The Boys Star’s Crime Thriller Series With 90% RT Score Becomes Streaming Hit

The Boys has been a major success for Prime Video with its depiction of an alternate reality in which superheroes abuse their powers. The superhero satire premiered in 2019 and returned last year for season 4, with the upcoming The Boys season 5 now confirmed to bring the show to an end. The show is beloved for its collection of despicable and deplorable characters, with Antony Starr’s Homelander being the biggest and baddest Supe of all.

Starr, a New Zealander, was a series regular on Outrageous Fortune, which ran from 2005 to 2010, before going on to appear in projects like Rush, Tricky Business, and Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023). Starr’s most notable role before joining the cast of The Boys, however, was as the lead of an acclaimed crime thriller TV show that ran on Cinemax from 2013 to 2016. This show is now finding success once more on streaming.

Banshee Has Become A Major Streaming Success

Antony Starr’s Cinemax Show Is A Hit On Max


Anthony Starr as Lucas Hood in Banshee

Banshee is finding renewed success on streaming nine years after it ended. Created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler, the hit crime thriller ran for a total of four seasons, following Starr’s mysterious ex-con as he adopts the idenтιтy of Sheriff Lucas Hood in the Pennsylvania town of Banshee. The show, which also stars Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, and Lili Simmons, earned positive reviews from critics and currently sports a 90% critics’ score and 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Now, new data from FlixPatrol reveals that Banshee is in the Max top 10 TV shows list in the U.S. on January 14, 2025. The series, which has been on the list for 50 days, currently ranks in tenth place, behind тιтles like The West Wing, Hacks, Shining Vale, and Dune: Prophecy, with The Pitt currently in the number one spot. Check out the full top 10 list below:

Max U.S. Top 10 Shows List (Jan. 14, 2025)

1

The Pitt

2

The Sєx Lives of College Girls

3

Creature Commandos

4

The Curious Case of Natalia Grace

5

Bookie

6

Dune: Prophecy

7

Shining Vale

8

Hacks

9

The West Wing

10

Banshee

What Banshee’s Streaming Success Means For Its Reputation

Why The Series Works So Well

When Banshee premiered in 2013, it wasn’t for everyone. It features plenty of Sєx and violence, and is generally a very visceral and over-the-top experience. After a somewhat lukewarm response to this initial batch of episodes, the show really hit its stride in season 2, and only grew in acclaim with seasons 3 and 4.

Seasons 3 and 4 both have rare 100% scores on Rotten Tomatoes.

Banshee could affectionately be called “trashy” television, but it found a way to be the best possible version of this. Each season delivered thrilling action sequences, surprising story twists, and some standout performances, with Starr, especially, excelling in his lead role. The rise of streaming has drastically changed the entertainment landscape, and not always for the better, but it’s streaming that has allowed Banshee to rise and reach new audiences almost a decade after it ended, and that’s worth celebrating.

Source: FlixPatrol

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