It set a record: Netflix announced that a series has received millions of clicks, even though it only started in October 2020.
The current Netlix series has set record after record: most recently, the streaming service revealed that “Barbarians” was the most successful non-English domestic production *. Overall he received 37 million views within the first four weeks of publication. The mystery series got a little more clicks “Ratched”, which debuted the most successful series of the year with 48 million views.
But these numbers could be surpassed again. How Netflix revealed on Twitter “Das Damengambit” broke the next record – and the one with a considerable number of hits.
+++ Attention, there will be spoilers for the first season of “The Ladies’ Gambit” +++
“The Queen’s Gambit”: the Netflix series broke a record
“Das Damengambit” with the leading actress Anya Taylor-Joy tells the story of Elizabeth Harmonwho discovered his love for chess in the orphanage. He soon competes in tournaments and is initially able to beat his opponents without any problems. However, success goes hand in hand with his addiction to pills, because only through these aids can he determine the best moves. As her life begins to go wrong, Elizabeth begins to question her addiction to pills.
The fictional story of professional chess Elizabeth Harmon got a lot of attention from Netflix users. Although the series was released at the end of October 2020, one month later it is still in the German Netflix Top 10 (as of November 27, 2020). It should therefore come as no surprise that “Das Damengambit” also established a record: “A record amount of 62 million families watched ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ within 28 days. This is the production Netflix’s most successful fictional miniseries“Twitter streaming service reveals.
A record 62 million families chose to watch The Queen’s Gambit in its first 28 days, making it Netflix’s biggest limited series to date. pic.twitter.com/TVC3p4i5Bv
Also call Netflix a few other facts: this is how the series should be ranked at number 1 in the top 10 in 63 countries they made it. Additionally, Walter Tevis’ book of the same name (promotional link) has reappeared on the New York Times bestseller list, even though the novel is nearly 40 years old. The search terms “How to play chess” they are also posted more frequently than usual on Google in recent weeks.
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Trailer for the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”
“The Queen’s Gambit” on Netflix: will there be a second season?
The success speaks of a second season, but the fans shouldn’t have too much hope. TO “Das Damengambit” is a miniseries that ended after a few episodes without a cliffhanger. Careful, spoilers: From Elizabeth Harmon won the biggest and most difficult chess tournament in the final episode, it’s also debatable what story the producers would like to tell in a second season. (soa) * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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