Thriller 'Unabomber' Premieres on Netflix Securing #1 Spot on Global Chart

True crime continues its dominant reign over streaming audiences, as Janus Metz’s new biographical thriller Unabomber has surged to the #1 spot on Netflix’s global movie chart following its September 25 debut.

The film stars Jacob Tremblay as a young Ted Kaczynski, chronicling his time as a teenage math prodigy subjected to controversial psychological experiments led by Professor Henry Murray (Russell Crowe) and Christiana Morgan (Annabelle Wallis)—events that ultimately set him on his dark path.

Unabomber pulled ahead of a diverse top five lineup, dethroning:

• #2: The Breadwinner (Family Comedy starring Nate Bargatze)
• #3: Top Gun: Maverick (Action/Sequel starring Tom Cruise)
• #4: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Action/Thriller starring Henry Cavill)
• #5: Knock at the Cabin (Psychological Horror starring Dave Bautista)

Viewers' appetite for real-life crime stories remains unsated in 2026. Unabomber's immediate success follows a string of true crime hits on the service this year—including docuseries The Crash and The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare—and lands alongside Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers, which also currently holds a spot in the platform's Top 10.

Despite industry debates surrounding the ethics and saturation of the genre, Netflix’s true-crime formula continues to prove virtually unbeatable with subscribers.