Ryan Murphy 's Monster: Jeffrey Dahmer's Story has racked up nearly 300 million hours of views, officially becoming one of 's most-streamed shows on Netflix. Just 12 days after its release, the show about the infamous Milwaukee cannibals has racked up 299.84 million viewing hours. That made it the ninth most-watched English-language TV series of all time, according to Indie Wire,
, and the series was also the second-highest-rated English-language series within a week of its release, after Stranger Things, according to the channel. Season four, which ran 335.01 million hours from May 30 to June 5. In its second week, the show was well ahead of the streaming platform's second-biggest hit, Dynasty: Season 5, which had more than 44.61 million hours watched from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. Dahmer delves into the life and crime spree of the notorious serial killer who murdered more than a dozen people over a 13-year period. Shortly after the show premiered, Netflix issued a warning urging viewers to take care of their mental health, as some might not make it through the first episode.
tweeted: "Did you guys really watch the entire Jeffrey Dahmer series? I watched the first 3-5 minutes of the first episode and it was gone right away." Another commented : "How can people watch the full season without even watching the first episode of 'Jeffrey Dahmer'?" Another shared: "I listen to too many crime podcasts, 911 calls, watching Too many crime documentaries and for some reason I just can't get over the first episode of Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer. It made me uncomfortable." The series was also widely debated because many people It is accused of profiting from victims' families.
Rita Isbell, sister of Errol Lindsay, one of Dahmer's victims, wrote a piece for Business Insider bashing Netflix and the film. She wrote: “I feel like Netflix should ask us if we mind, or how we feel about making it. They didn’t ask me anything.” And they did. I can even understand if they give the victim's children some money. …the victims have children and grandchildren.
"If the show benefited them in some way, it wouldn't feel so harsh and careless. Sadly, they're just making money from this tragedy. That's just greed." Errol's cousin Eli K Perry also spoke about the negative impact the show has had on his family. He wrote on 's Twitter : "I didn't tell anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is a huge rn, but if you're really curious about victims, my family (Isbells) are The show is intrigued. "It's trauma after trauma, for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need? "
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