Bill and Tom Kaulitz have been used to storming the charts for many years. With their band Tokio Hotel, the twin brothers landed one number 1 hit after the other in the 2000s and their podcast Kaulitz Hills – Mustard from Hollywood For about two years now, she has regularly catapulted to the top of the music streamer Spotify.
Now the Kaulitz twins can look forward to another chart conquest ‒ on Netflix. Because their new documentary series Kaulitz & Kaulitz made it to the top of the series charts on the platform in just one day, overtaking international hits such as Bridgerton and Rick and Morty.
Kaulitz & Kaulitz at number 1 in the Netflix charts: Germany’s most famous twins in private in the Hollywood Hills
Even though documentary formats usually have a harder time in the Netflix charts than fictional series, the success of Kaulitz & Kaulitz is hardly surprising on second glance. Bill and Tom Kaulitz are now among the best-known and most sought-after entertainers in Germany, with a regular presence in the industry. Just last year, the two were on the jury of The Voice of Germany, after Bill hosted his very own music show, That’s My Jam, and showed off his general knowledge on Wer stehlt mir die Show?.
The Kaulitz twins’ documentary series is similar to the popular reality format Keeping up with the Kardashians and takes us into the private and professional life of Bill and Tom Kaulitzwho moves between Germany and their second home in the Hollywood Hills. The two also look back again and again at their past and the beginnings of Tokio Hotel, which was characterized by a life in the spotlight with as much public adoration as hate.
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Having arrived in the here and now, the twins live a glamorous and liberated life in which they no longer have to hide. We can now watch Bill openly hunting for men on dating apps or flirting with pop star Marc Eggers. The real heart of the documentary series, however, lies in the great Dynamics of the twinswhich already gets millions of fans tuning in to their podcast every week. Kaulitz & Kaulitz is often chaotic, frequently funny, rarely boring and always entertaining over the course of six hours.
Podcast in Pride Month 2024: How queer is the world of series really?
At Streamgestöber we do a reality check on how LGBTQ+ friendly series in 2024 actually are:
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Even in 2024, it is still necessary to examine the queer-friendliness of the series landscape. Although the largest streaming provider Netflix has many queer characters and LGBTQ+ inclusive series available to stream, this unfortunately does not represent the rest of the streaming world.