Squid Passes the Game. ‘Wednesday’ hits Netflix record

“Wednesday” was watched for 752.52 million hours just two weeks after its premiere.

On November 23, on the Netflix video service, Tim Burton’s “Wednesday” (or “Wednesday”) series aired about the Addams Wednesday, who is not rooted in regular schools and goes to Nevermore Academy, where his family once went. meet. And the story about gloomy Wednesday breaks all popularity records. The Hollywood Reporter writes about it.

Wednesday, played by Jenna Ortega, finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery with teenagers’ socialization issues. And given that Wednesday is one of the most beloved characters in classic movies, the Addams Family fans appreciated the novelty.

The series ranked third among the most popular English-language Netflix series in just two weeks. Popularity is measured by hours watched, with 752.5 million hours watched on Wednesday.

The fourth season of Stranger Things takes the first place with 1.35 billion hours watched. In second place is the series about the serial killer “The Beast: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” – 856.2 million hours.

The popularity score is calculated over 28 days in total. So half that time for Burton’s streak is already past and he has two more weeks to beat his opponents.

So, the final season of Stranger Things collected 621.8 million hours in two weeks, which is 130.7 hours less than Tim Burton’s project for the same period.

And so, “Wednesday” has every chance to be at the top of the list.

For the first time, an English-language Netflix project exceeds 400 million in a week. Among the projects in all languages, “Squid Game” was successful. The South Korean hit peaked three times in its third week, peaking at 571.76 million hours.

Jenna Ortega, the actress of the Wednesday role, has already become a new star and the dance of the series, which she choreographed herself without a professional choreographer, is breaking all records of popularity.

It looks like the series itself could be extended to a fourth season.

Source: Focus

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