Nielsen Streaming Top 10: Hulu’s ‘Candy’ Debuts at No. 6 While ‘Ozark’ Continues to Lead
variety.comSelome Hailu “Candy,” the Hulu limited series about the real story of accused axe murderer Candy Montgomery, debuted on Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming rankings in the No.
6 position with 557 million minutes viewed from May 9 to May 15.The success of the series is notable, as it marked a new release strategy for Hulu.
All five episodes of “Candy” became available during this viewing window, but the series was marketed as a “five-day event,” with a new episode appearing on the platform each day between May 9 and 13.“Candy” stars Jessica Biel as Montgomery, a 1980s housewife in Wylie, Texas who was married with two kids and was friends and neighbors with another married housewife, Betty Gore (Melanie Lynskey) — whose husband Allan was engaged in an affair with Montgomery.
Montgomery struck Gore 41 times with an axe after the affair came to light, though she claimed self defense and was acquitted.
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