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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
‘Adolescence' Officially Becomes Netflix's No. 2 Most Popular English Series
It's official: Adolescence is now Netflix's No. 2 most popular English-language series of all time. As Deadline predicted last week, the British limited series has comfortably passed Stranger Things 4 to secure the title, amassing 141.2M views since its March 13 debut. There is still about 10 days left in its 91-day premiere window, meaning it'll likely rack up a few more views before its official total is solidified on the Netflix most popular list. More from Deadline 'Baby Reindeer' Legal Battle: Fiona Harvey Pours Scorn On Netflix Claim That "Cheeky Music" Showed Series Was Not Actually A "True Story" Netflix Unveils Premiere Date & First-Look Photo For Rom-Com 'The Wrong Paris' Starring Miranda Cosgrove & Pierson Fodé Netflix Lands Hot Action Comedy Package Teaming Andy Samberg & Jason Momoa It's hard to overstate what a feat Adolescence has achieved here, considering it is a modest, four-episode limited series with no star power attached. The series, about a 13-year-old boy (played by breakout Owen Cooper) accused of stabbing a female classmate to death after being drawn into the online manosphere, managed to generate a powerful word-of-mouth campaign that has allowed it to rival the latest installment of one of Netflix's most popular franchises. As we mentioned last week, Wednesday will retain its crown as the No. 1 English-language series on Netflix with an impressive 252M views in its premiere window. This sets an interesting stage for the arrival of Stranger Things 5, which Netflix revealed over the weekend will premiere in November. It'll be released in three parts, and it's sure to amass a very hefty viewership total by the end of its premiere weekend. When all is said and done, Stranger Things might reclaim the No. 2 spot eventually, not that that makes Adolescence's performance any less impressive. As for the weekly Top 10 from May 26 to June 1, Sirens once again took the top spot and the bragging rights as most-watched title on Netflix with 18.9M views. That's up about 2M views compared to the previous interval, when it debuted to 16.7M. Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders captured 11.9M views in its debut, putting it in second place. Meanwhile, Dept. Q broke out at No. 3 with 6M views. The Four Seasons spent its fifth week on the charts with 2.4M views, while Tyler Perry's She the People and Forever each generated 2.3M. On the film side of things, Fear Street: Prom Queen came in at No. 1 on the English list with 8.5M views. A Spanish crime thriller, A Widow's Game, was No. 1 in film with 15.4M views. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More
Digital Trends
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
Baby Reindeer star speaks of ‘intolerable pressure' following show's success
Richard Gadd, the writer and star of last year's smash-hit Netflix drama Baby Reindeer, said recently that the massive success of the show has made his life 'intolerable' at times. Based on Gadd's real-life experiences, Baby Reindeer followed a struggling comedian entangled in a disturbing and obsessive relationship with his female stalker. As the show went viral on Netflix just over a year ago, some fans identified Fiona Harvey as the real woman behind Gadd's stalker, Martha (portrayed in the series by Jessica Gunning). Harvey responded to the show by filing a $170 million lawsuit against Netflix for defamation. Recommended Videos 'There have been a lot of challenging moments,' Gadd told the Guardian in a recent interview. 'The show has reached such an extreme pitch — there have been times when I've felt like the pressure was intolerable. It's been a hurricane. I don't think I'm at the point of reflection yet. I need some real time off to figure out how to get my feet back on ground, because I feel very squeezed.' Asked what kind of impact the show had on his life, Gadd responded: 'It came out on a Thursday, and by Sunday people were knocking on my door asking for autographs.' He said that before the show's success, he was an 'arthouse comedian, performing to five people every night, so it was a huge adjustment. I'm still getting used to it. Going to the supermarket comes with a million caveats now.' Despite Baby Reindeer being partly about trying to find fame, Gadd insists that he 'never wanted it,' adding: 'I just liked the idea that, one day, I would make a piece of art that was culturally important, because then maybe I would learn to like myself. The biggest emotion that comes with fame is a sort of paranoia in public.' Gadd's experience has clearly not been an easy one, and it demonstrates how the boundaries between art and real life can blur, resulting in intense scrutiny that can be difficult to manage — even while the work itself achieves critical acclaim and commercial success. For his work on Baby Reindeer, Gadd won a U.K. BAFTA award on Sunday night for Best Writer: Drama, while Gunning won the Best Supporting Actress category. As he continues to adjust to life around his new-found fame, Gadd is working on a new BBC drama series called Half Man, which is set to premiere in the U.K. (BBC) and the U.S. (HBO) sometime in 2026.
