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‘Luther: The Fallen Sun,’ ‘The Mandalorian’ Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts
March 21, 2023
Netflix’s Luther: The Fallen Sun led the Whip Media chart of streaming movies, while Disney+’s “The Mandalorian” again led the Whip Media chart of streaming originals among U.S. consumers for the week ended March 19.
Rising from No. 2 to the top spot was Luther: The Fallen Sun, which started streaming on Netflix March 10. The crime thriller, starring Idris Elba, is a feature film continuation of the British TV series.
“The Mandalorian,” season three of which started streaming March 1 in weekly episodes, is based on the character in the “Star Wars” universe.
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TV Time, a Whip Media company, is a free TV and movie viewership tracking app with 21 million global users. The streaming originals chart rankings are determined by streaming original TV series with the greatest share of views in the given week, among a balanced panel of U.S. users of the TV Time app. The movie rankings are determined from streaming movies with the greatest share of views in the given week, among a balanced panel of U.S. users of the TV Time app.
Landing at No. 2 on the streaming originals chart was Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” season three of which started streaming March 15. The 12-episode new season finds the newly promoted AFC Richmond soccer team facing ridicule as media predictions peg them to finish last, while team manager Ted (Jason Sudeikis) deals with pressures at work and personal issues back home.
Falling from No. 2 to No. 3 on the streaming originals chart was Netflix’s “You.” Part two of season four of the psychological thriller series debuted March 9. It follows an obsessive lover, played by Penn Badgley.
Rising to No. 2 from No. 4 on the streaming movies chart was recent Best Picture Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All at Once. The film, about a multiverse-jumping mom, also won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Film Editing, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert).
Landing at No. 3 on the streaming movies chart was Boston Strangler, which started streaming on Hulu March 17. The historical crime drama is based on the true story of the 1960s Boston killer.
Top Streaming Originals Among U.S. Consumers for the Week Ended March 19:
- “The Mandalorian” — Disney+
- “Ted Lasso” — Apple TV+ (Season Premiere)
- “You” — Netflix
- “How I Met Your Father” — Hulu
- “Star Trek: Picard” — Paramount+
- “Shrinking” — Apple TV+
- “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” — Disney+
- “Mayor of Kingstown” — Paramount+
- “Shadow and Bone” — Netflix (Season Premiere)
- “Wolf Pack” — Paramount+
Top Streaming Movies Among U.S. Consumers March 17-19:
- Luther: The Fallen Sun — Netflix
- Everything Everywhere All at Once — Showtime
- Boston Strangler — Hulu
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Disney+
- M3GAN — Peacock
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — Peacock
- Money Shot: The Pornhub Story — Netflix
- The Menu — HBO Max
- We Have a Ghost — Netflix
- Shazam! — HBO Max