‘Gripping’ Netflix thriller leaves viewers in tears with new series

A Netflix thriller boasting an impressive near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score left viewers emotional with the latest series’ ending.

Having debuted in 2023, The Law According to Lidia Poet dropped its third and final series last week in the wake of huge anticipation from fans. 

The crime thriller takes place in the 19th century and follows Italy’s first qualified female lawyer, who due to her gender, is banned from practicing.

Lidia – who is based on a real life historical figure – investigates homicides while also facing misogyny.

Matilda De Angelis, 30, portrays Lidia and she previously starred opposite Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in The Undoing.

The first series launched in February 2023 – and too an incredible reception with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

When the second outing debuted in 2024, it received a still-impressive 91% score on the review aggregate site.

Last month, it was revealed that The Law According to Lidia Poet would conclude with its third series.

The storyline begins in 1887, with Lidia’s brother Enrico (Pier Luigi Pasino), who is now a member of parliament, campaigning for a law allowing his sister to practice.

Writing online, one viewer penned: ‘Loved season 3! The production, acting and script all top class.’

Another admitted the final scene made them ‘cry’, while a third shared they were ‘sad it’s the final season.’

Having finished the show, a fourth viewer revealed they plan to ‘watch again in a couple of months.’

For Paste Magazine, TV writer Lacy Baugher Milas penned: ‘As heroines go, Lidia is utterly delightful: smart, confident, funny, and charmingly modern, she’s a woman who knows what she wants and is unwilling to settle for anything less.

‘The utterly compelling Lidia — and the standout performance from De Angelis— makes the show such tremendous fun to watch, that it’s impossible not to want to watch this story’s familiar beats play out in another language.’

Elsewhere, a Netflix crime thriller has been released with a whopping 90% Rotten Tomatoes score as fans laud it as ‘Nordic noir done right’ and ‘a gorgeous viewing experience’.

Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, which is based on Jo Nesbø’s novel The Devil’s Star, hit the streaming service on March 26.

The nine-part series, originally in Norwegian, is a mystery crime drama that stars the likes of Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman, Pia Tjelta, Peter Stormare, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Ellen Helinder and Simon J. Berger.

‘When a series of ritualistic murders hits Oslo, a gifted detective must navigate a puzzle of patterns, corruption and his own demons to catch the killer,’ Netflix’s synopsis reads. 

Viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their rave reviews.

‘Snacks, scotch with some blunt and a marathon watch of Netflix’s Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole series was extremely satisfying for a Saturday watch!’

‘Great first episode of Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole on Netflix.’

‘Started to watch Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole on Netflix….first episode so far so good, have read some of the books and they are excellent…’

‘Go and watch Jo Nesbo’s Detective hole 2026 Highly rated series.’

Meanwhile on IMDb, the show has received 7.9 stars out of 10, and many others have shared their opinions.

‘This new séries with the anti-hero main character Harry Hole is astonishing!’ 

The Law According to Lidia Poet is available to stream on Netflix now.