Netflix's Hunchback trailer makes its fugitive a medical target

Vincent Cassel stars in a reimagining that brings Victor Hugo into the story behind his iconic character.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 979,861 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (79,740).

The Hunchback, Soul of Paris | Official Trailer | Netflix

Why does a doctor want the hunchback found so urgently? In Netflix's trailer for The Hunchback, Soul of Paris, he believes the hunted man is immune to cholera, and wants to experiment on him. Victor Hugo confronts him over treating a human being as material for medical history.

That puts a sinister pursuit at the center of this reimagining. Rather than simply retelling Hugo's novel, the film imagines a hunchbacked stonemason whose life inspires the writer's famous character. Cassel stars, while Hugo himself appears as a character determined to write about oppressed people.

The trailer's Paris is a city of stone quarries, armed searches and barricades. A dancer draws the stonemason's affection, revolutionary crowds demand a republic, and church officials urge him to surrender. The danger comes from people who see his body as something they can claim.

The trailer reached roughly 680,000 views in twelve hours, well ahead of Netflix's usual start for uploads this length. In the comments, viewers bring memories of Disney's animated adaptation, including its music and the familiar cry of sanctuary, to this very different treatment.

The film comes from Jean-François Richet, director of Mesrine and Plane. Its closing card announces a November 27 Netflix release.

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The numbers

The trailer is drawing viewers much faster than Netflix's usual short uploads. Its comment section is also already busier than a typical full first day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

79,740

this video

979,861

subscribers

33,800,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

11,857,861,471

views per day

14,107,504

typical day: 7,406,415

the video

views

676,568

likes

5,392

comments

338

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Netflix

33,800,000

Gordon Ramsay

22,000,000

BBC

15,700,000

HISTORY

15,500,000

Dropout

15,300,000

Comedy Central

12,700,000

As of October 31, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.