New Netflix adaptation Branded “Slick” breaks into the Trending UK diagram despite mixed reviews

New Netflix show bet Despite a mixed reception of critics, collapsed into the British trend diagram.

The series called “Slick” by the streamer is based on the manga Cakegurui And follows the students of the private school of the Elite St. Dominic, in which the social hierarchy surprises as a underground gambling.

After publication at Netflix last week, bet Now there is a 10th place in Netflix's UK Top 10.

Bet concentrates on the mysterious teenager Yumeko (Miku Martineau), a gambling champion that has learned everything from her mother before she was deserted.

She used her skills at St. Dominic and “Whatever it needs to be successful, both in her high missions and in climbing on the social hierarchy gegal, which the malignant student Council at St. Dominic throws her way”.

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“With the help of her new girlfriend Ryan (Ayo Solanke), Yumeko is also on a secret striving for revenge … and the over -axis will do everything in her power to get it,” adds the Synopsis.

In a rating for diversityCritics Aramide Tinubu proposed “despite his unique environment”, bet is “repeated and grows increasingly tired, which offers nothing new to it Cakegurui Fandom “.

“There is nothing wrong with being a stylish show, but bet“The concentration on the style overwhelms any kind of substance and makes the show a task of seeing a 10 episode season,” added Determined'S Joel Keller.

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In a more positive review, however Ready Steady Cut'S Jonathon Wilson wrote: “A lot about bet Doesn't work, but it's so full of big swings and fun ideas that it is still a simple, characterful binge watch. “

The original Cakegurui Manga comes from the writer Homura Kawamoto and illustrator Tōru Naomura, whereby the TV adaptation of Simon Barry comes.

bet Streaming now on Netflix.

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