‘Bridgerton’ breaks Netflix audience records to become the biggest Streamer series of all time – Deadline

Netflix’s powerful algorithms were no match for the global pop culture phenomenon that Bridgerton it became. The Regency-era romance, already renewed for a second season, not only exceeded Netflix’s original audience projections, it blew them out of the water.

The final numbers have arrived, and the 1st season of Bridgerton was attended by a record 82 million households worldwide (partially or in whole). That’s an impressive 19 million homes above the four-week projection that Netflix released 10 days after the Shondaland series (63 million), then the streamer’s fifth largest release in history.

Bridgerton, whose huge wave of popularity shows no signs of waning, is now Netflix’s largest series by a wide margin. Was pushed to the previous record holder No.2, fantasy hit The magician (76 million in the first 28 days).

This is an amazing achievement, which Bridgerton celebrated with a thank you video to the fans (you can watch it below). Still, we must put the record audience for fantasy drama in perspective.

Bridgertonas well as other recent Netflix highlights Lupine (70M) and The Queen’s Gambit (62 million) all posted massive numbers in a constantly expanding Netflix universe, a process that was accelerated by the pandemic. Bridgerton was watched by 82 million of the record 200 million Netflix Q4 2020 subscribers, or 41%.

The magician it marked 76 million households when Netflix’s subscriber base was 167 million a year ago. That is 46%. Up until Weird stuff‘the third season in July 2019 (64 million) is comparable when considering that Netflix was in 158 million homes at that time; the season was seen by 40.5% of them in the first 28 days.

Bridgerton, created by Shonaland veteran Chris Van Dusen, based on the novels by Julia Quinn, ranked first in 83 countries, including the USA, UK, Brazil, France, India and South Africa, and ranked among the top 10 in all countries except Japan.

The series’ timing probably played a role in its great success. He arrived amid Covid’s latest deadly spike, with people in many countries exhausted after months in quarantine.

“I think the show really offers an incredible escape for the audience at a time when this is exactly what is needed,” said Van Dusen last week, when the renewal for the second season of the series was announced. “Bridgerton it is this luxurious, vibrant and warm love story from the Regency; it’s about romance, love and joy; I think all of these things are really universal themes that people are responding to. “

Season 1, based on the first book in the Quinn series, The duke and me, centered on the complicated romance between Bridgerton’s eldest daughter, Daphne, played by Phoebe Dynevor, and the Duke of Hastings Simon Bassett, played by Regé-Jean Page.

The second season, which begins production in the spring in the UK, will chronicle the search for a suitable marriage for Bridgerton’s older brother Anthony, played by Jonathan Bailey, as narrated in Julia Quinn’s second book Bridgerton Series, The viscount who loved me.

From Netflix Bridgerton redefined the genres of drama and romance of the time, breaking conventions about race and turning Page and Dynevor into global stars. The pair that may return in season 2, said Van Dusen last week.

The series also stars Nicola Coughlan (“Penelope Featherington”), Claudia Jessie (“Eloise Bridgerton”), Ruby Barker (“Marina Thompson”), Adjoa Andoh (“Lady Danbury”), Golda Rosheuvel (“Queen Charlotte”) , Luke Thompson (“Benedict Bridgerton”), Luke Newton (“Colin Bridgerton”), Ruby Stokes (“Francesca Bridgerton”), Will Tilston (“Gregory Bridgerton”), Florence Hunt (“Hyacinth Bridgerton”), Ruth Gemmell (” Lady Violet Bridgerton “), Bessie Carter (” Prudence Featherington “), Harriet Cains (” Philipa Featherington “), Polly Walker (” Lady Portia Featherington “), Ben Miller (” Lord Featherington “), Kathryn Drysdale (“Madame Genevieve Delacroix ”), Sabrina Bartlett (“Siena Rosso”), Martins Imhangbe (“Will Mondrich”) and Lorraine Ashbourne (“Mrs. Varley”).

Van Dusen is executive producer with Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers from Shondaland.

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– Netflix (@netflix) January 27, 2021