitter to share their thoughts. “Gray on Netflix is good,” wrote one user while another shared: “Gray on Netflix is mad!!”

Check out more reactions below:

Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen – the spin-off series of Ritchie’s 2019 film of the same name which stars Theo James as Eddie Halstead, who has inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his deceased father and discovers the land, however, is part of Mickey Pearson’s cannabis empire  – has earned the top spot on Netflix UK’s most watched list.

Other programmes in the rankings include Fat Friends, Physical 100, Monk, One Day, The Outreau Case, Unforgotten, Hot Wheels: Let’s Race and The Program.

In other Netflix news, it was recently announced that Black Mirror will return for its seventh season next year.

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