Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano’s dark comedy series that blew up the Netflix charts

Broadcast audiences were all over the place during holiday viewing this year. Instead of non-stop Christmas classics, we saw Megan Fox’s sci-fi thrillers are dominating the Netflix chartsand Gerard Butler’s crime thrillers were rated Max. However, viewers still managed to squeeze in some traditional holiday fare amongst all the crime and sci-fi stuff, with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1996 Christmas comedy Jingle All Way tops Prime Video audience of this streamer. But even as the season’s holiday classics surface, our collective appetite for dark offerings seems insatiable, as Netflix’s new comedy-drama series managed to stand out among the holiday stream fest.

Still in 2022 Dead to Me creator Liz Feldman has signed on to executive produce Netflix’s new series No Good Deed. and finally the show. It seems the wait was also worth it, as the eight-episode dark comedy is well positioned on Netflix’s most-watched charts. No Good Deed stars Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano alongside an ensemble cast that includes Luke Wilson, Linda Cardellini and Denis Leary. The show follows several couples who want to buy the same house, which in itself doesn’t sound all that exciting. However, not only has the series been well received by critics, but the streaming crowds can’t seem to get enough of it.

No Good Deed stars Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow as Paul and Lydia, a married couple who are selling their Los Angeles home but must keep some dark secrets about the property from potential buyers. Such a premise is apparently a recipe for success. The series premiered on Netflix on December 12, 2024, and according to the streaming viewership tracker FlixPatrolhas been going pretty well since then.

In the United States, “No Good Deed” has hovered around numbers two and three on the most popular television networks since its debut. The show was in second place until December 20, when it dropped to third. But it has shown remarkable durability so far and seems to be holding its ground for now.

Meanwhile, the series has proven to be a global success, charting in 53 countries as of December 23. Earlier this month, No Good Deed actually managed to chart in an impressive 72 countries, making it an undisputed global hit. Interestingly, “No Good Deed” only managed to reach No. 2 in all countries last week, just short of No. 1 worldwide. But with the show already proving its staying power, we can see it becoming number one in the coming days. The question is, does he have what it takes to beat the competition in the Christmas week?

What do people stream on Christmas? “Home Alone?” The Grinch, perhaps? Well, if you look at the charts of Netflix’s most popular TV networks, you can see that all of them are airing drama, crime and action. As of this writing, if “No Good Deed” wants to take the top spot in the state, it will have to contend with the might of the streaming series everyone’s watching but no one’s talking about, “Virgin River,” which currently holds the top spot in the state. Right below it is the disaster drama series La Palma, and in third place is No Good Deed, the documentary Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.

The rest of the chart is filled with holiday entertainment such as Ultimatum: Get Married or Move On and Keira Knightley’s spy thriller Black Doves, which conquered the Netflix charts in early December. On top of that, you have Queen Latifah’s TV series, The Equalizer, which came out around the same time Latifah’s forgotten Christmas movie Last Holiday enjoyed a brief renaissance on the Prime Video charts.

All in all, the charts aren’t exactly cheering for Christmas at the moment, which means that black comedy No Good Deed has the same chance of being the top-grossing series in the US this Christmas week. . it’s 79% Rotten tomatoes the score can’t hurt either, with critics praising the twists, the writing, and the mix of comedy with a darker tone. So it’s really worth streaming, but maybe consider breaking it up with a dark comedy like Elf or something.