Netflix quietly adds ‘gripping’ Irish drama that’s shooting up the charts-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro

Netflix viewers have flocked to tune into an Irish crime drama being labelled ‘outstanding’ by fans.

The six-part thriller Clean Sweep first aired last year before being released on the streaming service this week, where its quickly flown into the Top 10 and is currently sitting at number 4.

Based on a true story, it stars Charlene McKenna (Vienna Blood, Bloodlands) as Shelly Mohan, a suburban housewife and mother-of-three who appears to have it all.

However, when her past catches up and her old-partner-in-crime Charlie resurfaces and threatens the life she has built, she resorts to murder.

Thing get even more complicated when her husband Jason (Barry Ward), a detective who has no idea about her involvement, gets assigned the case.

The series picked up plenty of fans last year, with several calling it ‘gripping’ in a review on Rotten Tomatoes.

Clean Sweep stars Charlene McKenna and Barry Ward as a married couple who have to wrestle with a huge secret (Picture: RTE)

‘There are a lot of true crime adaptations out there, so it’s easy to overlook some good ones because so many are mediocre. I stumbled onto this one because the situation, which is based on a crazy murder case that really happened, captured my curiosity. Talk about dark things lying beneath the mundane surface!’ Marc shared.

‘I don’t give 5 stars often, but this show merits more attention so I’m giving it some!’ he added.

‘The premise was interesting – it’s not who did the crime – but why does she commit a crime… the series progressed to completely unexpected and unpredictable and emotionally twisted ending’ user Gin posted.

Meanwhile Keith praised the series’ being ‘full of plot twists and turns’.

Detective Jason Mohan begins investigating a murder that his wife committed (Picture: Deirdre Brennan)

On X, Steve also told Netflix viewers the show was a ‘well-scripted family-based crime drama…with excellent acting’.

Speaking ahead of the show’s release, Charlene said the character was a ‘gift to play’.

‘This was one of those parts that I got to explore all kinds of emotions – there’s Shelly’s past life, her current construction of a life and then there’s the balance or hiding in plain sight and being a killer,’ she said.

‘It’s got depth, tension, love, family, crime and it really runs the emotional gamut,’ she added when speaking about the show.

Clean Sweep is streaming on Netflix.

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