“Wednesday” by star director Tim Burton (64) has been on Netflix since November 23. In just one week, the series reached 341.2 viewing hours, putting it at the top of the Netflix charts in the “TV (English)” category. And that’s not all: “Wednesday” now holds the record for the most viewing hours of an English-language Netflix series in one week.
The title was previously held by “Stranger Things 4”. The science fiction series collected 335 million viewing hours in its first week on the streaming platform. In an international comparison, the South Korean production “Squid Game” holds the record for the most watched series in a week with 571.8 million hours.
The hit series “1899” and “The Crown” had to be content with places two and three between November 21 and 27. They were streamed 87.9 million and 42.4 million hours respectively.
“Wednesday” is a horror comedy series. The focus of the story is the popular “Addams Family” character Wednesday Addams, played by Jenna Ortega (“Scream”, 20). As a teenager, Wednesday attends Nevermore Academy, a kind of high school for characters from the eerily weird world of the Addams Family.
She must attempt to “master her burgeoning psychic abilities, stop a monstrous murder spree that is gripping the city, and uncover the supernatural mystery her parents were embroiled in 25 years ago – all while pursuing their new and very… tangled relationships at school,” the series description reads.
In addition to Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers (20), Christina Ricci (22), Catherine Zeta-Jones (53), Luis Guzmán (66), Riki Lindhome (43) and “Game of Thrones” star Gwendoline Christie (44) also appear. in it.
