Netflix thriller ‘The Whisper Man’ tops weekly streaming charts

The thriller ‘The Whisper Man’ became the top English-language movie on Netflix, recording 33.4 million global views through September 6. The film, based on the novel by Alex North, stars Adam Scott, Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Hamish Linklater.

The plot follows a widower dealing with the abduction of his son, a mystery that connects to a criminal known as ‘The Whisper Man’ who is already incarcerated. This surge in viewership represents a 44% increase from the previous week.

Other notable performers on the Netflix charts include the Danish thriller ‘The Secret Woman,’ which led the foreign-language movie category with 19.3 million views, and the Korean series ‘Mousetrap,’ which topped the foreign-language TV chart with 4.4 million views.