If you had a Polish crime thriller that was originally released in January of 2020 becoming Netflix’s first international breakout hit of the year, then please make sure to forward us the next set of lottery numbers. Kicking off 2023 with a bang, Jak zostałem gangsterem. Historia prawdziwa – rolled out as the less tongue-twisting How I Became a Gangster on streaming – has become a sensation on the world’s most popular platform.
Per FlixPatrol, Maciej Kawulski’s fairly self-explanatory origin story has instantly entered the Top 10 in 63 countries since Netflix acquired international distribution rights, which has been enough to see it secure the third spot on the overall worldwide watch-list, behind only Rian Johnson’s acclaimed sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and wholesome family favorite Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.