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Netflix’s brand new original thriller series Stranger Things has touched a lot of audiences, both viewers and critics alike. Although Netflix doesn’t typically release ratings as broadcast networks do, one online rating tracker has clocked nearly 8.2 million viewers within the first 16 days of the show’s release.
According to Business Insider, the new data was obtained by tracking startup SymphonyAM, who has been cited by reliable sources like NBC in the past. The newly-obtained figure places Stranger Things ahead of all of Netflix’s recent releases, except for Fuller House and Orange Is the New Black. That means that the hit streaming television series ranks ahead of both Daredevil and House of Cards, and pretty much every other Netflix original series.
On other news…
Speaking of Stranger Things, Netflix has revealed the details of the show’s forthcoming original soundtrack. Scored by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of the Austin band S U R V I V E, the two-volume soundtrack will be released in two parts and made available in both CD and digital formats via Lakeshore/Netflix. [Pitchfork]
A few months ago, Netflix released Fast.com – a brand new online component for checking internet speeds. Now the streaming platform has released a dedicated mobile app for iOS and Android that will make the bandwidth-checking process easier on your cellular device. [Mashable]
FX president John Landgraf has no idea why Netflix has increased their production of original content to such a high level. During FX Networks’ TCA last week, Landgraf stated “You could give me all the money in the world and I couldn’t supervise 71 shows the way I do ours.” [Business Insider]
A&E’s Bates Motel executive producer Carlton Cuse is in the process of developing a global conspiracy thriller for Hulu. To be titled Obicera One, the brand new drama will follow a group of individuals who are thrust into a tumultuous existence after uncovering a super secret project. [The Hollywood Reporter]
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