A Callum Turner Romance From Over A Decade Ago Is Climbing Netflix's Most-Watched Chart

Callum Turner’s screen acting debut has won over a whole new legion of fans after premiering on Netflix.

Way back in 2012, the British actor starred opposite the late Helen McCrory in the romantic miniseries Leaving, which originally aired on ITV.

In the three-parter, Callum – then aged just 22 – starred as Aaron, a young recent graduate.

After attending the wedding of his brother and ex-girlfriend, Aaron has a chance encounter with the venue’s married disillusioned owner (played by the former Peaky Blinders star), with whom he embarks on an impassioned love affair.

Leaving was met with a positive reception when it first aired 2012, and since being added to Netflix just over a month ago, it’s gained an even bigger audience.

In fact, at the time of writing, Leaving is at number four on Netflix UK’s list of most-watched shows right now, behind only The Gentlemen, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story and the latest season of the influencer-based reality show Outside.

After Leaving, Callum went on to appear in shows like The Borgias and Ripper Street, before his breakthrough came off the back of performances in the BBC’s War & Peace and The Capture, as well as the star-studded Apple TV+ war drama Masters Of The Air.

On the big screen, he’s appeared in the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts, the philosophical comedy Eternity and, more recently, the rom-com One Night Only.

He’s also repeatedly been in the headlines thanks to his relationship with pop singer Dua Lipa and the ongoing rumours that he could be about to take over from Daniel Craig at the helm of the James Bond franchise.

Meanwhile, Leaving isn’t the first instance where an old show has enjoyed a resurgence thanks to Netflix.

In the past year alone, the true crime drama See No Evil, ITV’s Black Work and even classic episodes of Marple have landed themselves back in the zeitgeist after being revisited by Netflix users.