The Netflix miniseries and currently record holder for most punctuation Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has officially earned its spot as one of the most-viewed Netflix programs ever. As of October 4th, Dahmer is the ninth most-watched English language TV series in Netflix history. Hey, who doesn’t love a cannibal?
According to Variety, Netflix gauges a movie or show’s popularity by how many hours it has been viewed in its first 28 days. As of publication, Dahmer has logged 496.1 million hours, an astounding number that likely won’t surprise most. That figure comes over the course of just 12 days, meaning it’s on pace to surpass 1 billion hours of viewing. For reference, season four of Stranger Things is at the top (after Squid Game, but that’s on a separate list) has a reported 1.35 billion hours logged. Wow, that is a lot of “Running Up That Hill.”
The allure of serial killers and true crime is at a new peak as of late, with or without controversy. Jeffrey Dahmer himself is certainly more popular than ever, with Netflix further capitalizing on the Milwaukee Monster by releasing a new edition of their series Conversations with a Killer later this week. At least people aren’t calling Ted Bundy “bae” anymore.
Netflix’s Dahmer puts a spotlight on “real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Primarily told from the perspective of Dahmer’s victims, the series will reportedly take place from the 1960s to early 1990s. [It] will also explore the incompetence of the Wisconsin police during the murder investigations, allowing Dahmer to continue his killing spree.”
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