Netflix has a new bingeworthy watch that keeps movie fans glued to their screens for several hours. It can be so hard to find a good watch while flicking through, but every so often there is at least one show that grips your attention and all that is really needed is a good recommendation; before you know it, you have also helped the next person with a good show for the weekend lay in!
Netflix fans have been gripping to their seats with a dark crime drama series that is neither recent nor particularly well-known. Fans have been so addicted to the show that they have confessed to calling off plans, staying awake until the early, eerie hours of the morning, and letting daytime pass to stay in bed to watch.
Bill Pullman portrays a detective attempting to understand what drove a young mum, Cora Tannetti (Jessica Biel), to brutally murder a stranger.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the crime drama has an impressive 92% rating, with previous series scoring between 88% and 92%. The critics' consensus says: "The Sinner's first season, as a standalone, is as good as it gets. If you're looking for a murder mystery to sustain your dark impulses and drag you kicking and screaming from start to finish, look no further."
The synopsis of The Sinner reads: "Detective Harry Ambrose investigates various atrocious murder cases and tries to analyse the reasons behind ordinary people committing heinous crimes.
"He employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects."
The show has been widely discussed on Reddit, with one user adding: "impossible to pause". They said: "Which TV series had you saying 'just one more episode'... until it was suddenly 3 am?"
"I'm looking for shows with that binge effect - the ones that hook you so hard, it's impossible to stop at just one episode. I want twists, cliffhangers, intense pacing - anything that makes you lose all track of time.
"Not necessarily the most famous or critically acclaimed, just the most impossible to pause. You know the kind. What are the shows that grabbed you by the throat and wouldn't let go?!"