'Demon Hunters' dethrones 'Squid Game' as most-watched title on Netflix

Netflix announced Wednesday that its global sensation "KPop Demon Hunters" has surpassed the platform's popular original series "Squid Game" to become the most-watched title in the streamer's history. The U.S. animated film has amassed 266 million views, becoming the most-watched content on Netflix across both film and television categories. "KPop Demon Hunters," an action-adventure centered on a fictional K-pop group called Huntr/x, overtook both the first season of South Korea's global phenomenon "Squid Game" and the U.S. series "Wednesday" in cumulative viewership. Just two weeks ago, "KPop Demon Hunters" ranked third behind "Squid Game" Season 1 (265.2 million views) and "Wednesday" (252.1 million views). Its rise marks a milestone, as it has broken viewership records set by titles released during the COVID-19 pandemic when online streaming was at a peak. In the film category, it has also become the most-watched movie of all time on Netflix, unseating the 2021 action thriller "Red Notice," starring Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds. Netflix calculates its rankings based on cumulative vWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times