‘The Two Popes’ Pops on Netflix Following Francis’ Death

Pope Francis died on April 21, one day before Conclave came to Amazon Prime Video (and a few weeks after it left Peacock). But there was another pope-themed film available for streaming subscribers — and it took off on Netflix.

The Two Popes, a 2019 Oscar-winning film about the relationship between Francis (Jonathan Pryce) and his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins), returned to Netflix’s top 10. Its viewership increased by more than 30x the prior week, Netflix said, when Pope Francis was ailing but still alive.

From April 21-27, The Two Popes reached the Netflix top 10 in 27 countries, racking up 3.2 million global views.

That view tally was good enough for eighth place last week among all English-language movies on Netflix. Tom Hardy’s Havoc topped the list with 29.8 million views in just its first three days of availability, nearly tripling TV’s top performer, the premiere of You season five (10.1 million views in four days). The return of You for a final season returned You’s premiere season to the list for the first time since February 2023, just making the cut at No. 10. You season one was the lone season on Lifetime.

The Hollywood Reporter reached out to Prime Video with a request for the same week’s Conclave viewership statistics, but we did not immediately receive a response. Amazon is cagier with its data than Netflix, and Nielsen’s streaming rankings run on a four-week delay.

Here’s how Netflix’s top 10 lists shook out for the week of April 21, 2025:

English Films Top 10 List

English TV Top 10

Non-English Films Top 10

 Non-English TV Top 10