When asked about the film's impact as one of the most watched movies on Netflix more than three years after its release, McKay said that in "the face of these dramatic catastrophe

Adam McKay said in an interview with NME that his satirical comedy “Don’t Look Up” was seen by an estimated “400 million to half a billion” people on Netflix despite being “hated’ by “the critics and the cultural gatekeepers.

Adam McKay has said his 2021 satirical comedy Don’t Look Up was watched by between 400 million and half a billion people on Netflix, which shows that viewers know when they’re being “gaslit,” adding that the Los Angeles wildfires serve as a reminder of the film’s message.

Adam McKay said that the popularity of his film proves viewers know when they're being "gaslit" and that the L.A. wildfires are a painful reminder that climate change is here and that the "we're in an emergency right now.