‘Conclave’ and ‘The Two Popes’ Get Major Streaming Spikes After Pope Francis’ Death
We’re not blowing smoke: Two movies about the Catholic Church have had surging viewership online following the death of Pope Francis April 21 due to complications from a stroke.
The very premise of “Conclave” is now happening once more for the Church. After Francis’s death, the selection process for the next pope is about to begin; the pontiff nominations were fictionalized in Edward Berger’s Oscar-nominated 2024 film starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci.
In turn, viewership of “Conclave” increased by 283 percent on Monday, according to Luminate from Variety. “Conclave” is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video and can be purchased on various PVOD platforms. “Conclave” had 1.8 million minutes viewed on April 20, and as of April 22, it went to 6.9 million minutes viewed. The runtime for the feature is 120 minutes.
And “Conclave” was not the only Pope-centric viewing being binged: Netflix’s 2019 drama “The Two Popes” had a 417 percent viewership...
The very premise of “Conclave” is now happening once more for the Church. After Francis’s death, the selection process for the next pope is about to begin; the pontiff nominations were fictionalized in Edward Berger’s Oscar-nominated 2024 film starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci.
In turn, viewership of “Conclave” increased by 283 percent on Monday, according to Luminate from Variety. “Conclave” is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video and can be purchased on various PVOD platforms. “Conclave” had 1.8 million minutes viewed on April 20, and as of April 22, it went to 6.9 million minutes viewed. The runtime for the feature is 120 minutes.
And “Conclave” was not the only Pope-centric viewing being binged: Netflix’s 2019 drama “The Two Popes” had a 417 percent viewership...
- 4/23/2025
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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