“The Dropout,” Hulu’s 2022 limited series in which Amanda Seyfried plays Elizabeth Holmes, has seen a massive audience spike due to the buzz surrounding A24’s new Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything.”
\n\nViewership of “The Dropout” jumped by 186% in September compared to the month before, driven by the Sept. 6 announcement that “You Can See Everything” had been produced in secret. That interest continued growing as the film’s Oct. 16 wide release approached, with viewership during the week of Oct. 12 increasing 92% compared to the week before.
\n\nThe data remains impressive when looking at specific totals: In August, before the buzz around “You Can See Everything” began, “The Dropout” was watched for 420,000 hours (or roughly 62,000 views when divided by the series’ nearly seven-hour runtime) — already decent for a four-year-old series. In September, viewership skyrocketed to 1.2 million hours, or 176,000 estimated views. The week of Oct. 12 alone brought in another 422,000 hours watched or 62,000 views; in other words, “The Dropout” brought in as many eyes during that seven-day period as it did in the entire month of August.
\n\nInterest remains high now that the film is in theaters: “The Dropout” has reached 997,000…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/