Disney+ series The Shards has become a strong streaming performer despite receiving mixed-to-negative reviews. The Ryan Murphy drama, which blends coming-of-age and horror elements, has reached the top of the platform’s charts shortly after its premiere, suggesting audience interest is outweighing critical reaction.

Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the series adapts Bret Easton Ellis’s semi-autobiographical novel and follows aspiring writer Bret as a new student’s arrival coincides with murders targeting teenagers. It stars Igby Rigney as Bret and Homer Gere as Robert Mallory, and has a 55% critics’ score and 35% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. FlixPatrol data indicates it is ranking highly across several Disney streaming services.