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Published Feb 7, 2026, 6:40 PM EST
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The Beast in Me, Netflix's twisted mystery thriller, is back on streaming charts three months after the entire season dropped. Data from FlixPatrol shows renewed interest in the Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys miniseries, which took over the platform when it premiered in November 2025. The mystery thriller peaked at number one and stayed on the streamer's top ten chart for five weeks before permanently dropping off. Three months later, it has found a sizable fanbase in countries like the U.S., Ukraine, and Serbia. The Beast in Me entered the global top ten chart for three consecutive days in the last week before being dethroned by shows like Animal Kingdom and the new season of Bridgerton.
In The Beast in Me, Danes and Rhys star as Aggie Wiggs and Nile Jarvis, two people from different worlds with something in common. Wiggs is a writer dealing with a personal crisis, while Jarvis is an ultrawealthy investor caught up in a major public relations crisis. Since his first wife went missing, everyone has suspected him of the murder, even though there is no evidence. Aggie offers to write a book about his life to rehabilitate his image and, in the process, her own. Danes and Rhys were lauded as the perfect duo, elevating the show with their acting skills. Danes, who has mastered the art of playing sensitive characters since Homeland captured the claustrophobic suspicion her character goes through with incredible precision.
Collider's Therese Lacson was impressed by Rhys' performance, so much so that she singled him out in her review. "Rhys deserves flowers for his performance; Nile is so threatening at times that it makes your blood curdle. Even if there's no proof that this man killed his wife, there's something deeply unnerving about him. Whether it's a scene of him staring quietly into Aggie's eyes at lunch or him voraciously eating a rotisserie chicken (the scene makes Denethor's tomato-eating scene in The Two Towers look tame) with his hands, he's a man who screams predator," she wrote in her review of The Beast in Me Season 1.
Matthew Rhys Has a New Show You Don't Want to Miss
Rhys is known for playing eccentric characters. In his next role, he moves across the pond to Apple TV, where he leads Widow's Bay. The show's official description perfectly explains:
"Widow's Bay is a quaint island town 40 miles off the coast of New England. But something lurks beneath the surface. Mayor Tom Loftis (Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community. There's no Wi-Fi, spotty cellular reception, and he must contend with superstitious locals who believe their island is cursed. He wants these people to respect him. They don't. They think he is soft and cowardly. And he is. But Loftis is determined to build a better future for his teenage son and turn the island into a tourist destination. Miraculously, he succeeds: tourists are finally coming. Unfortunately, the locals were right. After decades of calm, the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true start happening again. Widow's Bay blends genuine horror with character-driven comedy."
The Beast in Me is streaming on Netflix; Widow's Bay premieres on Apple TV on April 29.
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