
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 is adding more of the best AMC shows, including a sci-fi hit with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
By Tom Wardley published
Orphan Black is among a host of AMC shows heading to Netflix.

Charlie Brooker teases new Netflix show that ‘contains blood and frowning’ – and it’s not a new season of Black Mirror
By Tom Wardley published
Black Mirror creator is developing a new four-part crime series for Netflix.

Netflix drops first explosive trailer for The RIP, but Ben Affleck and Matt Damon fans have got a lengthy wait for the crime thriller's release
By Tom Power published
The RIP's first teaser has Ben Affleck and Matt Damon asking themselves if they're the good guys in the forthcoming Netflix crime flick.

Wayward is the new traumatic Netflix series you won’t be able to switch off, and I’ve lived to tell the tale
By Jasmine Valentine published
Mae Martin's new Netflix series Wayward brings the troubled teen cult lore we've always wanted, and transforms it into unmissable TV.

Netflix has just dropped a shocking new movie you need to stream after Unknown Number for one simple reason
By Jasmine Valentine published
Unknown Number gave us the twist of all twists, but there's a new Netflix movie you need to stream next, and it's jaw-dropping.

Knives Out 3 trailer sets up Benoit Blanc's most dangerous case yet – and it doesn't sound like it'll be his last one, either
By Tom Power published
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery's first teaser has been unveiled – and critics are already praising the whodunit movie to the high heavens.

I’ve started my annual Gilmore Girls rewatch on Netflix – here’s why I think it’s a timeless piece of television
By Rowan Davies published
Gilmore Girls is everyone's go-to Netflix show for autumnal bingeing, and I've just started my annual rewatch.

Untamed season 2: everything we know so far about the popular Netflix show's return
By Grace Dean published
Untamed season 2 is officially happening. Here's everything we know so far about the hit Netflix show's return.
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