The 2nd season of The Night Agent has just opened at Netflix and on February 20, the Prime 3rd to Amazon Prime will start. The action thrillers, who are referred to as “DAD series” in the English-speaking world with capable supporters, are very popular with the stream services. We take a close look at the phenomenon at Netflix, Amazon and Disney+.
From REACHER to The Night Agent: The “Dad series” are on the advance at Netflix, Amazon & Co.
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They are all-rounders, ex-military or agents: with a weapon in hand, Jack Ryan, Peter Sutherland and Jack Reaker, as moral men, pursue their goal of justice. They are the western heroes of modernity, the successors of Chuck Norris. The following applies to the streaming audience: The main thing is to lean back and maintain-brain out, creak out. This seems to be the ideal evening entertainment for exhausted fathers when we believe the concept of the “Dad TV”. But not only dads see that, as Reacher star Alan Ritchson rightly questions.
We take a closer look at the phenomenon of the invitingly predictable action thriller. What is the attraction of series such as The Recruit, The Terminal List, Tracker and Co.? Why do streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ regularly record records when the charming Haudegen pursue their craft?
Timecodes:
00:23:53 – Success figures from Netflix ‘The Night Manager & Co.
00:27:44 – Positive example: Reach Season 1
00:43:00 – Negative example: Reach Season 2
00:51:54 – More Dad TV examples
00:56:25 – conclusion
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