Netflix series hailed 'best show in a long time' earns staggering score
Netflix has dropped an original series that has earned a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and has fans calling it the streaming giant’s “best show in a long time.” The Brothers Sun is a brand-new action-packed series that blends black comedy and family drama.
Fronted by Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once actress Michelle Yeoh as a gangster family matriarch, the series boasts elements of an odd-couple buddy comedy, a hearty dose of gritty action and a dash of romance. The all-Asian cast channel their inner Keanu Reeves throughout the series in martial arts-filled fight scenes with help of fight coordinators from the first John Wick film.
The Brothers Sun kicks off when the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin. This forces his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien) to head to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen (Yeoh), and his naïve younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) – who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now.
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As Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance, Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly mean before one of their countless enemies kills them all. The Brothers Sun comes from newcomer Byron Wu and American Horror Story co-creator Brad Falchuk, who serves as showrunner.
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Speaking to Netflix ahead of the show’s launch, Falchuk explained how the series explores “what it means to be a son, what it means to be a brother, and also what it means to try and keep a family together.”
Justin Chien trained with the John Wick stunt team for The Brothers Sun (Michael Desmond/Netflix)“We do an extreme version of it because they’re a crime family and there are people shooting at them and trying to kill them,” he added. “But the conflicts they’re having – the problems they’re having internally, the emotional problems – are very, very universal.”
The series has received overwhelmingly positive reviews and has already earned Netflix its first 90 percent-plus Rotten Tomatoes score of 2024. Since it premiered on Thursday (January 4), The Brothers Sun has earned a near-perfect 97 percent audience score, with fans calling it the “best Netflix show in a long time”.
The eight-episode first season is available to stream now with a subscription to Netflix, which is currently included in a new deal that comes with a huge £414 discount. Savvy shoppers can currently get this awesome money-saving deal with Sky TV, Sky Stream, Netflix and Superfast fibre broadband for £39 a month.
But customers can save even more by upgrading their bundle with Sky’s Full Fibre 100Mb/s broadband and save £414. That’s because the package has been cut from £63 a month to £40 across the entire 18-month term, while not having to pay for Netflix saves almost £90 more.
By signing up today, shoppers can lock in the current price and enjoy a host of other blockbuster shows like the new season of True Detective, the all-new Ted prequel series and the upcoming second season of House of the Dragon. What’s more, with Netflix included members can stream upcoming shows like Andrew Scott’s Ripley and Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen at no extra cost.
Michelle Yeoh is a gangster matriarch in the action-dramedy series (Michael Desmond/Netflix)For those that may be looking for a TV package without broadband, Sky is offering a package with Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix for £25 a month – or £28 for a 31-day rolling subscription – that gives access to premium Sky channels like Sky Documentaries, Sky Atlantic and Sky Max. Film fans can even add Sky Cinema for £10 and get Paramount+ included at no extra cost, saving a further £125 and getting loads more blockbuster films and shows plus two free Vue cinema tickets every month.
Fans have flocked to social media since The Brothers Sun’s launch to share their reactions. Writing on X, @HasWRLD said: “The Brothers Sun [is] probably the best Netflix show I’ve seen in a long time, it’s just overall a good show.”
@Icemazae said: “The Brothers Sun 10/10. I recommend this series for someone who’s looking for really good action and decent comedy and a good story.”
@DmawDev said: “The Brothers Sun was amazing.”
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@grac3leeyra29 said: “Just finished watching The Brothers Sun and I want a part two.”
Join Sky to watch The Brothers Sun on Netflix. Alternatively, a host of new shows are available on streaming platforms including Amazon’s Prime Video and Disney+.
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