Bridgerton

Netflix swapped one major hit for another on Nielsen’s streaming chart for the week of January 4 to 10, with Cobra Kai unseating Bridgerton to take the crown. Initially launched by YouTube as a premium show, Cobra Kai switched to Netflix for its second season and saw its popularity continue to rise after a third season went on the platform late last year. The revisiting of The Karate Kid racked up 2.1 billion minutes of streaming during the week. Nielsen’s U.S.-only list counts only streams via a TV set, meaning mobile viewing does not count. Bridgerton, which Netflix has declared to be its most popular original on a global basis, saw its run at the top end after two weeks. Netflix continues to be the dominant force on the Nielsen charts, which currently measure it along with Hulu, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video, with a substantial lag time arranged with the streaming services. The only non-Netflix title on the week of January 4 was Soul on Disney+. The Pixar animated movie … [Read more...] about ‘Cobra Kai’ KOs ‘Bridgerton’ On Nielsen Streaming List; ‘Soul’ Enters Limbo State

Bridgerton jumped back in front of Cobra Kai to retake the top spot in Nielsen ’s U.S. streaming rankings for the week of January 11 to 17, with sci-fi movie Outside the Wire helping Netflix sweep the top 10. The Shonda Rhimes-produced period romance drew just shy of 1.4 billion total minutes of viewing, outpacing Cobra Kai , which had 1 billion. Netflix has crowned Bridgerton its most-watched original ever, with 82 million global subscriber households sampling it in its first month on the service. Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer came in third for the week, with 867 minutes of viewing despite the true-crime series having just four episodes. Outside the Wire , a sci-fi movie starring Anthony Mackie, drew 556 minutes of viewing, good for ninth place. Related Story Disney Stock Falters Despite Strong Earnings, But Many Analysts Remain Upbeat Netflix took up all spots on the top 10, ending a run of weeks where Disney broke through … [Read more...] about ‘Bridgerton’ Leapfrogs ‘Cobra Kai’ To Retake U.S. Streaming Lead; ‘Outside The Wire’ Joins Netflix Sweep Of Top 10

Regé-Jean Page is going from the Regency-era romance of Shonda Rhimes’s wildly popular Bridgerton on Netflix to the sword-wielding, role-playing action of Paramount ’s forthcoming movie adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons . The actor has been cast in a leading role in the movie based on the iconic game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. Page will join previously announced cast Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith Johnathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley will direct and write the script based on a draft by Michael Gilio. Dungeons & Dragons is a leading fantasy entertainment franchise which is fueled by the imagination of storytellers around the world. The role playing game has been around for 46 years and more than 40 million fans have interacted with or played D&D. The franchise also includes videogames and livestream entertainment on Twitch and YouTube. Jeremy Latcham is producing through his deal with studio eOne, Hasbro’s … [Read more...] about ‘Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page Joins ‘Dungeons & Dragons’

EXCLUSIVE : Bridgerton has found its Kate. Simone Ashley ( Sex Education, Because the Night ) has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jonathan Bailey in Season 2 of Netflix and Shondaland’s hugely popular Regency-era period drama series based on Julia Quinn’s romance novels. The second season will chronicle the pursuit of a suitable marriage for the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony (Bailey), as chronicled in the second book of Quinn’s Bridgerton series, The Viscount Who Loved Me. Ashley will play Anthony’s romantic interest , Kate Sharma. Newly arrived in London, Kate is a smart, headstrong young woman who suffers no fools — Anthony Bridgerton very much included. In Season 2 , Bridgerton continues to break conventions on race. Anthony’s love interest (named Kate Sheffield in Quinn’s novel) and her family were conceived by the series’ producing team as being of Indian descent in a continuation of the reimagined, multi-racial world of early 1800s … [Read more...] about ‘Bridgerton’: Simone Ashley Lands Female Lead In Season 2 Of Netflix Hit From Shondaland

Henry Danger , a popular superhero show on Nickelodeon from 2014 to 2020, saw its first three seasons on Netflix land at No. 4 on Nielsen ’s U.S. streaming rankings for January 18 to 24. Bridgerton repeated at No. 1, collecting 1.06 billion minutes of viewing during the week, its fifth consecutive week past the 1 billion minute mark. Netflix, which again controlled all 10 spots in the rankings, has called the show its best-performing original of all time, and a second season of the Shonda Rhimes period drama is in the works. Henry ‘s strong showing, with 731 million minutes of viewing, comes just weeks before Nickelodeon parent ViacomCBS rebrands streaming service CBS All Access as Paramount+ in a high-profile streaming push. In fact, the show’s first four seasons have been available on CBS All Access, but the Netflix debut came on January 21. Related Story Netflix To Offer 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7' Free For 48 Hours To Commemorate Verdict … [Read more...] about ‘Henry Danger’ Run On Netflix Flies To No. 4 On Nielsen U.S. Streaming Chart As ‘Bridgerton’ Keeps Top Spot