Netflix's New #2 Series Is a Crime Drama with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

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Like clockwork, a fresh wave of series, movies, and documentaries has landed across our favorite streaming platforms. And as usual, a few standouts manage to break through Netflix’s ever-shifting Top 10. One of the latest is a British crime drama that has quietly climbed all the way to number two, and it comes with a rare bonus: a perfect 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. The series is called The Witness.

This three-part Netflix true-crime drama is based on the memoir Letting Go by Alex Hanscombe. It revisits the devastating 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common in London, told through the perspective of her partner André and their toddler son Alex, who becomes the sole eyewitness to the attack.

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Rather than focusing solely on the crime itself, the series leans into what comes after. It follows André as he suddenly becomes a single father, tries to protect his traumatized son, and navigates a deeply flawed police investigation alongside intense media attention. In an effort to escape the pressure and racial abuse, father and son eventually relocate to France and later Spain, carrying the weight of trauma while waiting years for legal justice and trying to preserve Rachel’s memory.

While viewers are clearly tuning in, many are also issuing a bit of a caution before hitting play.

"The Witness on Netflix is such a tough watch," on user on X wrote.

Another shared, "I started The Witness on Netflix and this is HEAVY."

Still, many viewers are saying the series is powerful and well-executed, even if the subject matter is difficult to watch.

One wrote, "The Witness on netflix my God that’s how you write a limited series."

Another shared, "finished The Witness, one of the more thoughtful true crime miniseries I've watched."

The Witness is streaming now on Netflix.

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