Lucifer Tops Squid Game As 2021's Most Streamed TV Show
The Netflix series Lucifer and Squid Game battled it out for the highest streaming numbers of 2021 in the U.S., but the former show ended up with the #1 slot. The Korean survival series Squid Game, which followed a group of down-on-their-luck people competing in deadly children's games for a cash prize, was the surprise hit of the year. It was such a popular series that during Halloween, people who wanted to dress as Squid Game contestants (who wore green tracksuits and white sneakers) caused a 7,800% spike in sales for Vans white slip-ons.
Lucifer has been around for much longer, and indeed just ended its run last year. The DC Comics-derived series began airing in 2016 on Fox, but the network canceled the program after season 3, whereupon Netflix picked it up and produced three more seasons. Lucifer stars Tom Ellis as the title character, the lord of Hell, who decides to abandon his post and open a Los Angeles nightclub and become an LAPD consultant. Although the show is now over, the character of Lucifer will be re-adapted in Netflix's upcoming Sandmanseries, played by Gwendoline Christie.
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Deadline has just reported the Nielsen survey results for U.S. streaming viewership throughout 2021. Lucifer topped the original series chart with a staggering 18.3 billion minutes streamed. Squid Game gave it a run for its money, trailing just slightly behind at 16.4 billion minutes. The rest of the original series chart was filled out by the dystopian drama The Handmaid’s Tale, the feel-good Jason Sudeikis series Ted Lasso, and the MCU spinoff series WandaVision.
Proportionally, these numbers still speak volumes about the popularity of Squid Game. These viewership numbers come from
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