As expected, the fourth season of "Stranger Things" has achieved a high ratings, with a fifth and final season awaiting, in addition to a sub-series and a play.
"Stranger Things" added a few million watch hours to its previous records in the last week, as the number of hours watching the fourth season in its halves, the first volume and the second volume, exceeded 1.32 billion hours in the first 28 days of its presentation, the highest number for any English-language series on " Netflix, and twice as much as its next series on the English-language series list, Bridgerton in its second season, which has racked up 650 million watch hours.
🤘LET THE SHOW BEGIN.
VOL 2 IS NOW STREAMING 🤘 pic.twitter.com/QDO89bnNay
— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) July 1, 2022
"Squid game" wins again
Two weeks after the release of the fourth installment of "Stranger Things/Stranger Things", it became clear that it would not be able to beat the South Korean series "Squid Game", which broke all records and was watched at an average of 1.65 billion hours in the first 28 days of its release. susceptible.
manifesting murray's energy at all hours of the day pic.twitter.com/V10uMjJv6A
— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) July 26, 2022
On July 25, the romantic series "Virgin River" came to the top of the list of English-language works on "Netflix" in its first weeks, with an average of 87.9 million watched hours, but another South Korean series that competed strongly is "Strange Lawyer Young Woo." (Extraordinary Attorney Woo) with 65.5 million watch hours, making Korean series a strong point for the platform, perhaps more than any other language, even English.
Korean series have gained popularity over time, and have gained wide admiration from viewers outside Asia, not only on "Netflix", but on many other sites. of content every month, but the important question here: What is the secret of the attractiveness of this Korean content?
There are many answers to this question;
Such as the interest in costumes, acting, the appearance of the actors and the soundtrack, but the closest to reality is the cultural appeal of these works, which allows the viewer to learn about a world completely different from the prevailing Western culture even for the Middle Eastern viewer, as these series present the viewer with different societal norms.
Also, most Korean soap operas are rated "G" works, that is, suitable for public viewing, they are almost free of any vulgar language or violence, and kisses rarely appear, which makes them easier to spread, and completely family that everyone can watch all day long. Time and with anyone without worry, unlike European and American drama.
Even horror and "action" series, such as "The Squid Game", we find that it contained bloody and violent scenes, with little sex, which made many parents allow teenagers and children to watch it, and it is the largest age group that watches entertainment content.
𓏲ִ SQUID GAME/EL JUEGO DEL CALAMAR ˑ ִ ֗ 𓈒 pic.twitter.com/PlEda1Ap0M
— 🕸️ (@ccdepresiones) July 30, 2022
Fifth season of "Stranger Things"
On the other hand, preparations for the fifth season of the series "Stranger Things/Stranger Things" have already begun. The team of writers of the series posted a tweet on Twitter bearing a picture of a chalkboard with the words "Day One", indicating the beginning of their work on writing the season.
Day 1 pic.twitter.com/9m44RkJnc3
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) August 2, 2022
In February 2022, the Dover brothers, the creators of the series, announced that the fifth season would be the finish line for the most famous horror and thriller series, but with two open arcs for upcoming projects that take place in the same fantasy world, where secrets, adventures, and unexpected heroes.
According to the creators of the series, the goal of the fifth and final season is to put an end to all the characters whose roles have been prepared over the past years to put an end to the evil that inhabits their small town, and like the fourth season, the episodes will be long, some of them extending to two hours with an epic touch that makes them compete with films.
At the end of the fourth season, everyone returned together in "Hawkins", but unlike other seasons, the end of the last episode was not happy, as there was a cost to their previous victories, the fourth season is considered the darkest and most terrifying among the previous seasons, and the last season is expected to continue at the same dark and sad pace. .
The Dover brothers had previously announced that the plan for the fourth and fifth seasons had been put together as one unit, instead of the creative team waiting until the completion of the fourth to see where the series would reach, and this convenience at the time allowed the long production stop as a result of the spread of the "Covid-19" epidemic. ″, this period was not available between previous seasons, when everyone worked under the pressure of time, deadlines and waiting for viewers.
While fans of "Stranger Things" are eagerly awaiting the final season of the series, the date of its presentation has not been set yet, which makes them re-watch it again and again.