Rival streaming services are never going to publicly thank or credit Netflix for lending them an assist, but there’s surely only one reason why 2010’s cult classic creature feature Trollhunter has stomped back onto the scene after spending so long in the wilderness.
Netflix’s stab at updating Norwegian folklore for modern audiences went significantly better than anybody could have imagined, with Roar Uthaug’s Troll becoming the platform’s most-watched foreign-language film ever, even if it’s been splitting opinion down the middle between critics, fans, and casual viewers alike.