TV fans defensive as they 'eat up' Netflix show that's 'better than expected'
Fans of the original creation can sometimes become defensive when big budgets are thrown at a new show.
However, in the case of Bet – which is based on a manga comic book series titled Kakegurui – the opposite seems to have occurred.
Starring Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, and Eve Edwards, the thriller charts the journey of a Japanese transfer student who arrives at a boarding school.
While there, her rare talent at gambling threatens to overturn the entire system.
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After arriving on Netflix on May 15, the show has quickly made its way into the top 10 list and has so far earned more than 3.7million views globally.
And, taking to X, viewers have praised the 10-part series, with @ite0luwakiishi writing: 'I actually liked the 'bet' series on Netflix…'
@mxxnlitt added: 'People complaining about the bet series on Netflix but I'm eating it up idc I get entertained by anything.'
@buffylipino also posted: 'Y'all idk but the new show on Netflix 'Bet' is actually good I hope there is a season 2.'
@finkerzNFT, however, said: 'Anyone watch Bet on Netflix? There's some really cool cinematography and editing, the lead did good with the material and making the character fun, but I swear the writers had to be a room full of 5 yr olds with crayons with the amount of sense it made, plot holes n contradictions.'
A description of the show on Netflix reads: 'At a private school where gambling determines social status, a skillful new student with a mysterious past is shaking things up — and betting on revenge.'
Simon Barry, the director and showrunner, also revealed how he took the original manga and adapted it for the series.
While there has been no confirmation of a second season, fans are clearly hoping for one.
This also comes after Netflix viewers rushed to binge a British thriller series about a woman who faces a romance scam.
First hitting screens last year on Sky, Love Rat stars Coronation Street's Sally Lindsay as Emma, a woman dreaming of a new start after her divorce from Pete, played by Neil Morrissey.
Estranged from her daughter, she decides to escape her dull life and travel to Cyprus for a holiday. More Trending
Once she arrives, she quickly forms a connection with Niko (Gerald Kyd), the handsome, wealthy owner of the hotel.
This week the series was added to Netflix, where it's soared up the charts and is currently the third most watched programme on the streaming service in the UK.
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