In a first for a Thai-produced show, murder-mystery series “Master of the House” has taken the top spot in Netflix’s weekly Global Non-English series chart.
The streamer said that, in its second week of availability, the seven-part series ranked first on its Global Top 10 TV (Non-English) list for the week of July 22-28. Additionally, it appeared in the top ten charts of 63 countries and territories.
The show centers around a hugely wealthy diamond merchant who, in high style, uses the occasion of a birthday banquet to shock his family with the news that he has married one of his maids and that the woman will inherit his vast fortune. His subsequent death in a fall from a balcony inevitably sets off a round of infighting between his new wife and his disappointed relatives.
Thailand is a deeply conservative society with a clearly hierarchical culture, which the filmmakers sought to replicate and amplify.
The streamer said that, in its second week of availability, the seven-part series ranked first on its Global Top 10 TV (Non-English) list for the week of July 22-28. Additionally, it appeared in the top ten charts of 63 countries and territories.
The show centers around a hugely wealthy diamond merchant who, in high style, uses the occasion of a birthday banquet to shock his family with the news that he has married one of his maids and that the woman will inherit his vast fortune. His subsequent death in a fall from a balcony inevitably sets off a round of infighting between his new wife and his disappointed relatives.
Thailand is a deeply conservative society with a clearly hierarchical culture, which the filmmakers sought to replicate and amplify.
- 7/31/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Strike first and strike hard, indeed. Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” and Peacock’s “Love Island USA” topped the Luminate streaming originals TV series charts for the July 19-25 period. On the film side, Netflix’s new rom-com “Find Me Falling” and a resurgent “Hillbilly Elegy” led the field.
The Season 6 debut of “Cobra Kai” delivered 1.1 billion minutes viewed in the show’s first full week of availability, following the July 18 premiere of the first half of its final season. The July 21 season finale of relationship reality show “Love Island” drove that show to rack up 1 billion minutes viewed, down only slightly from the previous week’s 1.1 billion minutes watched.
Amazon Prime Video's "The Boys" also had a strong frame thanks to its Season 4 finale bowing July 18. The superhero sendup finished out with 431.6 million minutes viewed. The conclusion of Season 1 of Apple TV+'s David E. Kelley drama "Presumed Innocent" took...
The Season 6 debut of “Cobra Kai” delivered 1.1 billion minutes viewed in the show’s first full week of availability, following the July 18 premiere of the first half of its final season. The July 21 season finale of relationship reality show “Love Island” drove that show to rack up 1 billion minutes viewed, down only slightly from the previous week’s 1.1 billion minutes watched.
Amazon Prime Video's "The Boys" also had a strong frame thanks to its Season 4 finale bowing July 18. The superhero sendup finished out with 431.6 million minutes viewed. The conclusion of Season 1 of Apple TV+'s David E. Kelley drama "Presumed Innocent" took...
- 7/26/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Terror Tuesday: Extreme is a horror anthology inspired by true events and dramatizing stories from a popular Thai radio show called Angkhan Khlumpong (Terror Tuesday).
The trailer opens with a scene of the radio show and a member of the public calling in to share a story. It also highlights chilling snippets from across eight episodes of the anthology, jumping from a spooky bridal shop, to a haunted washing machine, to an ominous room where a family of four have died in.
The series premieres on August 20 on the streaming platform.
Some of the Terror Tuesday: Extreme cast include Nat Kitcharit (Delete), Charada Imraporn, Sutthirak Subvijitra (4 Kings 2), Parada Titawasira, Pattaravadee Boonmeesup and Cherprang Areekul.
Each episode is helmed by a different director and the roster includes Prin Keeratiratanalak, Abhichoke Chandrasen, Prueksa Amaruji, Chayan Laoyodtrakool, Surapong Ploensang, Chookiat Sakveerakul, Eakasit Thairaat and Alisa Pien.
Terror Tuesday: Extreme is part...
The trailer opens with a scene of the radio show and a member of the public calling in to share a story. It also highlights chilling snippets from across eight episodes of the anthology, jumping from a spooky bridal shop, to a haunted washing machine, to an ominous room where a family of four have died in.
The series premieres on August 20 on the streaming platform.
Some of the Terror Tuesday: Extreme cast include Nat Kitcharit (Delete), Charada Imraporn, Sutthirak Subvijitra (4 Kings 2), Parada Titawasira, Pattaravadee Boonmeesup and Cherprang Areekul.
Each episode is helmed by a different director and the roster includes Prin Keeratiratanalak, Abhichoke Chandrasen, Prueksa Amaruji, Chayan Laoyodtrakool, Surapong Ploensang, Chookiat Sakveerakul, Eakasit Thairaat and Alisa Pien.
Terror Tuesday: Extreme is part...
- 7/23/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
In the Netflix series Master of the House, there’s one character I couldn’t stand the most—Mavin, Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn’s younger son. His hatred for his father, brother, and servants led to his ultimate death. The way he treated his family and the servants was awful and would definitely make your blood boil. So, when he finally died, it felt like he got what he deserved. Mavin’s hatred drove him to act horribly towards everyone around him. His cruel actions and constant negativity built up until it all backfired on him, which led to his downfall. In the end, his death seemed like a fitting consequence for all the pain he caused. But how did it happen? That’s what we are about to find out.
Spoilers Ahead
How did Mavin change the will?
From the first appearance, you could tell that Mavin was someone who only thought about himself.
Spoilers Ahead
How did Mavin change the will?
From the first appearance, you could tell that Mavin was someone who only thought about himself.
- 7/21/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
Masters and servants should be treated with mutual respect and kindness, seeing each other as humans first. Ideally, there would be fairness and care, but often, servants face neglect and mistreatment while masters might act superior. In a perfect world, we’d all just treat each other like equals. We don’t really live in a perfect world though, do we? In the new series on Netflix, Master of the House, the master, Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn, dies right at the start. As the series goes on, we learn more about him and realize his death wasn’t an accident—it was murder. But who did it, and why? This article will uncover all the details, so keep reading to find out.
Spoilers Ahead
What was the relationship between Roongroj and his sons like?
Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn was a billionaire who owned a huge and expensive diamond company called Theva Gems. He had two sons: the older one,...
Spoilers Ahead
What was the relationship between Roongroj and his sons like?
Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn was a billionaire who owned a huge and expensive diamond company called Theva Gems. He had two sons: the older one,...
- 7/20/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
As the opening scene unfolds, a butterfly trapped in a jar portends an atmosphere of unease within the lavish mansion. We follow the gaze of the wealthy businessman Roongroj as he looks out across his verdant grounds from a high balcony, lost in contemplation. Suddenly, an entrancing flock of butterflies swarms around him without warning. Overcome, Roongroj loses his balance and tumbles to the ground below, leaving his fate—and that of his business empire—in question.
Thus begins an engrossing tale of mystery, betrayal, and greed that will keep audiences guessing until the dramatic conclusion. As Roongroj’s household gathers to lay him to rest, tensions emerge between his sons, who vie to inherit control of his multi-million-dollar diamond company. But a new marriage made shortly before Roongroj’s death further clouds the situation, bringing a lowly servant into possession of a stake in the family business.
As secrets...
Thus begins an engrossing tale of mystery, betrayal, and greed that will keep audiences guessing until the dramatic conclusion. As Roongroj’s household gathers to lay him to rest, tensions emerge between his sons, who vie to inherit control of his multi-million-dollar diamond company. But a new marriage made shortly before Roongroj’s death further clouds the situation, bringing a lowly servant into possession of a stake in the family business.
As secrets...
- 7/20/2024
- by Mahan Zahiri
- Gazettely
Master of the House is the new Netflix drama that will keep you hooked with its complex characters. The story kicks off with the death of Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn, the master of the house, and delves into the dark side of everyone connected to him. We get to see how his sons, Phupat and Mavin, inherit the title and continue their father’s legacy of mistreating the helpless servants. But things don’t stay this way forever. The series shows us how the servants eventually fight back against their tormentors. You’ll get to uncover how and why this dramatic turn of events happens by diving into this cast and character guide.
Spoilers Ahead
Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn
When Master of the House first began, I honestly thought Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn, played by Teerapong Leowrakwong, might be different from his cruel sons. At first, he seemed more compassionate, especially since he fell in love with Kaimook,...
Spoilers Ahead
Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn
When Master of the House first began, I honestly thought Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn, played by Teerapong Leowrakwong, might be different from his cruel sons. At first, he seemed more compassionate, especially since he fell in love with Kaimook,...
- 7/20/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
The master-servant culture is deeply inhumane. It creates suffering and inequality and robs people of their dignity and freedom. It’s just unjust and morally wrong. The Netflix series Master of the House is based on this theme, and for the most part, it really reminded me of the movie Parasite. At the start of the series, a billionaire diamond merchant named Roongroj Thevasatitpaisarn died. But who did it? Maybe it was his arrogant sons, Phupat or Mavin, who are full of themselves. Their father was never happy with them and thinks they’re a disgrace, no matter what they did. Maybe that’s why he got killed, as an outburst of their pent-up anger? Or maybe it was the servants in their house who might have had enough of all the torture. They are forced to do so many things and treated cruelly just because they are poor and helpless.
- 7/19/2024
- by Sutanuka Banerjee
- Film Fugitives
The sudden death of diamond tycoon Mr. Roongroj left the Thevasatitpaisarn family in turmoil. Netflix’s Thai mystery drama series, Master of the House, is about how far Roongroj’s two sons would go to claim ownership of their father’s company, Theva Gems. Phupat and Mavin were deeply disturbed when their father announced his decision to marry his maid, Kaimook. Phupat was offended when he saw his father gift Kaimook his mother’s jewelry, but that did not bother Roongroj. He was confident about his decision, and he often expressed how Kaimook was smarter than both his sons. Roongroj died the night he legally married Kaimook. He fell from the window of his room and died immediately. Kaimook was convinced that Roongroj was murdered, and she made it her life’s purpose to find her late husband’s killer.
Spoiler Alert
Who killed Mavin?
Mavin had blackmailed Roongroj’s legal counsel.
Spoiler Alert
Who killed Mavin?
Mavin had blackmailed Roongroj’s legal counsel.
- 7/18/2024
- by Srijoni Rudra
- DMT
Look now, I love a good revenge drama as much as the girl next door, but in no way am I going to appreciate something that exploits sexual abuse as its scandalous central theme and goes on to show it multiple times. Master of the House is certainly not about sexual abuse. In fact, it’s just a basic old “kill the affluent” story that comes to life in a rich Thai household. I’m not going to lie; I’m already quite bored with this premise, and while initially we got really creative explorations, it’s now become just a buzzword like “sustainability.” The last time I saw it in the Thai industry was in the movie Hunger, and I didn’t think that stuck the landing either. The last Thai drama I watched on Netflix was The Believers, and that was far better in terms of plot and execution.
- 7/18/2024
- by Ruchika Bhat
- DMT
Thai murder mystery Master of the House is one convoluted revenge tale that simply gets way out of hand by the end of the series. I felt the show was made in poor taste, and this is not because of the plot but, more specifically, what we get to see visually. Abuse-to-revenge stories are often seen on television. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing new in this theme, and we’ve seen it a thousand times before, and yet, somehow, it just doesn’t get better. Master of the House tells the story of Kaimook, a servant who one day ends up as the wife of a business tycoon. When she’s widowed soon after, a murder mystery unfolds, revealing dark family secrets. This is your classic “Eat the Rich” narrative that we’ve seen dozens of times in the last couple of years. It seems like the...
- 7/18/2024
- by Ruchika Bhat
- DMT
Thai sales company Diversion has acquired worldwide rights to Sivaroj Kongsakul’s Regretfully At Dawn, which is set to premiere in the New Directors competition of the upcoming San Sebastian Film Festival.
It marks the second feature of Thai filmmaker Sivaroj, whose 2010 debut Eternity won the Tiger Award at Rotterdam as well as top prizes at Hong Kong International Film Festival and Deauville Asian Film Festival.
Regretfully At Dawn follows a war veteran nearing the end of his life and his bright young niece who has a promising future ahead of her. They live quietly in a small province outside...
It marks the second feature of Thai filmmaker Sivaroj, whose 2010 debut Eternity won the Tiger Award at Rotterdam as well as top prizes at Hong Kong International Film Festival and Deauville Asian Film Festival.
Regretfully At Dawn follows a war veteran nearing the end of his life and his bright young niece who has a promising future ahead of her. They live quietly in a small province outside...
- 7/17/2024
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s slate will adjust for summer viewing in July. The streamer’s catalog will also incorporate action-filled films and content ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
Franchises to look out for this month include the Back to the Future films, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, the Fifty Shades films and more. American Hustle, Annabelle, The Blind Side, Call Me by Your Name, Captain Phillips and Easy A will also be new to Netflix. Eddie Murphy reprises his role as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and animated adventures available include Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Trolls Band Together.
Simone Biles features in a Netflix docuseries that chronicles her journey back to competing for the United States in the Paris Olympics. The gymnastics athlete’s return to the arena can be streamed starting July 17.
Here’s what’s new on Netflix in July 2024:
Available July 1
About Antoine:...
Franchises to look out for this month include the Back to the Future films, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, the Fifty Shades films and more. American Hustle, Annabelle, The Blind Side, Call Me by Your Name, Captain Phillips and Easy A will also be new to Netflix. Eddie Murphy reprises his role as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and animated adventures available include Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Trolls Band Together.
Simone Biles features in a Netflix docuseries that chronicles her journey back to competing for the United States in the Paris Olympics. The gymnastics athlete’s return to the arena can be streamed starting July 17.
Here’s what’s new on Netflix in July 2024:
Available July 1
About Antoine:...
- 7/8/2024
- by Tom Tapp and Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has a couple of major series airing all or part of their final seasons in July 2024. The hit Spanish drama Elite is set to premiere its eighth and final season in full this month with one final mystery (July 26), Vikings: Valhalla is setting off on one final adventure with its third season (July 11), and Cobra Kai is also entering its swan song era with the first part of its final sixth season arriving on Netflix July 18.
The most notable movie offering this month is Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (July 3). Thirty years after his last case, Eddie Murphy returns as the titular detective Axel Foley, teaming up with old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and Taggart (John Ashton) to uncover a conspiracy and keep his daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) safe.
Here’s everything else coming to Netflix this month. Note that Netflix marks its international offerings with that respective country’s two-letter country code.
The most notable movie offering this month is Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (July 3). Thirty years after his last case, Eddie Murphy returns as the titular detective Axel Foley, teaming up with old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and Taggart (John Ashton) to uncover a conspiracy and keep his daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) safe.
Here’s everything else coming to Netflix this month. Note that Netflix marks its international offerings with that respective country’s two-letter country code.
- 7/1/2024
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Summer 2024 has officially begun, and as the weather starts to heat up this July, so will Netflix‘s streaming catalogue. From the highly anticipated return of “Cobra Kai” to the sixth season of the hit reality show “Too Hot to Handle,” Netflix is giving viewers lots to binge as they attempt to escape the summer sun.
Eddie Murphy is revising his iconic role of Detroit detective Axel Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” 40 years after the original “Beverly Hills Cop” film debuted. “Simone Biles Rising,” a four-part documentary about the olympic gold-medalist, is set to release some time this July — just in time for her return to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.”Receiver,” another sports docuseries to follow last year’s “Quarterback,” will star NFL players like Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders) and Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings).
Along with new content, Netflix is adding loads of family classics such...
Eddie Murphy is revising his iconic role of Detroit detective Axel Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” 40 years after the original “Beverly Hills Cop” film debuted. “Simone Biles Rising,” a four-part documentary about the olympic gold-medalist, is set to release some time this July — just in time for her return to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.”Receiver,” another sports docuseries to follow last year’s “Quarterback,” will star NFL players like Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders) and Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings).
Along with new content, Netflix is adding loads of family classics such...
- 6/20/2024
- by Lauren Cahoone
- The Wrap
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