The trailer for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming seriesDr. Odysseyhas broken a major record. The medical drama featuresDawson’s Creekstar Joshua Jackson as Dr. Max Bankman, who is assigned to keep all passengers alive and well aboard a luxury cruise ship.Dr. Odyssey’s castalso includesMiami Vice’s Don Johnson as Captain Robert Massey,The Gifted’s Sean Teale as Nurse Tristan Silvia, andHamilton’s Phillipa Soo as Nurse Avery Morgan.
According toDeadline, theDr. Odysseytrailer garnered 77.8 million views in the first 48 hours after being released,making it the most-watched trailer ever for a new broadcast television series.The previous record belonged to NBC’s hit seriesThis Is Us,which needed 11 days to amass a similar number of views in 2016. 38 million of theDr. Odysseytrailer views came from TikTok, whereas the majority ofThis Is Us' trailer views in 2016 came from Facebook.
What This Means For Dr. Odyssey
It Is Poised To Be A Massive Hit
Dr. Odyssey’s record-breaking trailer numbers are an encouraging sign that the series will be a major hit. The broadcast series it surpassed in trailer viewership earned widespread critical acclaim, withThis Is Usairing for six seasonsas a result of its popularity.It is promising thatDr. Odyssey’s trailer is creating the kind of anticipation thatThis Is Ushadleading up to its debut, especially sinceDr. Odysseyis quite different from the NBC series.
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FromAmerican Horror StorytoDahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,Murphy has many popular shows, butDr. Odysseymay have found the most mainstream appeal any of his series has ever received. Between its procedural medical storylines, its romantic drama, and the pleasures that the luxury cruise ship has to offer, there are a variety of elements to enjoy ina story that is not as grim or disturbing as many of Murphy’s other projects. If the series' reach is as extensive as the trailer views indicate, this will be a significant win for ABC and for broadcast television.
Our Take On Dr. Odyssey’s Record-Breaking Numbers
Dr. Odyssey Will Be One Of Fall 2024’s Biggest Shows
Dr. Odyssey’s trailer viewership proves thatMurphy, Jackson, and Johnson are an effective combination that has clearly caught the public’s eye. There will always be an interest in procedural medical dramas and romance, concepts that are taken in a different direction when the characters are stuck on a luxury cruise ship, miles from land with only themselves to rely on and enjoy.Dr. Odysseyis poised to be one of fall 2024’s biggest series and potentially one of the biggest broadcast series for years to come.
Dr. Odyssey
Cast
Dr. Odyssey is a medical procedural drama created by Ryan Murphy for ABC. The series features Joshua Jackson in the lead role, with details on the plot currently scarce.
