The series starring Sega’s blue hedgehog accumulated more than 67 million hours of viewing after three weeks, surpassing the debut of other series such as The Cuphead Show!.
Sonic Prime , the animated series starring Sega’s blue blur that was released on Netflix on December 15 , manages to establish itself as the debut of an animated series aimed at the most successful children’s audience on the streaming platform . Due to the good reception it has had among the public, Sega announced just a few days ago that new episodes will be released at the end of the year.
As the attached tweet indicates, Sonic Prime set a new record for the premiere of a children’s animated series on Netflix. According to official data, the first season was watched for more than 67 million hours after three weeks, reaching the first position in the global Top 10 of the English-language platform. In the image attached to the tweet we can see the complete breakdown of the series by week: 27.72 million hours during the first week, 26.41 million in the second week and 13.40 million in the third.