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The world Next on Netflix occasion passed off this week, bringing a slew of date bulletins, title reveals, and first-look previews—primarily targeted on Netflix’s U.S. slate. However, the occasion was held throughout 12 places worldwide, together with Mexico, the place a number of reveals had been made relating to upcoming 2025 releases. Among the bulletins, too, was the renewal of The Accident (often known as Accidente in Spanish-speaking areas), which is coming again for a season 2.
Starring Alberto Guerra, Sebastian Martínez, Erik Hayser, Macarena García, and Ana Claudia Talancón, the sequence that includes 10 episodes premiered on Netflix again in August 2024 and follows what occurs when a celebration takes a tragic flip with a bouncy citadel full of youngsters flies away rocking a area people.
The announcement of a second season was made throughout a stay presentation on January twenty ninth. Vice President of Content Carolina Leconte introduced Mexico’s upcoming slate of titles and confirmed that the thriller will certainly be returning. Speaking concerning the upcoming slate, Leconte mentioned, “Our commitment is to continue offering authentic stories so that our Mexican members identify with them and see more Mexican realities reflected.”
As talked about, the present was a stand-out success from Mexico and presumably the nation’s largest hit to this point, at the very least because it pertains to being a worldwide hit. Thanks to its unusual plot and going viral on social media (particularly TikTookay), the sequence charted within the world high 10s for seven weeks in whole. Over these seven weeks, it pulled in 268.50 million hours watched, equating to about 36.40 million views.
The present was featured within the high 10s in 86 international locations in whole, with Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela performing strongest.
Despite its recognition, audiences and critics had been in the end divided concerning the present. It solely has a score of 5.7 on IMDb, with some opinions calling it “flat-out bad,” “over-the-top nonsense,” or “dumb.”
No phrase on when The Accident shall be again on Netflix simply but, however we’d guess someday inside the subsequent couple of years. Other titles highlighted from Mexico for 2025 embrace Las Muertas, La Más Fan, Gringo Hunters, Nuestros tiempos, Nadie nos vio partir, Me late que sí, and a brand new Juan Gabriel docuseries.
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