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Netflix's Copycat Killer enters top 10 in Asia, Europe, Middle East, and more

The crime thriller has been a hit worldwide since it was released last Friday

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 05 Apr 2023 7:00PM

Netflix's Copycat Killer enters top 10 in Asia, Europe, Middle East, and more
Set in 90s Taipei, Copycat Killer is adapted from a popular crime mystery novel by Japanese writer Miyuki Miyabe. – Netflix pic, April 5, 2023

CHINESE language Netflix series Copycat Killer has made a splash on the Top 10 TV charts since its premiere on March 31. The crime thriller series entered the Weekly Top 10 TV list in five territories, including Taiwan (#1), Hong Kong (#4), Singapore (#5), Thailand (#5) and Vietnam (#10). 

The series is also one of the first few Taiwanese titles to travel to Europe and the Middle East, securing a spot in the Daily Top 10 TV list in 19 territories, including Greece and Romania, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, and more. 

Set in 90s Taipei, Copycat Killer is adapted from a popular crime mystery novel by Japanese writer Miyuki Miyabe, where a spate of grisly murders throws a city into chaos, and a tenacious prosecutor must brace for a cat-and-mouse game against a dangerous manipulator. The series sets hearts racing as crime and mystery fans all over the world are served with ghastly murders and addictive suspense all the way to the finale.

Find out how Prosecutor Kuo Hsaio-chi unearths the killer behind the gruesome deaths, and the true evil beneath it all, only on Netflix. – The Vibes, April 5, 2023

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