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Tyler Perry’s Netflix feature “Straw” has nearly doubled its viewership in its second week on the streaming platform, and has garnered the biggest audience a Netflix movie has seen so far in 2025. Last week, it became Netflix’s most-watched movie during the week of June 2nd with 25.3 million views in its first three days on the streamer; this week it has captured the biggest weekly audience of any movie on Netflix this year, with 48.9 million views on Netflix during the week of June 9th — a 93.3% increase in viewership.

Written, directed and produced by Perry, “Straw” stars Taraji P. Henson as a single mother who faces a series of unfortunate events that lead her down an unexpected path. The film also stars Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Glynn Turman, Sinbad, and Rockmond Dunbar, and is Perry and Henson’s fourth movie together, the latest project to come out of their long-standing creative relationship.

In support of the release of the film, Perry has been making select television appearances to offer insight into its creation.

Perry appeared on LIVE with Kelly & Mark, where he discussed the creation of “Straw,” sharing that he had star Taraji P. Henson in mind when writing the film.