Clickbait: Synopsis, Cast, Trailers, Awards, Release Dates
Clickbait is an American-Australian TV miniseries. Created by Tony Ayres and Christian White, the series is based on a mysterious crime influenced by social media and the digital world.
The twists and turns in the thriller have been highly appreciated for it being unanticipated throughout. The show takes audiences to a cliff-hanger ending by making the audience guess what’s next, only to be proven wrong every time.
Clickbait is a gripping, high-stakes drama that examines how social media fuels our most dangerous and uncontrollable urges. It highlights the ever-widening chasms that exist between our virtual and real-life personalities. It also focuses on digital evils like photo leaks, catfishing, etc.
Clickbait Netflix
Clickbait is a Netflix Original series, exclusively available on the platform. The announcement of its production by Netflix with the creators was made in August 2019.
The shooting began in December 2019, but halted in March 2020 because of the pandemic. Resuming in November 2020, the series finally premiered on August 25, 2021.
Clickbait Netflix Plot / Synopsis
The Netflix logline of the show reads, “When family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.”
Nick Brewer is a family man – a loving father, husband, and brother. He disappears suddenly under mysterious circumstances. Later, a video starts circulating over the Internet of a badly thrashed Nick holding cards. He appears holding placards that read, “I abuse women,” among other criminal confessions. The last one reads, “At 5 million views, I die.”
A threat, or a confession, becomes the course of the rest of the series. A struggle to save Nick leads to chilling discoveries. Brewer’s family and Nick’s close people rush to find him and the culprit before things go wrong. While his sister and wife try to find and save him, they unearth a side of Nick that no one knew existed.
The episodes are titled on the relations of different people in the series with Nick. Each episode follows the perspective of the highlighted character until reaching the last episode, “The Answer.”
Clickbait Netflix Season 2 Release
Clickbait is a “limited series” as per the streamer, which means that it is released and done at once. However, considering the series’ popularity and speculations among the media, a season 2 cannot be disregarded. It can continue as a spin-off or have an entirely different story created by the original showrunners/writers. Moreover, Clickbait can even be made into an anthology of criminal stories built around the digital world.
Clickbait Netflix Cast
The cast of Clickbait includes Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Adrian Grenier, Phoenix Raei, Abraham Lim, Jessica Collins, Camaron Engels, Jaylin Fletcher, Elizabeth Alexander, Joyce Guy, Daniel Henshall, lan Meadows, Jamie Timony, Steve Mouzakis, and Becca Lish
Clickbait Awards
Being an entirely new series, it has not competed in any award shows yet. However, Clickbait is receiving critics’ acknowledgment and appreciation, along with public endorsements.
Genre
Crime, Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Release Date
August 25, 2021
Certificate
18+ per Netflix
Cast
Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, Adrian Grenier, Phoenix Raei, Abraham Lim, Jessica Collins, Camaron Engels, Jaylin Fletcher, Liz Alexander, Joyce Guy, Daniel Henshall, lan Meadows, Jamie Timony, Steve Mouzakis, and Becca Lish
Director(s)
Brad Anderson, Emma Freeman, Cherie Nowlan, and Ben Young
IMDb Ratings
7.3/10
Country of Origin
United States, Australia
Countries where available
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States
Total Seasons
1
Total Number of Episodes
8
Episode Length
~ 45 minutes
Upcoming Season
Unknown
Filming Location
Melbourne, Australia
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