Ryan Reynolds' Apple Thriller 'Mayday' Breaks Platform Viewership Record
Apple TV's new Cold War thriller starring Ryan Reynolds is officially the service's biggest original movie hit. According to Collider, the film 'Mayday' has become the most-watched Apple original movie ever in its first 18 days of release.
The movie, which started streaming on September 4, pulled in 8.7 million views in its debut week as tracked by analytics firm Luminate. It has remained a top title on the platform in the weeks since its launch.
Ryan Reynolds stars as a US Navy pilot stranded in Russia, who forms an unlikely partnership with a former KGB agent played by Kenneth Branagh. The film is described as a comedic action spy story with a twist on the usual formula.
The 110-minute film was written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
