If Anthony Bridgerton overtakes the Duke of Hastings

Did you already know that many people are watching Bridgerton season 2. But we now know that the second season of Netflix’s hugely successful has just surpassed the previous season and has become the most viewed English-language series on the platform. (Squid Gamewhich is a Korean-language series with English subtitles, is still number one overall).

“After four weeks at the top of the UK TV chart, Lady Whistledown is delighted to reveal that Bridgerton Season 2 climbed to the top of the most viewed list with 627.11M hours viewed, ahead of Bridgerton Season 1 now in second place, ”Netflix announced in its weekly rankings report, for Variety, “This week, season 2 recorded 66.61 million watch hours and appeared in the Top 10 in 88 countries”

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton season 2.LIAM DANIEL / NETFLIX

The first season premiered on Christmas Day 2020, and immediately became a phenomenon. With everyone stuck indoors due to the pandemic, the show provided escapism, romance, and plenty to chat about online.

The second season numbers show that even after the vaccine there is a huge appetite for these stories. Audiences are captivated by the Bridgerton family and colorful supporting characters such as the Featherington, Lady Danbury and Queen Charlotte.

Ashley as Kate Sharma and Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in season 2LIAM DANIEL / NETFLIX

Season 2 also introduced a new family to fall in love with: the Sharma, led by Simone Ashley as strong-willed Kate. And unlike Regé-Jean Page’s Season 1 farewell, who left the show to pursue other projects after her story arc concludes, Ashley will return. in next season. Which, if this trend holds, could it be seen by … everyone on earth?

Source: Vanity Fair

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