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I believe the title refers to the linked article [1]—which claims it topped the platform's charts—rather than the quoted tweet.

It might not be to your liking, but it's been in Netflix's top 10 lists [2] quite a few times.

[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sha...

[2] https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv?week=2023-03-19

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That would be a most charitable interpretation. By that logic You and Florida Man: would also be it's 'best series' since they all clocked in higher than Shadow and Bone quite a few times.

If we honestly talking about their best performing properties we are talking about the likes of Squid Game, Stranger Things, Wednesday, Dahmer, Bridgerton, Money Heist, The Night Agent, The Queen's Gambit, Lupin and The Witcher S1.

Shadow and Bone is not even close to that group.

Lupin and The Witcher S1 (and Wednesday to a lesser degree) were average adaptations of good stories. The only thing nice in the Witcher was the casting, and Lupin had great initial ideas (like the casting, too), but overall it was very average. Shadow and bones was an average adaptation of an average story.

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