It has set a record: Netflix has announced that a series has received millions of clicks - even though it only started in October 2020.
The current Netlix series set one record after the other: Most recently, the streaming service revealed that "Barbarians" was the most successful non-English-language in-house production *.
In total, it received
37 million views
within the first four weeks of its publication.
The mystery series
“Ratched”
got a little more clicks,
with 48 million hits, the most successful series debut of the year.
But these numbers could be exceeded again.
As
Netflix
revealed on Twitter,
“The Queen's Gambit” broke
the next record - and with quite a considerable amount of views.
+++ Beware, spoilers for the 1st season of "The Ladies' Gambit" will follow +++
"The Queen's Gambit": Netflix series broke a record
"The Queen's Gambit"
with leading actress
Anya Taylor-Joy
tells the story of
Elizabeth Harmon
who discovered her love for chess in the orphanage.
Soon she competes in tournaments and is initially able to beat her opponents without any problems.
However, success goes hand in hand with her addiction to pills, because only with these aids can she determine the best moves.
As her life starts to go awry, Elizabeth begins to question her addiction to pills.
The fictional story about chess pro
Elizabeth Harmon
has received a lot of attention from Netflix users.
Although the series was released at the end of October 2020, one month later it is still in the German Netflix Top 10 (as of November 27, 2020).
It should therefore come as no surprise that
“The Queen's Gambit”
even set a record: “A record number of
62 million households
viewed 'The Queen's Gambit' within 28 days.
This makes the production
Netflix's most successful fictional mini-series,
”reveals the streaming service on Twitter.
A record-setting 62 million households chose to watch The Queen's Gambit in its first 28 days, making it Netflix's biggest scripted limited series to date.
pic.twitter.com/TVC3p4i5Bv
- Netflix (@netflix) November 23, 2020
In addition,
Netflix
mentions
a few more facts: The series is said to have made it to number 1 in the top 10 in
63 countries
.
In addition, the book of the same name by Walter Tevis (promotional link) reappeared in the New York Times bestseller list - even though the novel is almost 40 years old.
The search terms
“how do I play chess”
have also been entered more frequently than usual on Google in recent weeks.
Also read
: Netflix: These series should get a new season in 2021.
Trailer for the Netflix series "The Queen's Gambit"
"The Queen's Gambit" on Netflix: Will there be a second season?
The success speaks for a second season, but the fans shouldn't get too many hopes.
In
"The Queen's Gambit"
is a mini-series, which ended after a few episodes without cliffhanger.
Beware, spoilers
: Since
Elizabeth Harmon won
the biggest and most difficult chess tournament in the final episode, it is also questionable which story the makers would want to tell in a second season.
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