# Sanctuary

> The Japanese sumo drama reached sixth on Netflix’s global non-English TV chart.

- Owner: Netflix
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2023-05-04
- Milestone date: Week of May 14, 2023
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 39 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Newsjacking

## Summary

Netflix released Sanctuary on May 4, 2023. Viewers discussed it on 5ch, and it ranked sixth on Netflix’s global non-English weekly chart.

## Timeline

- 2023-03-28 — Netflix (Open web) — Netflix released a teaser, key art and stills for the series.
- 2023-05-04 — Netflix (Open web) — Netflix released the eight-episode Japanese sumo drama Sanctuary.
- Week of May 7, 2023 — Netflix (Open web) — Sanctuary ranked tenth on Netflix’s global non-English TV chart for May 1 to 7.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/sanctuary-sumo-netflix-2023

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Sanctuary.” Case HIS-01994. Spread Score v1.3: 39/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01994