Netflix has been critically delivering within the motion film division currently. Following the likes of the critically acclaimed Insurgent Ridge, the gloriously violent The Shadow Strays, the brand new festive favourite Carry-On, motion finale Final Bullet, Tom Hardy’s long-awaited Havoc, and far, rather more, the streamer’s newest foray into the world of martial arts thrills has now racked up hundreds of thousands of views and continues to carry a spot within the High 10.
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Telling the basic motion story of a hero with a selected set of expertise, the streamer’s new motion thriller Okay.O. has now racked up greater than 19 million views following its debut, with audiences keen to take a look at one other splendidly no-nonsense motion outing from Netflix.
The martial arts thriller beforehand held the #1 spot, however whereas it has now dropped to #6 within the international High 10 behind the likes of KPop Demon Hunters, Straw, and 28 Weeks Later, the success of Okay.O. is one more indication of the continuing recognition of motion motion pictures centered on a lone hero preventing in opposition to the chances, in addition to audiences’ openness to motion pictures from around the globe…as long as they embrace punching.
Critics & Audiences Have Hailed ‘Okay.O.’ as “Absolute Cinema”
Written and directed by Antoine Blossier (Prey), Okay.O. finds skilled MMA fighter Ciryl Gane (Den of Thieves: Pantera) taking the lead as a fighter who, after unintentionally killing his opponent within the ring, finds a shot at redemption when the widowed spouse asks for his assist in saving her teenage son from a gang of criminals. The remainder of the forged consists of Anne Azoulay (Black Field), Alice Belaïdi (If I Had been a Boy), Maleaume Paquin (Remi, No person’s Boy), Foued Nabba (Blood Coast), Samuel Jouy (Ganglands), Virgile Bramly (Good Women), and you’ll take a look at the official synopsis beneath.
“Bastien (Ciryl Gane) has lived as a recluse ever since he unintentionally killed his opponent Enzo in an MMA struggle three years in the past. Enzo’s widow tracks him down and asks for his assist: Bastien is her solely hope of rescuing Léo (Maleaume Paquin), her teenage son who has gone lacking within the northern districts of Marseille.
Bastien units off searching for him. Alongside the best way, he meets Kenza (Alice Belaïdi), a younger cop who is ready to do something to convey down the brand new crime lords of Marseille. Léo is in grave hazard and time is of the essence.”
Whereas not sufficient critiques have emerged on Rotten Tomatoes for an total score (critics have referred to as it “predictable however visceral” and “Absolute cinema”), motion film followers have since taken to social media to heap reward on the streamer’s thrilling story of redemption. X/Twitter consumer @DerekBrocks declared Okay.O. a “banger” including, “A easy story advised with a vicious streak however a whole lot of coronary heart and a few brutal, crunchy motion courtesy of Laurent Demianoff that takes MMA turned actor Ciryl Gane’s imposing physique and places it to battering consequence.”
Echoing these sentiments, consumer @BrndnStrssng referred to as the motion thriller “An utter delight watching this big of a person repeatedly tear individuals to shreds whereas pleading with anybody round him that he’d similar to to speak lmao. Glorious struggle choreo. Get on this,” whereas @realflyscorpio sums issues up by merely saying, “Okay.O on Netflix 10/10.”
Supply: Netflix, X
Okay.O.
- Launch Date
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June 6, 2025
- Runtime
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84 Minutes
- Director
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Antoine Blossier
- Writers
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Antoine Blossier