Zeer Draws Record Audience for a Canadian Netflix Series

"Zeer" drew an unprecedented audience on Netflix over the weekend. The limited series, about a fisherman (Josh Hartnett) whose hometown in Newfoundland is terrorized by a mysterious sea creature, attracted 17 million views from its premiere on October 8 through Sunday evening, setting the record for the most-watched debut of a Canadian title on Netflix. […]

Below attracted a record audience on Netflix over the weekend.

The limited series about a fisherman (Josh Hartnett) whose hometown in Newfoundland is terrorized by a mysterious sea creature has amassed 17 million views since its October 8 premiere by Sunday evening, making it the streamer's highest-grossing premiere of a Canadian Netflix title.

Below also easily secured the top spot in the English TV list for the week of October 5-11.

Second place went to East of Eden, which nearly doubled its viewership from its opening weekend with 12.6 million views. Zoe Kazan's adaptation of Steinbeck's classic novel was the top grosser with just 6.5 million views — Netflix's lowest opening since March. Related stories book first trailer for the movie "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" by Greta Gerwig, multiverse punk rock and cosmic creation Aslan News Netflix exclusive rights to broadcast every game of the 2030 World Cup in Spain

Interestingly, third place went to Disney's Percy Jackson and its first season, which hit Netflix last week and found new audiences with 4.1 million views. The third season of the series will air next month on Disney Plus. Watch on Deadline

Elsewhere, Mojo Brookz: I Know You Lying, the stand-up comedian's first Netflix special, was No. 4 on the UK TV chart with 3.3 million views, and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story was No. 5 with 3 million views. The Gentlemen Season 2 was No. 8 with 2 million views, and reality competition series Wonka's The Golden Ticket was No. 9 with 1.9 million views. A Different World, which has already been renewed, came in at No. 10, also with 1.9 million views.

After the film, Ben Affleck's Animals took the top spot with 23.8 million views. Tyler Perry's Doing Life climbed to second place with 18.2 million views. UNABOMBER, starring Jacob Tremblay as domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, earned No. 7 with 7.3 million views.

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