OREANDA-NEWS  Series "Bridgerton" from Netflix has become the most watched show. This information is reported by the Deadline news agency with reference to the press service of the streaming service.

The series set an absolute record for the streaming platform, with over 82 million viewers in the first 28 days after its premiere. The previous record belonged to the film adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy books "The Witcher", it was rated by 76 million Netflix users. Thus, the series "Bridgerton" became the largest service project in history.

The project entered the top ten in all countries where the streaming platform Netflix is ​​supported, except Japan. It is the leader in popularity in 83 countries, including Russia, USA, France, Great Britain, India, South Africa and Brazil.

The Bridgertons is a romantic drama based on a series of books by writer Julia Queen. The show tells the story of a high society family in Regency London. The creator of the series is Chris Van Dusen, who previously worked on the Grey's Anatomy project. The series premiered on December 25 last year.