Netflix fans mock new documentary as ‘bizarre’ and call it ‘intense propaganda’
A new Netflix documentary has baffled Brits as some called it ‘bizarre’ and ‘intense propaganda’.
Viewers were miffed that Netflix had commissioned 24 Hours in Tesco, with the film following the supermarket giant’s staff.
Netflix describes the documentary as ‘a one-off special that explores the secrets behind Britain’s largest supermarket chain and unpacks what 24 hours at Tesco is really like’.
Social media viewers were divided, with some thinking the 43-minute documentary simply served as an advertisement for the retailer.
Meanwhile, others praised the retailer, with one even claiming they gave up their night out to stay in to watch the Tesco documentary.
A new Netflix documentary has left Britons perplexed, with some calling it ‘bizarre’ and ‘intense propaganda’. Pictured: the Netflix logo
Viewers were miffed that Netflix had commissioned 24 Hours in Tesco, with the film following the supermarket giant’s staff
Netflix describes the documentary as ‘a one-off special that explores the secrets behind Britain’s largest supermarket chain and unpacks what 24 hours at Tesco is really like’
One user took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express his disappointment at what he said was Tesco’s overt self-promotion.
They joked: ‘I’m watching the 24 Hours in Tesco on Netflix out of sheer curiosity, and it’s such intense and bizarre Tesco propaganda.
“Someone on the show called the store ‘Everything for Everyone.’ Tesco’s…it has what shoppers crave’.
Another chimed in to agree: “So true. Propaganda’.
Another user joked: ‘The fact that 24 Hours in Tesco is in the top three films in Britain has got to be the most British thing ever.’
Netflix viewers were divided over the supermarket documentary, with some seeing it as promotional while others enjoyed the rare insight into the huge retailer
Another joked: ‘Just watched 24 hours in Tesco on Netflix. I have never been so proud to be a Clubcard holder as I am now. Absolutely fantastic stuff’.
And people even went so far as to call the documentary a ‘banger’.
Another X user wrote: ‘Loving 24 Hours in Tesco’, while another admitted: ‘I was too