{
  "id": 6312983,
  "title": "‘The Whisper Man’ Climbs to No. 1 Movie on Netflix With 33.4 Million Views",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-whisper-man-climbs-to-no-1-movie-on-netflix-with-33-4-million",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T19:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/streaming/the-whisper-man-ratings-week-2-netflix/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Adam Scott's \"The Whisper Man\" emerged as Netflix's most-watched movie of the week, amassing 33.4 million views. The serial killer thriller rose to the top after debuting with 23.2 million views last week. In comparison, Grand Theft Auto VI claimed the No. 2 position with 31.1 million views during the same period. \"The Whisper Man,\" featuring Scott, Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Keaton, outperformed other releases such as \"Turning Point: Generation 9/11,\" \"The Hard Corps,\" and GTA VI's second-week showing of 4.4 million views. The movie's growth paralleled that of \"The Last House,\" which also climbed to 33.5 million views during its second week before tamping down to 12 million views in the third. On Netflix's TV side, true crime series \"Death of the Pastor's Wife\" dominated, garnering 13.9 million views. Other notable shows included \"Beauty in Black\" Season 3 with 8 million views, \"The Gentlemen\" Season 2 with 6.7 million views, and \"Outer Banks\" Season 5 with 3.3 million views.",
  "summary": "True crime series \"Death of the Pastor's Wife\" landed atop the TV list with 13.9 million views The post ‘The Whisper Man’ Climbs to No. 1 Movie on Netflix With 33.4 Million Views appeared first on TheWrap .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}