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This article was published on 5\/18 and republished on 5\/20.<\/em><\/p>\n As the extremely underwhelming recording of the Ronda Rousey versus Gina Carano fight<\/a> quickly slides down the Netflix top 10 list, a new series has been rising, surpassing some former hits. And its Rotten Tomatoes score suggests it’s worth a watch.<\/p>\n The series is <\/em>Nemesis<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>a \u201cdark thriller\u201d with eight hour-long episodes, now streaming on Netflix after its debut on May 14. As it stands, the show has racked up a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics,<\/a> with the caveat that there are not loads of reviews in yet. Still, a very solid start. <\/p>\n Audience scores for Nemesis <\/em>are worse, but there are very, very few user reviews in so far, and we\u2019ll have to see how it progresses. But there may be a sharp critic\/viewer divide in the end. Here\u2019s the synopsis of the show:<\/p>\n \u201cThe LA crime drama pits master thief Coltrane Wilder against detective Isaiah Stiles, challenging heist genre norms while examining what drives, sustains, and destroys people.\u201d<\/p>\n Nemesis <\/em>was created by Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole. Kemp was the showrunner for the long-running series Power <\/em>from 2014 to 2020, and was heavily involved in that show\u2019s various additions and spinoffs.<\/p>\n The series stars Matthew Law, who had a stint on Abbott Elementary. <\/em>This is certainly a very different role for Law. He also starred in more than 100 episodes of The Oval, <\/em>which is about to end. <\/p>\n Opposite Law is Y\u2019lan Noel, who was in the Natalie Portman miniseries, Lady in the Lake<\/em>, and Cleopatra Coleman, recently in Netflix\u2019s Black Rabbit <\/em>and both Rebel Moon <\/em>movies. We won\u2019t hold that against her. I enjoyed Coleman in the 2023 horror film Infinity Pool<\/em> with Mia Goth. Also, don\u2019t miss her in Dopesick<\/em>, the truly excellent 2021 miniseries.<\/p>\n The action series may be the right follow-up to Man on Fire, <\/em>which has proven to be another hit on Netflix, though it hasn\u2019t been renewed for another season yet \u2014 at least a little surprising. The former longtime No. 1, the True Crime miniseries Worst Ex Ever<\/em> has now slid to No. 4. Last week\u2019s The Roast of Kevin Hart<\/em> remains at No. 2 as clips of the jokes keep going viral on social media.<\/p>\n We will see how long Nemesis <\/em>lasts on top, and if fans come around the way critics have. Or you can just make up your own mind and check it out for yourself.<\/p>\n Update<\/strong>: Checking back in on how Nemesis is doing, there\u2019s good news and bad news. The good news is that the critic score has gone up to a 92%, cementing it as one of the top rated new series on Netflix right now. But viewers remain unconvinced, at least in terms of scores. The audience score is a poor 51% although there are still <\/em>not many reviews in, despite this being Netflix\u2019s #1 show, which is a bit odd. But on IMDB, with many more reviews in, the show is at a 5.6\/10, quite poor using those metrics.<\/p>\n But these poor ratings have not coincided with poor viewership. Besides being briefly unseated by WWE RAW, which happens to the #1 show practically every week, Nemesis is back on top again. Granted, competition is not exactly fierce right now, as further down the list are a few comedy specials, a few documentaries and a reality show. The first scripted show you even hit on the list is Man on Fire, which has remained in the top 10 for a while now after a stint at #1. But there is still no word about a season 2 of that series, which is starting to get a bit odd. We\u2019ll see how long Nemesis is able to remain on top.<\/p>\n Follow me <\/strong><\/em>on Twitter<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <\/strong><\/em>YouTube<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>,<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <\/strong><\/em>Instagram<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Pick up my sci-fi novels the <\/strong><\/em>Herokiller series<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <\/strong><\/em>The Earthborn Trilogy<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n