Viewership of James Bond movies in the U.S. 2018
The Bond franchise began in 1962 with 'Dr. No', and has featured multiple different actors as James Bond over the last few decades, all of which have interpreted the character in their own way. Roger Moore took over from Sean Connery in the 1980s after George Lazenby's one-time appearance as Bond in 'Her Majesty's Secret Service', and then made way for Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and finally Daniel Craig, who is set to play Bond for the fifth time in 'Bond 25'.