Clickbait (miniseries) explained

Composer:Cornel Wilczek
Language:English
Num Episodes:8
Runtime:42–52 minutes
Network:Netflix

Clickbait is a drama television miniseries, created by Tony Ayres and Christian White. Ayres serves as showrunner, while Brad Anderson, Emma Freeman, Ben Young, and Laura Besley are directors. It was released on Netflix on August 25, 2021.

Overview

Clickbait explores the dark side of social media. In one thread of the story, a father goes missing, only to appear in a viral video holding a sign saying that he will die if the video receives five million views.

The series is set in Oakland, California, but was mostly filmed in Melbourne, Australia.[1]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

In August 2019, it was announced Netflix would produce an 8-episode series created and produced by Tony Ayres and Christian White, with David Heyman serving as producer under his Heyday Television banner, with Brad Anderson set as lead director.[2] In December 2019, Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Adrian Grenier and Phoenix Raei joined the cast.[3] In February 2020, Abraham Lim, Jessie Collins, Ian Meadows, Daniel Henshall, Motell Foster, Jaylin Fletcher and Cameron Engels joined the cast.[4] Principal photography began in December 2019.[5] Production on the series was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In November 2020, the series resumed filming in Melbourne.[7] Clickbait was released on Netflix on August 25, 2021.[8]

Reception

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 58% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10, based on 31 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads: "With an array of flashy, half-formed ideas and thin characterizations, Clickbait is more akin to its namesake than the deeper show it aspires to be."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]

Roxana Hadadi writing for RogerEbert.com wrote: "Clickbait is a reminder of why Netflix series became such hits in the first place. A cast of recognizable, serviceable actors dive with melodrama and zeal into a narrative that defies logical sense but moves at a breakneck pace, ends on cliffhangers like clockwork, and incorporates just enough zigs and zags to keep viewers guessing."[11]

Adam Sweeting at The Arts Desk described the series as a "fiendishly cunning thriller" and concluded that "the way Ayres and White handle their final-reel reveal is a masterclass in advanced whodunnitry. They even helpfully lob in a subsidiary could-be villain as a decoy. We are left to ponder whether Clickbait is itself clickbait."[12]

Saloni Gajjar writing for The A.V. Club criticized the show for its "ridiculous bait-and-switch twists and red herrings, offering very little else."[13]

James Croot writing for www.stuff.co.nz wrote that "as a police procedural and heart-stopping horror, it is aces, evoking memories of David Fincher’s finest (Seven, Panic Room), ratcheting up the stakes as the video’s ticker goes into overdrive."[14]

Viewership

Between August 23 and September 12, 2021, Clickbait was the most-viewed original streaming title in the US for three consecutive weeks according to Nielsen Holdings[15]

Clickbait was the most viewed series on Netflix in the United States in September 2021,[16] and the fourth biggest show globally.[17]

Clickbait was the most viewed series on Netflix in the UK in August[18] and September 2021.[19]

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Clickbait hit the No.1 spot on Netflix in more than 20 countries.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groves . Don . Zoe Kazan, Adrian Grenier head the cast of Netflix's 'Clickbait' . Inside Film . December 4, 2019 . December 3, 2019.
  2. Web site: Netflix, Tony Ayres & David Heyman Team For 'Clickbait' Thriller Series. Deadline Hollywood. Nancy. Tartaglione. August 25, 2019. June 16, 2020.
  3. Web site: 'Clickbait': Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Adrian Grenier & Phoenix Raei Join Netflix Thriller Limited Series. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. December 2, 2019. June 16, 2020.
  4. Web site: 'Clickbait': Netflix Thriller Limited Series Adds Seven To Cast. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. February 11, 2020. June 16, 2020.
  5. Web site: Knox . David . Production begins on Clickbait . TV Tonight . December 4, 2019 . December 4, 2019.
  6. Web site: Knox . David . Netflix drama Clickbait halts production in Melbourne. TV Tonight. March 16, 2020 . March 16, 2020.
  7. Web site: Knox . David . Filming resumes on Clickbait. TV Tonight. November 13, 2020 . November 13, 2020.
  8. Web site: First 'Clickbait' Trailer Reveals the Dark Side of Social Media in Adrian Grenier's New Netflix Miniseries. Collider. Carly. Lane. July 20, 2021. July 20, 2021.
  9. clickbait. Clickbait. tv. 1. September 10, 2021.
  10. clickbait. Clickbait. tv. 1. August 28, 2021.
  11. Web site: Clickbait movie review & film summary (2021)Roger Ebert. RogerEbert.com. Roxana. Hadadi. August 25, 2021. September 9, 2021.
  12. Web site: Clickbait, Netflix review - fiendishly cunning thriller keeps everybody guessing. theartsdesk.com. Adam. Sweeting. September 4, 2021. September 9, 2021.
  13. Web site: 2021-08-23 . Netflix's Clickbait is a misguided, dizzying thriller . 2022-08-08 . The A.V. Club . en-us.
  14. Web site: Neon's New Amsterdam, Disney+'s Star Wars: Visions among great shows to stream. September 27, 2021. www.stuff.co.nz.
  15. Web site: 'Clickbait' Maintains Reign on Nielsen's Streaming Ratings, 'Lucifer' Rises. October 8, 2021.
  16. Web site: The 10 most-watched TV shows on Netflix in September. Newsweek. September 29, 2021.
  17. Web site: Biggest Movies & Shows on Netflix in September 2021 According to the Top 10s. October 2021.
  18. Web site: TechScape: From Friends to Squid Game – why Netflix viewing figures matter. TheGuardian.com. October 20, 2021.
  19. Web site: Biggest Movies & Shows on Netflix in September 2021 According to the Top 10s. October 2021.
  20. Web site: Australian show Clickbait tops Netflix charts around the world. October 5, 2021.

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