The Falcon And The Winter Soldier has had the most successful launch of any programme on Disney+, the streaming platform has announced.
The Marvel show launched on the service last week.
From Friday to Sunday during its opening weekend, the programme set a new global streaming record for a show to premiere on the platform.
Marvel Studios' The Falcon and The Winter Soldier opens as most watched series premiere ever on #DisneyPlus. Read more: https://t.co/IOh6N366TC pic.twitter.com/cFrqr97rm0
— Disney+ (@disneyplus) March 22, 2021
The superhero programme overtook Marvel Studios’ live action series WandaVision and the second series of Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.
A tweet from Disney+’s official account said: “Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier opens as most watched series premiere ever on #DisneyPlus.”
The Falcon And The Winter Soldier was directed by Kari Skogland while Malcolm Spellman was the head writer.
The series follows on from Avengers: Endgame and sees Sebastian Stan reprises his role as Bucky Barnes for the spin-off series alongside Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson.
The series also stars Daniel Bruhl, Emily VanCamp and Wyatt Russell.
Disney+ launched in the UK in March last year and is the dedicated streaming platform for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.