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Netflix said on Wednesday that “Bridgerton,” Shonda Rhimes’ latest TV hit, is the most watched series in the history of the digital giant.
The platform assured this in a press release 82 million accounts viewed “Bridgerton” in the first 28 days after the fantastic Christmas premiere.
In the case of Netflix viewer data, it is advisable to run with a lead, as the method the platform uses to define a view is highly controversial: it is enough for a user to watch a specific content for two minutes to get counted. .
But anyway, and how questionable the way Netflix presents its successes (there is no news of its failures), “Bridgerton” has risen above other phenomena such as streaming services like “The Witcher”, “Lupine”, “The Queen’s Gambit” or even “Stranger Things”.
Last week, Netflix confirmed that there will be a second season from “Bridgerton” through the series’ mysterious narrator, Lady Whistledown.
In a note signed in his own handwriting, this character revealed that the next season of the series will focus on the family’s older brother, Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), and that filming will begin in the spring.
“This author has been faithfully informed that Lord Anthony Bridgerton intends to dominate the social season,” said Lady Whistledown, who warned that she will “have her pen” ready to recount all his romantic activities. “
While no further details have been released, it is believed that Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page) will continue to be part of the plot of this addictive period series that has caused sensation in theaters. the last weeks.