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‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Becomes Netflix’s Latest Breakout Hit

Strong reviews with top-chart placement point to a breakout for Netflix horror.

Overview

  • The eight-episode limited series, which premiered Thursday, March 26, is now streaming worldwide on Netflix.
  • The show climbed to No. 1 on Netflix’s Top 10 after launch and logged 4.5 million views in its first four days, with TikTok raves helping fuel word of mouth.
  • Early reviews cite an 84% Rotten Tomatoes critic score, strong praise for Camila Morrone’s lead turn, and notes about uneven pacing and very dark visuals.
  • Created and run by Haley Z. Boston with the Duffer brothers as executive producers, the series leans into wedding-week dread with a supernatural bent.
  • No renewal is set, as Boston says the story was conceived as a limited run yet has floated an anthology path that could explore a new fear.