Sony’s Twisted Metallic TV sequence has earned a spot amongst Peacock’s high unique sequence after scoring the streamer’s “most-binged” comedy premiere up to now.
In response to a report from Deadline, folks raced to stream Peacock’s new Twisted Metallic TV sequence when it premiered on July 27, with NBCUniversal revealing the typical subscriber watched roughly three episodes in a single sitting, whereas others opted to binge-watch the whole 10-episode season in a single viewing.
It is protected to say Peacock’s video-game adaptation starring Anthony Mackie as John Doe is off to an incredible begin, with Nielsen information exhibiting the sequence racked up a large 400M viewing minutes within the weekend following its debut on the platform, making it one of many most-watched streaming originals that week.
Twisted Metallic additionally shot up the charts to turn out to be one of many high 5 unique sequence launched on Peacock so far, rating alongside different widespread titles comparable to Bel Air, The Finest Man: Closing Chapters, Poker Face, and Primarily based on a True Story.
The present’s success might come as considerably of a shock after followers of the cult PlayStation franchise expressed blended emotions in regards to the sequence previous to its launch. One clip that raised eyebrows amongst viewers confirmed Mackie’s character getting smacked round by Candy Tooth earlier than pausing to sing Sisqó’s “Thong Track”.
Nonetheless, Twisted Metallic is greater than only a comedy sequence. It sees a “motor-mouthed outsider supplied an opportunity at a greater life, however provided that he can efficiently ship a mysterious bundle throughout a post-apocalyptic wasteland”, which, based on Mackie, raises a topical political difficulty about real-life “class wars”.
IGN’s overview of the Twisted Metallic TV sequence gave it a stable 8/10 rating, praising the present for utilizing the video games’ crude humour as a springboard to create “its personal darkish and warped wasteland sensibilities” and finally ship “a miraculously pleasurable mix of comedy, violence, and thoughtfulness” throughout the ten episodes.
Adele Ankers-Vary is a contract leisure author for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
