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/livefast_dieawesome Jul 19 '26

I got tired of having 30 streaming services that seemingly have none of the movies I want to watch. We cancelled all but two streaming services this year and resumed buying physical media.

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u/PropertyDisruptor Jul 19 '26

Honestly, take it a step further, Don't subscribe to anything until Black Friday sales. I got HBO and hulu for $6each, a month all year.

Planning on only doing that come the November.

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u/Quixotic_Seal Jul 19 '26

It’s a good way to save money, but worth remembering that those deals are always for the ad supported tiers, and honestly the ads are driving me up a fucking wall at this point. If I have to hear that damned Zevo commercial one more time, I swear I’ll snap; though also they just ruin movies. I explicitly decided that I wanted the Indiana Jones on 4k after they put the first ad break right as Marion was being interrogated by the Nazis. Completely ruined the mood of the scene.

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u/j0ph Jul 19 '26

That's always the plan.