Hannah Waddingham’s Ride or Die outguns Batman on streaming charts
Prime Video’s latest Top 10 throws up a surprise: a talked-about spy caper is edging past the Dark Knight’s animated comeback — and by more than you’d expect.
While everyone's busy arguing over the next big superhero show, Prime Video has quietly let loose something a bit different: Ride or Die starring Hannah Waddingham. It's not about capes, aliens or world-ending laser beams—instead, it twirls spy antics together with bawdy humour and what looks very much like actual female friendship. A proper palate cleanser, I reckon, especially if you're sick of the usual masked scowlers tossing cars about.
Ride or Die currently holds a 97% Tomatometer score and an 82% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes.
Pushing Past Batman
The really bizarre bit? It's dominating the US streaming charts (cheers, FlixPatrol). No. 1 at the moment, wedged right above new releases like Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2, of all things. The rest of the Top 10 is an eclectic pile: The Devil's Mouth, Masters of the Universe, Project Hail Mary, The Amateur, Moonfall, Feng Shui Master, and the admittedly titled The Pregnant Ghost. We can only assume that last one does what it says on the tin.
Rather than take the usual Bond formula and just swap a bowtie for a handbag, Ride or Die cooks up something a bit more twisty. Waddingham plays Judith, best mates with Debbie (played by Octavia Spencer). Debbie thinks she knows Judith inside and out, but the poor woman's in for a shock when it turns out her best mate is actually a top-level assassin. Cue one botched mission, a pile of very annoyed enemies, and a cross-country escape that pushes their friendship—and nerves—about as far as they'll go. It's not exactly subtle, but subtlety's a bit overrated, isn't it?
Who's Who and How
- Hannah Waddingham as Judith
- Octavia Spencer as Debbie
- Bill Nighy (never the wrong choice honestly)
- Ed Skrein
The creator of this midpoint between Thelma & Louise and James Bond is Tessa Coates. What's more, both Waddingham and Spencer are not just mugging for camera but are also executive producers. Throw in some superhero film cred with Andy Muschietti and Peyton Reed on the producing roster, and the project's got more muscle behind the scenes than you might think.
If you're wondering why it's soared to the top, it might be the critical response. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show has managed to bag a 97% Tomatometer with an 82% audience score. That isn't just good, it's double-take good, particularly given how fast some streaming fare drops off. Critics are especially keen on the lead duo's chemistry, which seems to ground all the action hijinks in something like actual emotion. Reviewers have said the show's breezy pacing, whip-smart jokes, and that blend of spy-caper-meets-buddy-road-trip make it a genuinely fun binge—and for once, it doesn't fall over itself trying to reinvent an already knackered genre. The main draw is just watching Waddingham and Spencer bounce off each other, getting out of scrapes and cocking up plans with charm to spare.