Bridgerton season 2 clocked 627.11 million hours viewed in its first 28 days on Netflix.
Bridgerton Season 2 is now officially the most popular English language series in Netflix
In addition to its record-setting numbers, Season 2 of the period piece tallied 66.61M hours viewed and ranked in the Top 10 in 88 countries this week ending April 17. Despite the impressive numbers, Bridgerton still lags behind South Korean sensation Squid Game for viewing supremacy. The survival drama series still holds the overall record at 1.65 billion hours viewed in its first 28 days on the streamer.
Rounding out the Top 10 most viewed English language series on Netflix this week are The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On: Season 1 (58,470,000), Anatomy of a Scandal: Limited Series (40,280,000), Bridgerton: Season 1 (23,300,000), Our Great National Parks: Limited Series (17,090,000), Inventing Anna: Limited Series (13,690,000), Queen of the South: Season 5 (13,100,000), Better Call Saul: Season 5 (12,430,000), Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story: Limited Series (11,410,000 10) and Is It Cake?: Season 1 (11,210,000).
Bridgerton’s second season follows the eldest Bridgerton sibling, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), as he searches for a suitable bride to become his Viscountess. But his plans to marry the season’s diamond, who seems perfect on paper, are thwarted by his intended’s headstrong older sister Kate (Simone Ashley) who objects to the match. The ongoing tension between the two soon reveals that they are attracted to each other.
Bridgerton is executive produced by Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Tom Verica, and Chris Van Dusen. Van Dusen also serves as the creator and showrunner.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nashasmith/2022/04/19/bridgerton-season-2-breaks-record-to-become-the-most-popular-english-language-series-on-netflix/