‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ captured the hearts of American viewers.
As of August 4, the ENA Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, which is being aired simultaneously around the world through Netflix, ranked 6th in the US Netflix Top 10.
The US Netflix ranking, which has the highest number of subscribers, is a meaningful record as it greatly affects global rankings.
‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ rose from 10th the previous day to 6th in one day, literally creating a sensation.
According to Netflix’s tally, ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ recorded 65.63 million hours of playback from July 25 to 31. With a total accumulated time of 190.23 million, it ranked first in non-English content in the TV sector.
This is a record following ‘Virgin River: Season 4’, which recorded 87.94 million hours of weekly playback time among all Netflix content. In addition, it ranks second in the global weekly integrated ranking of Netflix TV series.
It is leading the box office craze not only in the United States but also around the world. As of August 4, it topped the Top 10 in Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Mexico, Maldives, Vietnam, Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Peru, Philippines and Hong Kong.
Previously, ‘Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ was released in Asia with subtitles in 10 languages through Netflix. Starting from the 13th of last month, it has been increasing its global influence by providing subtitles in a total of 31 languages to European and Latin American countries.