‘6 Underground,’ ‘Eerie,’ ‘Miss Granny’ among most popular 2019 Netflix releases in PH

MANILA, Philippines – At least two Filipino movies were among the “most popular releases of 2019” on streaming platform Netflix, the company said on Monday, December 30.

In a release to media, Netflix said the following titles were the most popular in the country:

1. 6 Underground
2. Murder Mystery
3. Eerie
4. The Perfect Date
5. Miss Granny
6. The Witcher
7. The Silence
8. Hotel del Luna
9. Isn’t It Romantic
10. Always Be My Maybe

The list, however, factors in “viewing predictions.” 6 Underground and  The Witcher, for instance, were only released in December 2019, while Always Be My Maybe was released back in May 2019.

Eerie, a film directed by Mikhail Red, is a thriller and horror film about a Catholic school guidance counselor (Bea Alonzo) who investigates the mysterious death of a student. The movie first made the rounds in film festivals before getting a commercial release in the Philippines. It was later picked up by Netflix.

Red would go on to direct Dead Kids, the first Philippine-made Netflix Original.

Miss Granny, starring Sarah Geronimo, was released in Philippine cinemas back in 2018. It’s the Philippine remake of a South Korean film of the same name.

For the movie category, the following topped the Philippine list:

1. 6 Underground
2. Murder Mystery
3. Eerie
4. The Perfect Date
5. Miss Granny
6. The Silence
7. Isn’t It Romantic
8. Always Be My Maybe
9. The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi
10. Secret Obsession

The Girl Allergic to Wi-Fi (Ang Babaeng Allergic Sa Wi-Fi during its Philippine release), was a Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2018 entry. The rom-com stars Sue Ramirez as a girl who is allergic to electromagnetic waves.

For TV series, the following topped the Philippine list:

1. The Witcher
2. Hotel Del Luna
3. Sex Education
4. Stranger Things 3
5. The Umbrella Academy
6. Kingdom
7. Black Summer
8. Love Alarm
9. Lucifer
10. Titans

Netflix is an on-demand streaming service. – Rappler.com