Apocalyptic movies are having a little while on Netflix right now. One of the biggest Korean-language releases in recent memory on the streamer, for example, is The silent sea. It told the story of a special team sent to the moon to retrieve an important sample from a research facility. Meanwhile, at home, the Earth has undergone “desertification”. And in addition to The silent sea, There is also Don’t look up – a polarizing allegory of climate change from director Adam McKay. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers unsuccessfully warning the planet of impending doom – and it’s become one of Netflix’s greatest titles of all time. Are you also getting considerable attention on Netflix right now? The colony — a science fiction title by Swiss director Tim Fehlbaum.
“Climate change. Pandemics. War,” reads one of the film’s opening images. “When Earth became uninhabitable, the ruling elite escaped to settle on Kepler 209.”
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Generations after Earth was deemed uninhabitable and no new babies were born, an astronaut is sent on a mission to search for new life – but nothing could have prepared her for what she discovers.
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—Netflix (@netflix) January 13, 2022
Should you check this one out? Unfortunately, it doesn’t have good reviews at the moment.
At the time of this writing, The colony has a 46% viewership and critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s still early days, though. The 46% review score is based on just 24 reviews. While the audience score of 46% was only obtained on more than 50 ratings. Netflix’s description of the film, meanwhile, is as follows. “A colony in space sends an astronaut back to Earth to decide the fate of the planet’s remaining inhabitants after the colonists become sterile.”
Right now, The colony is the #3 movie on the streamer in the United States. Netflix also maintains a combined top 10 list for the United States that includes both TV shows and movies. The colony is #8 right now there.
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Speaking of the apocalyptic themes found in Netflix content like The colony, there’s also even more to come along these lines – and soon – on the platform.
One of the most-watched Netflix titles of 2021 was the Korean TV series My name, about a young woman who infiltrates a gang of criminals to avenge the death of her father. Kim Jin-min, the director of this series, is also directing another K-drama that will be coming to Netflix soon: Goodbye Earth. Also known as The madman at the end of the world, this one will be an adaptation of a novel of the same name. And it will follow a group of people after humanity learns that an asteroid is about to crash into Earth.
In the meantime, you can find a full rundown of the streamer’s best movies in the US right now below. Netflix’s Top 10 Movies in the US Today – Plus The colony – include:
- Cheeky
- Don’t look up
- The colony
- river dance
- Just go
- The God Committee
- ghost yarn
- Charlie and the chocolate factory
- The longest yard
- Voyage 2: The Mysterious Island
