The Upside Down continued to trend across Twitter following the Season 4 return of “Stranger Things.” The Netflix series placed first on PvNew’s Trending TV Chart for the week of May 30 to June 5, adding another million engagements to last week’s chart-topping numbers.
The series dropped the first seven chapters of its fourth season on May 27 and continued to spark conversations surrounding the storylines that unfolded. However users also chatted about Will (Noah Schnapp) and his sexuality, along with a particular scene involving Max (Sadie Sink) and Kate Bush’s “Running Up the Hill.” They also speculated about what might come next when the season’s final two chapters drop on the streaming service July 1.
The youths are going crazy for Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill because of Stranger Things…
YES!!!! I’M SO EXCITED FOR YOU! PLEASE ALSO CHECK OUT WUTHERING HEIGHTS, BABOOSHKA, THIS WOMAN’S WORK, AND WOW…
— Rahul Kohli (@RahulKohli13) June 5, 2022
According to the streamer, “Stranger Things” hit the top spot in 83 countries during its premiere weekend and has become the biggest premiere for an English language TV show on the service with more than 286 hours viewed globally.
According to the Duffer Brothers, Netflix Executives have cried during the pitch of Stranger Things 5.
Furthermore, they've mentioned that season 5 will come a bit quicker than #StrangerThings4!
— Stranger Things Spoilers (@SThingsSpoilers) June 2, 2022
Rooting itself in second place on this week’s chart was the incoming series of original shorts “I Am Groot,” which hits Disney+ on Aug. 10. Marvel released a new poster to generate excitement on June 5 and the series immediately began trending online. In less than 24 hours more than 231,000 users engaged with the show on Twitter as MCU members like “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn helped fuel excitement.
August 10 on @disneyplus. #IAmGroot pic.twitter/MWgQGLd19h
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 5, 2022
“Heartstopper,” which previously ran for five weeks in the top spot on PvNew’s chart, continued to dominate Twitter again in third place this week. The show earned another 190,000 engagements as fans celebrated the recent two-season renewal and continued discovering the eight-episode first season online. The drama also won the "best musical moment" award at the MTV Movie and TV Awards for the fan-favorite snow scene in the second episode.
Another teen-focused drama was just behind “Heartstopper” as upcoming Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” also returned to the Top 10 chart. The six-episode series kicks off on June 8 but the Los Angeles premiere at El Capitan on June 2 helped the upcoming series earn more than 155,000 additional engagements.
15 year old Iman Vellani made a Ms. Marvel suit for Halloween and all her friends thought she was The Flash
