Netflix is currently enjoying a surge of viewership for the 2024 thriller Chief of Station, a film that had only a limited theatrical release but is now benefiting from what the article calls "the Netflix effect", whereby older or overlooked titles suddenly find huge new audiences on the streaming platform. The film is being positioned by Netflix and viewers alike as a potential successor to the appeal of action series like Reacher, drawing renewed attention thanks to its cast's franchise pedigree.

The film stars Aaron Eckhart, known for playing Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight, and Olga Kurylenko, who appeared as Camille Montes in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace. This mirrors a recurring pattern on Netflix, which recently saw similar late viewership booms for The Last Ship (over 1.2 billion minutes watched in its first week), Ordinary Angels, and Old Henry, following the earlier precedent set by Breaking Bad's post-broadcast popularity surge on the platform.