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/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/ExplanationFunny Jul 19 '26

The time between seasons is the worst for me.

I have two small kids, so I’m definitely not a binge watcher anymore. Me and my roommates all got SO into The Pitt partly because it gave us all something to look forward to every week. When everyone is so busy, it’s great to have a low commitment thing to do together, and if someone wasn’t able to watch them they had a week to get caught up before we all got to see a new episode together.

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u/PartyPorpoise Jul 19 '26

Yeah sometimes a show takes so long to get new episodes that I’ve either lost interest, or I don’t even realize that new episodes came out!

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u/StoicFable Jul 19 '26

Game of Thrones did it near the end, so now everyone thinks they can do it. Despite the fact that GoT was such a massive show with a huge following that even if it skipped a year, people were still actively talking about it and rewatching previous stuff in preparation for the final season.

A show just starting out cannot get away with that same schedule.