Netflix came and stayed, to shake the foundations of the audiovisual world. The Californian company changed the way in which content was disseminated, the habits of the audiences and even, to a certain extent, the production processes.
Founded in 1995 as an online competition for Blockbuster and other large movie rental chains, its final takeoff would arrive from 2005. It was the moment when streaming made it possible to place the entire catalog available to be enjoyed on the network.
In 2010 they started their worldwide expansion for Canada. A year later they were already available throughout the American continent and in 2012 they would land in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
For a moment it was speculated that the service never I would arrive in Spain, due to the high prices of copyright in the country, as well as piracy. Finally, in 2015 the fears dissipated.
As of today, Netflix is available worldwide, except in the People's Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong and Macao), Syria, North Korea, Crimea and Sevastopol.
Since 2011, they started systematically produce original content.
Save Game of Thrones and some other like The Big Bang Theory o AWhen anywhere in the world there is talk of a television series there is talk of Netflix ... Even though Netflix is not TV.
The best Netflix series
House of Cards
Without a doubt, the company's flagship product. Produced by David Fincher and starring Kevin Spacey. It is based on a serial of the same name, broadcast by BBC London, which also became the first web production to be nominated and to win among the most important categories of the Emmy Awards.
Dardevil
Superheroes are in fashion and Netflix could not be left out. In fact, Marvel found in the streaming company a strategic partner to continue expansion of his seemingly inexhaustible universe.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Co-produced with BBC America, this series sails between science fiction and comedy. Based on the series of novels by Douglas Adams, Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood play two of researchers who they remember Sherlock Holmes and his faithful assistant Watson, but whose method of solving the mysteries is less logical and more by chance.
Las chicas del cable
First Netflix production "Made in Spain", with one season already released and two more confirmed. In the late 20s, four young women arrive in Madrid with their dramas at a costs, to work in a newly installed telecommunications company.
Bojack horsman
The company's first attempt at compete in the territories of The Simpsons and other animated series for adultss. It can be difficult for some people, noted for its acid humor and the way they portray the hypocrisy that surrounds the lives of stars in Hollywood.
Orange is the new black
From House of Cards, this series is perhaps the best rated on Netflix. Halfway between drama and comedy, full of debates around sexuality, racial discrimination and the American prison system.
Fuller House
Continuation of the very successful sitcom Forced Parents. More than 20 years have passed, in which now DJ Tanner-Fuller must take care of his three daughters with the help of his sister Stephanie and her best friend Kenny. Part of the grace of this production is the return of almost all the original actors of the series, except the Oslen twins.
Sense8
Written, produced and directed by the Wachowski Sisters, it could be considered as Netflix's first cult series. Despite having a sizeable audience, the company decided to cancel the show after two seasons. However, the fans managed to at least end the story with a final two-hour chapter.
Jessica Jones
Another character belonging to the Marvel Universe. Jones is a failed heroine turned into a Private Investigatora, but to which fate and its arch rival overtake her and she has no choice but to face them. Along with Dardevil, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, it makes up another small micro universe of characters from the comic book house: The Defenders.
El Chapo
Produced together with the American Spanish-speaking network Univisión, it focuses on the infamous Mexican capo Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Stranger Things
Science fiction and horror are also recurring in part of Netflix productions. Starring the Oscar winner Wynona Ryder unexplained disappearances, hidden conspiracies and fight against supernatural forces, form a cocktail that has been praised by all critics and in which it also stands out a soundtrack that has even been released separately.
Easy
La first season of this series consisted of 8 independent chapters half an hour long. Elucubrations about sex, the meaning of life and other "inconsequential", with the participation of actors such as Orlando Bloom and Dave Franco.
A series of catastrophic misfortunes
Based on the famous stories written by Daniel Handler (under the pseudonym Lemony Snickets), is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, who finally fulfilled his wish to work with this story. The nefarious Count Olaf is played this time by Neil Patrick Harris, who at times seems to limit himself to repeating the gestures of the Canadian actor.
The Peabody & Sherman Show
After the discreet success of the 2014 animated film, DreamWorks Animation decided to give this project the green light., based on the character created by Ted Key in the 60s. Netflix with this and other children's series has also gotten the attention of the smallest of the house.
The Crown
What happens behind the scenes of the English crown, it also serves as a plot for another streaming series. It is a biography of the current monarch Elizabeth II, widely praised for its high production standards and the accuracy of historical data.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Created and produced by Tina Fey, tells the checkered story of Kimmy Schmidt (Ellie Kemper), who must adapt to life in New York, after she was rescued from a bunker where she was kidnapped by an apocalyptic sect. Unanimously acclaimed by critics, it accumulates 11 Emmy nominations in its two seasons, although so far he has not won any.
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