Netflix is undoubtedly the most important name in streaming. The company, which started out as a mail-order DVD service in the late ‘90s, completely upended the traditional media industry when it launched an online streaming service in 2007 and remains the biggest player in the space today.
As a pioneer in streaming, it’s no wonder that it boasts the highest subscriber numbers, biggest global reach and greatest volume of original content compared to its many competitors, which include Disney Plus and Amazon Prime Video. Netflix has some of the best movies and TV shows on its platform, and is constantly adding more.
Netflix was launched by co-founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in 1997. Hastings is now executive chairman, with Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters the co-CEOs.
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Netflix confirms Stranger Things season 5 trailer launch date – and yes, it'll be released very, very soon
The first trailer for Stranger Things season 5 will be released in the next 24 hours.
Stranger Things first aired 9 years ago today but who cares? Netflix has made us wait too long for season 5
As a new trailer is teased for later this week, Stranger Things season 5 is finally ramping up for the final chapter. But is it all too little, too late?
Trainwreck has dominated Netflix’s top 10 for weeks, but Balloon Boy might be the series’ most unhinged installment yet
As the weeks go on, Netflix’s top 10 Trainwreck docuseries continues to draw in more viewers, but could new release Balloon Boy be even crazier?
Squid Game: The Challenge season 3 is a win for Netflix, but one unhinged game from the K-drama can’t be replicated
Not only does Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 have a confirmed release date, but Netflix has revealed season 3 is afoot. But one game from the original series might not appear.
Virgin River season 8 gets early renewal from Netflix, and this season 6 cliffhanger could be a sneaky red herring
Out of nowhere, Netflix has confirmed Virgin River season 8 is happening, and while we’ve not seen season 7 yet, the show’s renewal suggests one key cliffhanger might now be fake.
New Netflix movies: every original film you can watch on the best streaming service in July 2025
Updated These are the biggest new Netflix movies that have debuted on the world's best streaming platform recently.
Netflix is giving Solo Leveling the live-action treatment, but I’m worried for season 3 of the hit anime
In the ultimate surprise, Netflix has announced a live-action version of Solo Leveling, but what does this mean for the not yet confirmed season 3 of the original anime?
Too Much review: Lena Dunham’s new Netflix show is nothing like Girls
We clearly all miss Girls, but Lena Dunham’s new Netflix show Too Much goes above and beyond the messiness of New York living.
