3%
3 Percent
Created by Pedro Aguilera
On Netflix
A dystopian selection drama that uses a brutal competition premise to interrogate systemic inequality and the moral cost of survival.
In a future where the elite inhabit an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor.
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Where to watch
- StreamNetflix
Questions people ask
Is 3% one of a kind? No. Less singular than 97% of series.
Is 3% scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Does 3% leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is 3% easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is 3% sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is 3% violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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- The Opposite of HBOFinding
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like 3%, and what each one shares →
Like 3%
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as 3%
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like 3%, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like 3%, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like 3%, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
