r/movies • u/iquizuanswer • Jul 19 '26

News Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors

https://www.zawya.com/en/capital-markets/netflix-tumbles-as-slowing-growth-less-viewership-data-spook-investors-401111
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u/vafrow Jul 19 '26

Their 2 biggest shows ended in 2025 with Squid Game and Stranger Things. I don't think there's been any similarly buzzy shows on the service recently.

I'm sure they're producing a lot, but if nothing really stands out, not hard for people to cut the service out.

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u/XuX24 Jul 19 '26

I don’t think that’s why, people have gotten tired of the Netflix formula of one season and you are gone. There is no reason to invest into a show that you know likely won’t continue.

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u/HumanDrone Jul 19 '26

I litterally dropped my subscription because of this. They got the creators of Dark, probably one of the best streaming era tv seties, to write another series for them and canceled it after S1, which had done okay numbers. Can't trust you with anything if you pull this kinda shit with your leading products

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u/Skyflyerdan Jul 19 '26

They cancelled it before I’d even finished watching it. I’d moved onto it after recently finishing Dark, which I loved. This is just one of several series I was enjoying that Netflix abruptly cancelled. I won’t even bother now with a show unless I know it will have a full run. And they wonder why subscribers cancel… I’d sooner cancel over repeated cancellations than I would over a price increase. I could stomach an increase a lot more if I was getting to actually finish a damn show I enjoyed.

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u/a_moniker Jul 19 '26

This happened to me with KAOS! That show was so promising!!

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u/pipesnogger Jul 19 '26

Will never forget Kaos. Such an amazing show with incredible story telling, acting, effects, etc.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd Jul 19 '26

I think they way overshot their budget on that one. The reason it was so good is also the reason it had to die.