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09.06.2022 - 22:05 / thewrap.com
Despite a ton of new streaming titles last month, nothing could touch “Ozark.” However, it was Hulu’s “Candy” that managed to catch a ton of attention in its release week — marking the streamer’s most successful original launch in nearly a year.The final episodes of “Ozark” easily secured the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s Top 10 list for the week of May 9-15.
According to Nielsen, the drama series netted more than 1.7 billion minutes viewed, which was a nearly 50% decrease from the week prior but still almost a billion minutes ahead of “The Lincoln Lawyer” — the second series on the list.“The Lincoln Lawyer,” also a Netflix series, debuted on May 13. In its first few days, it drew 884 million viewing minutes.
The audience for the adaptation of Michael Connelly’s novel “The Brass Verdict” was over two-thirds 50 and older, per Nielsen.Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie” was third in original streaming programs. Hulu’s “Candy” was fourth, which was particularly noteworthy as it became the streamer’s most successful original premiere since “The Handmaid’s Tale” had new episodes last year.“Candy” amassed 577 million viewing minutes throughout the week.
One episode of the show dropped each night on the streamer, in a rather unprecedented release strategy. The most viewed was Monday’s with 42 million minutes.
The audience was 73% female and 36% 35-49, Nielsen reports.Rebel Wilson’s movie “Senior Year” was third for streaming programs. Taking the fourth spot on the streaming programs list was Netflix’s “Cocomelon,” the children’s show, a hit on Netflix’s own streaming charts worldwide, while “Grace and Frankie” was fifth.The list was rounded out by Hulu’s “Candy” (6th), “Criminal Minds” (7th), “NCIS” (8th), “Workin’ Moms” (9th) and “Our
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Naman Ramachandran Popular shows “Squid Game,” “Succession,” “Sex Education” and “Landscapers” are among the nominees at the Edinburgh TV Festival’s annual TV awards, which will take place as an in-person event on Aug. 25.“Sherlock” producer Sue Vertue serves as this year’s jury President and stand-up comedian and writer Sophie Duker as awards host.Nominees in the acting categories include Jodie Comer in “Help,” Lesley Manville in “I Am Maria,” Letitia Wright in “I Am Danielle,” Maxine Peake in “Anne,” Sharlene Whyte in “Stephen” and Stephen Graham in “Time.”BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix have the most nominations. Channel of the Year nominees are BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV.
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Netflix has set September 30 for the premiere of Entergalactic, the adult-animated music series based on the upcoming album of the same name by rapper, singer and actor Kid Cudi. The series hails from Kenya Barris and Scott Mescudi, better known by his stage name Kid Cudi, who also stars. The date was announced Wednesday during Netflix’s Animation Showcase at the Annecy International Film Festival. You can watch the date announcement teaser above. Entergalactic will showcase music from Kid Cudi’s album. The series follows a young artist named Jabari, voiced by Mescudi, as he attempts to balance love and success. Finding the latter brings Jabari a step closer to the former, when moving into his dream apartment introduces him to his new neighbor, photographer it-girl, Meadow, voiced by Williams. An explosion of art, music, and fashion, Entergalactic takes place in the only city that can handle all three: New York.
Catherine Tait is unusually open and candid for the head of a major public broadcaster. She’s also not afraid of whimsy — at one point in an exclusive chat with Deadline stopping mid-sentence to exclaim the beauty of a hummingbird that’s flown onto windowsill of her LA hotel room.
After speculation among gamers that a Dragon Age series was in the works at Netflix, the streamer has confirmed Dragon Age: Absolution, an animated series based on the popular Bioware video game franchise, will premiere in December. We’re also getting a first look at the series in the trailer above. Netflix and Bioware announced the series Friday during the streamer’s Geeked Week event.
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Selome Hailu “Stranger Things” Season 4 and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” are currently the leading titles on their respective streamers, and both debuted on May 27. With “Stranger Things” maintaining its status as one of Netflix’s most popular original properties, and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” marking the latest expansion of the “Star Wars” franchise, their premieres created what Nielsen called “the most anticipated weekend ever in streaming” — and Netflix came out on top.Netflix reported that Part 1 of the fourth season of “Stranger Things” had the company’s biggest premiere weekend ever for an English-language series, garnering 287 million hours viewed globally.
Wilson Chapman editor“The Sandman,” Netflix’s highly anticipated adaptation of the critically-acclaimed fantasy comic book series, will premiere Aug. 5.The news was announced out of a Netflix Geeked Week panel that featured the cast and producers of the series and was moderated by Felicia Day.
Netflix has unveiled the premiere date for its upcoming The Sandman series, starring Tom Sturridge, Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong and more.
Season 3 of Netflix’s Locke & Key will premiere August 10, the streamer revealed today as part of its annual Geeked Week. As Deadline revealed exclusively in April, the upcoming third season will be the supernatural thriller series’ last. Netflix also released a teaser trailer that gives a first look at Locke & Key‘s final chapter.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAfter “Top Gun: Maverick” shattered box-office records over Memorial Day weekend, the original “Top Gun” soared to the top of the U.S. streaming charts this week.Paramount Pictures’ 1986 “Top Gun,” starring a 23-year-old Tom Cruise as hotshot Navy pilot Maverick, was the most popular streaming title for the week of May 26-June 1, according to consumer data released by Reelgood.The original “Top Gun,” which also stars Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer and Anthony Edwards, is streaming on Paramount+.