Jack Neo’s Ah Boys To Men Is Netflix’s Most Popular Singaporean Title Of 2020
‘The Noose’, ‘Incredible Tales’ and ‘Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd’ are among 2020’s most-watched homegrown fare on Netflix here.
Jack Neo’s Ah Boys to Men is Netflix’s No.1 local title of 2020 in Singapore.
Chris Hemsworth’s action bonanza Extraction, the Blackpink documentary Light Up the Sky, and the Lee Min-Ho-starring K-drama The King: Eternal Monarch are also among the most-watched shows here, Netflix announced Thursday (Dec 10).
Netflix, which rarely shares viewership figures, unveiled a master list of its most-favoured content by genre (no distinction is made between movies and TV shows). The findings are not ranked, only the No.1 title in the respective genre is revealed. The list is a mix of Netflix original productions and licensed shows.
Most Popular Titles of 2020 on Netflix in Singapore (by genre)
Drama: Enola Holmes
K-Drama: The King: Eternal Monarch
Comedy: Emily in Paris
Romance: Crazy Rich Asians
Kids & Family: The Angry Birds Movie 2
Action: Extraction
Thriller: Money Heist: Part 4
Horror: #Alive
Documentary: BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Anime: Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back — Evolution
For Singaporean content, Ah Boys to Men, Jack Neo’s 2012 military service-themed dramedy, came in No.1. Other Neo-directed/produced titles popular with viewers include 2004’s The Best Bet, 2009’s Where Got Ghost?, 2011’s Where Got Ghost? (directed by Mark Lee and Boris Boo) and 2013’s Ah Boys to Men 2.
In terms of homegrown TV fare, compilation versions of The Noose, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and Incredible Tales also made the cut. (Complete seasons of these shows are available on meWATCH.)
Netflix beefed up its Singaporean content this year by dropping 106 movies and TV shows between August and October, and another 18 titles between November and December. Here are the popular local shows that viewers here streamed:
Most Popular Singaporean Releases Of 2020
Ah Boys to Men
Ah Boys to Men 2
Army Daze
Best of Phua Chua Kang Pte Ltd
The Ghosts Must Be Crazy
Where Got Ghost?
In the Room
Rubbers
The Best Bet
Best of The Noose
Best of Incredible Tales
Here are the other popular titles in Singapore by genre:
Enola Holmes
Lucifer
The Queen’s Gambit
The Devil All The Time
The World Of The Married
The 15:17 To Paris
Uncut Gems
The Half Of It
The King: Eternal Monarch
Kingdom: Season 2
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
The World of the Married
Mystic Pop-up Bar
Was it Love?
Record of Youth
Extracurricular
Itaewon Class
Hi Bye, Mama!
Emily in Paris
Ah Boys to Men 1
Ah Boys to Men 2
Holidate
Space Force
Ocean’s 8
Johnny English Strikes Again
Never Have I Ever
Sex Education: Season 2
Night School
Crazy Rich Asians
The Kissing Booth 2
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
To All The Boys P.S. I Still Love You
Start-Up
It’s Okay To Not Be Okay
Love, Guaranteed
Was it Love?
Operation Christmas Drop
My Holo Love
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Over The Moon
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run
The Willoughbys
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
The Babysitter’s Guide To Monster Hunting
Pets United
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
Rio
Extraction
The Old Guard
Project Power
The Meg
Rampage
Charlie’s Angels (2019)
The Umbrella Academy
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Mission: Impossible — Falllout
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Money Heist: Part 4
The Platform
Kingdom: Season 2
The Call
Spenser Confidential
Dangerous Lies
#Alive
The Maid (the Kelvin Tong version, not the Thai movie of the same title)
The Ghosts Must Be Crazy
Where Got Ghost?
The Babysitter: Killer Queen
Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island
Dracula
The First Purge
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back — Evolution
Spirited Away
Howl’s Moving Castle
My Neighbor Totoro
Blood Of Zeus
A Whisker Away
BLACKPINK: Light Up The Sky
American Murder: The Family Next Door
The Last Dance
History 101
The Social Dilemma
