So far, all of Marvel's outings in Netflix have been a massive success. Its latest offering, "Luke Cage," is an even bigger success than expected, making it the most successful Marvel premiere of the year. It scored better in some aspects than obsessed-over hits such as "Stranger Things."
Symphony Advanced Media crunched the numbers for "Luke Cage" and discovered that, based on estimates since Netflix does not provide ratings or viewership count for its shows, "Luke Cage" had a bigger premiere than "Stranger Things" and the controversial "Making a Murder" in terms of 18-49 adult demographic, Comicbook reported.
It even did better than "Daredevil," even though previous polls suggested that people were more interested in watching "Daredevil" as a series than "Luk Cage." However, "Daredevil" Season 2 only scored a 5.94 percent viewing average, strikingly lower than "Luke Cage's" 6.34 percent, Cinema Blend reported.
According to Symphony, 6.34 percent of Netflix subscribers in the 18-49 age bracket watched "Luke Cage" in the next 32 days after its premiere. Unfortunately, even with these numbers, "Luke Cage" has not toppled "Orange Is The New Black" and "Fuller House" as Netflix's most popular original series.
As evidence that many people did tune in to the release of "Luke Cage," Netflix crashed on the day of its premiere due to heavy traffic. For now, "Luke Cage" has the highest rating on Rotten Tomatoes of all Marvel Cinematic Universe installments. It also became a widely-talked about series due to its unique content, themes and impact on current social and political issues.
The next Marvel show on Netflix's list is "Iron Fist," which will star Finn Jones. The story follows Danny Rand, the son of billionaire and heir to a large company. Although he was born into a life of affluence, he suffered a tragedy when he was only 10-years-old. He was raised in a monastery as an orphan and lived in harsh conditions for 15 years. Upon his return to New York, he rediscovers himself and begins to unearth who he really is and what happened to his parents.
Unlike Jessica Jones, Daredevil and Luke Cage, whose powers are primarily based on physical strength, Iron Fist's powers are mythical in nature.
"Iron Fist" premieres on March 17 on Netflix.