'Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' Clocks 1 Billion Hours Of Viewership On Netflix, Joins These Two Shows In Unique List
'Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' has become the third series on Netflix to record 1 billion hours of viewership on the streaming platform.
'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' became an instant hit as soon as it dropped on Netflix and the show still continues to break records. The show has now recorded 1 billion hours of viewership on the streaming platform and hence joined the likes of 'Squid Game' and 'Stranger Things 4' to achieve the unique feat.
According to Variety, 'Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' has clocked 1 billion hours of viewership in just 60 days. 'Squid Game' had recorded this number of viewership in 2021 while the fourth season of 'Stranger Things' achieved the feat earlier this year.
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has officially surpassed 1 billion hours viewed!
— Netflix (@netflix) December 5, 2022
The series — from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan — is only the third Netflix series to reach this milestone, joining Stranger Things 4 and Squid Game. pic.twitter.com/zZqHJKY5xE
'Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story', which stars Evan Peters as the titular serial killer, had also managed to stay No.1 on Netflix's weekly top 10 list for three weeks.
The show which dethroned it from the top spot was another Ryan Murphy-helmed limited-series called 'The Watcher'.
'Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' was initially planned to be a limited series, but looking at its raging success earlier this year, the show was renewed for two more seasons by Netflix.
As per Variety, the upcoming seasons of 'Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' will follow "monstrous figures who have impacted society".
The first season of the series told the story of the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and how he went on to become one of the most notorious serial killers in the US. The first season of 'Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' had a total of 10 episodes, with duration running from 45-63 minutes.
Other main characters of the show include Dahmer's father Lionel (Richard Jenkins), stepmother Shari (Molly Ringwald), neighbor Glenda (Niecy Nash), and grandmother Catherine (Michael Learned).
