Last May was full of premieres on Netflix: The Asunta case had just landed on the streaming platform and the audiovisual giant has just added the third season of The Bridgertons, miniseries like Eric either Not one more and another true crime about another case of the black chronicle in Spain, The king of cachopo. Therefore, it is not surprising that the arrival of Bodkin, an irish thriller sponsored by Barack and Michelle Obama.
The former president of the United States and his wife already entered audiovisual production on Netflix with Leave the world behind (2023), the apocalyptic film starring Ethan Hawke and Julia Roberts, and now they are released in the series with the seven episodes 50 minutes of Bodkin. The miniseries has become one of the most watched on Netflix, sharing the list with such huge hits as My stuffed reindeer.
Synopsis of ‘Bodkin’, the Obama series for Netflix
Bodkin focuses podcaster group who sets out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish village during the annual Shamhain celebration, but as they unravel the mystery, they find that the small town hides great secrets. As the story progresses, the protagonists of the Netflix miniseries will enter a spiral of suspense and violence.
Bodkin is starring Will Forte, known for having been the main character of the comedy series The last man on Earth, although the actresses also have a very important role in the Netflix series Siobhán Cullen (Obituary) and Robyn Cara (The Rising). Completing the cast of the fiction is Chris Walley (1917), David Wilmott (the Irish), Seán Óg Cairns and Pom Boyd, among many others.
As a curiosity, the first two episodes of Bodkin are directed by Nash Edgerton which is also a stuntman; In fact, he has participated in such famous films as Matrix (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), the prequel trilogy of Star Warsin superhero films and even in Once upon a time… in Hollywood (2019) by Quentin Tarantino.
The success of ‘Bodkin’ on Netflix and true crime podcasts
The protagonists of Bodkin They are true crime podcasters, and the executive producer of the series, Alex Metcalf, acknowledged on the Netflix website that the fiction was inspired by several programs of this genre to develop the plot of this miniseries, which arrived on May 9 to the streaming platform and which has already become a success.
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