Netflix’s fantasy drama registered an impressive debut on the streamer and has pushed another one of its most successful series ‘Stranger Things ‘ to No.2 with its record-breaking first week’s viewing hours. More than anything, the news is an indication of even bigger news for fans! Since the series has become so successful, it seems most likely that the streamer will be renewing for at least another season.
The series has garnered an impressive 341.0 million viewing hours in its first week, bypassing Stranger Things Season 4’s previous record of 335 million viewing hours. The numbers were officially released by Netflix and are measured as per the company’s internal methods of calculation. While the record among English language titles is currently held by ‘Wednesday’, the record among all language titles is held by the Korean series ‘Squid Game’. The series stands at No.1, with a jaw-dropping 571.76 million viewing hours during its first week. The survival drama has also had two other 400+ million viewing hour weeks.
‘Wednesday‘ was No.1 on Netflix in 84 countries during the week, tying itself with the record set by ‘Stranger Things Season 4′. It is estimated that over 50M + households have seen at least a part of the series.
The viewers got to see Wednesday’s family members and other beloved characters so little in the first season. With the showrunners revealing they want to explore these characters more in the second season and the same being almost certain, fans’ excitement is quite evident on social media.
Wednesday is a coming-of-age fantasy drama following Wednesday Adams, 16-year-old goth who possesses psychic powers. She is sent to Nevermore Academy due to causing mischief at other schools. Here exploits them after including her trying to solve a local murder mystery in the overview of Season 1.