After falling to second on PvNew’s Trending TV chart last week, “Stranger Things” was back up top for the week of June 20 to 26. The show climbed 10% week-over-week in terms of overall engagement as fans gear up for the drop of Season 4’s last two episodes on July 1.
Stranger Things stars Millie Bobby Brown and Matthew Modine have a friendship even Vecna can’t destroy https://t.co/7kkgx7RAxd pic.twitter/dxaBZKLtY5
— Netflix (@netflix) June 23, 2022
Plenty of that conversation was driven by a new trailer Netflix released to promote the two-part finale, as fans speculated about which of their favorite characters might see their demise in the upcoming episodes. Accompanying first-look images also offered clues and helped fuel the fire. One thing fans know for sure is these final two episodes will feel more like events: the penultimate episode is 85 minutes long and the finale clocks in at nearly two and a half hours.
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! pic.twitter/XD7z2JFDWI
— Stranger Things 4 (@StrangerNews11) June 26, 2022
Netflix also scored second place on this week’s chart following the return of “The Umbrella Academy,” with more than 256,000 engagements. The third season dropped on Wednesday with 10 new episodes following a two-year hiatus. As fans caught up with the family of superheroes, critics have applauded the way the series introduced the character of Viktor following Elliot Page’s real-life transition.
In the first two episodes, fans met Viktor in a storyline that was drawn from Page’s experiences coming out in 2020. The show also hired trans writer Thomas Page McBee to help oversee the storyline, which McBree said, in an essay for Esquire, had to happen quickly and “without the hand-holding usually provided for cisgender audiences,” given how events picked up shortly following the Season 2 finale.
what the hell is a kugelblitz? Season 3 of #TheUmbrellaAcademy is now streaming only on @Netflix. pic.twitter/2LW1TBHIbZ
— Umbrella Academy (@UmbrellaAcad) June 22, 2022
Rounding out third place was upcoming “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon.” The HBO fantasy drama released new key art last week ahead of its Aug. 21 debut, helping to drive more than 218,000 engagements. Fans also discussed the upcoming show in relation to the new Jon Snow-led spinoff in development, which “Thrones” creator George R.R. Martin later /confirm/ied.
Fire will reign.
August 21 on @HBOMax. #HouseoftheDragon pic.twitter/A8d4xtw8YT— House of the Dragon (@HouseofDragon) June 22, 2022
“House of the Dragon” takes place 200 years before “Game of Thrones” and revolves around House Targaryen. Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno and Rhys Ifans star.
Another steady Netflix player, “Heartstopper,” also continued to make its Trending TV chart pulse known, landing in fourth place again this week, with 150,000 engagements. The series debuted two months ago on the streaming service and has been on the chart ever since. This week, it’s trending up in total engagements.
happy two months since Heartstopper was released on Netflix
