Non-English TV series are continuing to take Netflix by storm, with the latest chart-topping thriller drawing in millions of views in a matter of days.
First released on July 30, Unspeakable Sins is a Spanish revenge drama about a woman who finds solace in the company of a younger man and embarks on an affair.
Zuria Vega takes the lead as Helena, who conjures up a plan with a lover to escape her controlling husband, taking their troubled son with her.
But she soon becomes dangerously entangled with secrets, lies, and Mexico’s elite, as her act of vengeance outside her loveless marriage gets twisted into a perilous fight for survival.
Other cast members include Erik Hayser, who plays powerful, abusive husband Claudio, while Andrés Baida plays Iván, who aids Helena in filing for divorce after a months-long steamy tryst.
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With 18 episodes, Unspeakable Sins promises plenty of salacious scheming, and you can be sure you’re in safe hands with creator Leticia López Margalli, who’s also the mastermind behind Netflix’s Oscuro deseo.
In the short time since its streaming debut, Unspeakable Sins has been watched for 56.9million hours in total, sending it rocketing to number one on the charts.
And it’s proven a hit with viewers, too, who are flooding social media with spicy reviews.
X user @LoveReality9 described the series as ‘addictive’, already demanding a second season.
‘Unspeakable Sins is extremely [spicy emojis] and addictive full of action taboo subjects full of mystery and one incredible ending of season one that will leave you with more questions! Every single time I got answers to my questions I had more questions’, they wrote. ‘@netflix must renew it for a second season! Just WOW! This season is totally binge worthy!’
‘Intense series. Loved it’, added @david_clark34.
Also heaping praise on the Spanish thriller, @katyanna25 posted: ‘I can never get bored watching spanish shows. Almost always the same plot, but they always keep you hooked. #UnspeakableSins is one of them.’
Taken aback by the show’s explicit nature, @1Liasonfan wrote: ‘I’m on episode 5, the sex scenes are def spicy, wow. The plot is not bad too. I can’t turn away’.
Others declared that the show has given them their new ‘favourite villian’, while many were left hot and bothered by the sexual scenes.
In fact, @MelikhayaL3006 compared the show to porn, as @_Keshaye joked that things keep getting ‘crazier and crazier’.
And just in case all of that has still left you in need of some convincing, allow Netflix’s Tudum to spill some more hints about what to expect.
‘Their flirtation instantly explodes into a steamy tryst. Months later, the unlikely pair are in a relationship worth fighting for and must find a way for Helena to escape her abusive marriage to the rich and powerful Claudio (Hayser).
‘When Iván suggests that he seduce Claudio, Helena’s husband, on a hidden camera to give Helena enough leverage to file for an advantageous divorce, she jumps at the chance to free herself and her teenage son from Claudio’s grip.
‘But what starts as a seemingly foolproof plan quickly spirals out of control when Claudio can’t take no for an answer, and the ensuing brawl exposes Helena and Iván’s scheme.
‘Helena arrives in the bloody aftermath only to find her husband missing, her lover on the run, and her son at the scene of the crime—without any memory of how he got there.’
Tudum adds: ‘As police flood the crime scene, Helena scrambles to cover up her and Iván’s involvement and to protect her son from becoming an accidental fall guy.
‘As she fends off the police, Claudio’s adult children from his previous marriage, and Claudio’s powerful business associates, Helena’s already complicated life becomes a brutal fight for survival.’
Non-English series have long been popular on the streaming platform, with season 3 of South Korean dystopian survival thriller Squid Game still flying high.
Having dropped its final instalment on June 27, it’s still attracting almost three million views weekly, having spent six weeks in Netflix’s top 10 and charted in 60 countries.
Other high-performing non-English programmes currently include South Korean action thriller Trigger, anime series My Melody & Kuromi, and South African crime thriller miniseries Marked.
Unspeakable Sins is available to watch on Netflix.
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