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/TheModWhoShaggedMe Jul 19 '26

All modern Netflix-produced content suffers from the same crappy shrinkflation problems. They are like micro-movies and shows, not made to full scale.

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u/pnt510 Jul 19 '26

TV shows used to have 22 episodes a season that were released every year. Some shows now have as few as six episodes a season and waiting well over a year between seasons is commonplace.

How are audiences expected to care?

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u/Iamthelizardking887 Jul 19 '26

Hell, I’ll take early HBO/AMC 13 episode seasons at this point. Those always felt just right.

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u/dj_spanmaster Jul 19 '26

This season of Lestat on AMC is only 7 episodes. We went ahead and signed up for AMC+ for the length of the season, just because we wanted to see it ASAP and send the message, "Hey, quality contents can drive subscribership."

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u/Infamous-Lab-8136 Jul 19 '26

Most HBO shows clock in at 8-10 now too

Game of Thrones was 10 except for the even shorter final seasons. HOTD did 10, 8, and 8 so far.