Netflix Hints at Anime and Bollywood Original Programming
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Netflix Hints at Anime and Bollywood Original Programming
Kevin Cortez
Kevin Cortez
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings recently appeared onstage with
New York Times journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin at a DealBook conference to speak on the streaming platform’s original programming in production. After discussing the critical success Netflix has enjoyed with its original programs—
Orange Is the New Black,
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,
House of Cards, and
Narcos being some of the highlights—Hastings hinted at what’s next: anime and Bollywood.
“We’re hopeful that we’ll over time make a great Bollywood show, make a great anime show,” Hastings shared. “It might not be that that Bollywood show is for [Showtime CEO] Matt Blank. It might be that it’s more segmented, but again the Internet let’s you do that.”
Yes, Reed Hastings owes it all to the Internet, which he says allowed Netflix to creatively “go beyond the normal spectrum to get quality.” He believes
Narcos is a shining example of how the company’s found success through trying new things. Maybe the new formula for on-demand entertainment is taking a risk with big production?