After Red Notice, Dwayne Johnson Eyes to Conquer Netflix Yet Again as HBO Series Releases on Streaming Giant

After the success of Red Notice, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock is all set to rule over Netflix once again. In the wake of a streaming agreement between Netflix and HBO, Ballers series starring Dwayne Johnson is ruling over its new streaming platform Netflix. Ballers the HBO original series which was released in 2015 has secured 3^rd position on the chart of 10 most watched shows of Netflix.

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Dwayne Johnson’s Ballers Top the Netflix Charts  

Dwayne Johnson’s 2015 series Ballers is ruling Netflix after Red Notice. The streaming agreement between Netflix and HBO has provided Dwayne Johnson’s Ballers a new platform and is paying off.

Ballers starring Dwayne Johnson is an HBO original series that was released season by season between 2015 and 2019. The story of this series revolves around the character of Spencer Strasmore which is played by Dwayne Johnson. The character of Spencer Strasmore is a retired NFL player who has taken on the career of becoming a financial manager of fellow NFL athletes. This series in itself is a perfect blend of sports and comedy and during its initial run on HBO, it gained a lot of positive reviews from the critics.

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However, ever since the series was streamed on Netflix it has gained more popularity as people across the globe are watching it again. According to Netflix, Ballers amassed an impressive 18.4 million hours of viewing time along with attracting more than 3.9 million unique viewers only in a single week. Leading to this popularity the show was also placed at the 3^rd position in Netflix’s Top 10 TV series for the week of August 14 to August 20, 2023.

What is this new agreement between Netflix and HBO all about?

To multiply their revenue streams both Netflix and Warner Bros, Discovery has struck a deal in which some of the HBO shows will now be streaming on Netflix. This deal between these streaming giants was kicked off in June.

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As per this agreement, HBO shows like Insecure, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Six Feet Under, and Ballers will now be streaming on Netflix. Not only this even True Blood will be available on Netflix but only outside the US.

Despite this agreement notable HBO shows like Games of Thrones, Succession, The Sopranos, and The Wire will not be Netflix as they have been kept off the deal. Even though this is not the first that HBO shows have appeared on a rival platform, this deal in particular is surely paying off for the studio.

Source: Screen Rant