After August 5 premiere 'The Shards's audiobook streams jump 1,100%
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After the Hulu and FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards premiered on August 5, Spotify streams for the audiobook shot up by a wild 1,100%.
The show, created by Ryan Murphy and starring Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, and Kaia Gerber, follows a group of Los Angeles high schoolers dealing with life (and a serial killer) in the 1980s.
Ellis audiobooks rise and playlist surge
The hype didn't stop there: streams for Ellis's other novels like Imperial Bedrooms (+217%), Lunar Park (+140%), and White (+107%) also jumped.
Plus, everyone's searching for the show's 1980s-inspired playlist. Spotify saw a huge 5,400% spike in searches for the official Shards playlist.