After Gina Carano was fired from The Mandalorian, her supporters loudly declared that they were cancelling their Disney+ subscriptions and from that point on would never give another penny to the House of Mouse. Did they follow through?
A new rumor is claiming that Disney+ viewership has “cratered” since February. If true, this would vindicate Carano’s fans, prove the size of her support and that they’re putting their money where their mouth is. In a way, a campaign like this succeeding would be uplifting as it’d at least show that consumers are willing to put accountability over entertainment. The story claims that the service may be close to hitting a “ceiling” of new subscribers, that new subscriptions are down “63.9%”, and that:
“Before that firing, WandaVision was easily getting up to 5 million views on night one. After the firing, WandaVision episodes were struggling to get over 2 million if this source is correct.”
Thing is, the exact opposite is happening. First up, the source of the rumor appears to be perennially wrong YouTuber ‘Doomcock’, which pretty much means you can automatically dismiss it. The reality of the situation is that not only is the anti-Disney+ crusade a damp squib, but the service is growing far quicker than expected.
On the specific point about WandaVision: while it’s true that it was initially a slow burner, the show became the third most in-demand series during its third week, then after the fifth episode topped the global streaming charts and remained there until its finale.
Then there’s the fact that last week’s premiere of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was Disney+’s most-watched premiere to date, meaning it beat both WandaVision and The Mandalorian. That, combined with the Star Wars franchises’ renewed focus on TV, the upcoming slate of MCU shows, and movies like Black Widow and Cruella now confirmed to land on the same day as the theatrical release is a good indication that Disney+ is surging rather than sputtering.
It’s worth remembering that, for all the fire and fury, the vast majority of people around the world have no strong feelings one way or the other about Gina Carano‘s firing. Sure, those that do care will inevitably be the loudest, but they’re a very small minority (and those motivated enough to actually cancel their subscriptions are a minority within a minority).
My advice is to ignore the rumors and keep an eye out for the Mouse House’s next earnings report on May 13, which will conclusively reveal the latest data on Disney+.
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