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Always Be Watching

By necessity, is this the end of an era for Netflix?

RIP Stranger Things and Squid Game. Hello sport.

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Dan Barrett
Feb 05, 2025
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Andrew Webster writes at The Verge about the end of Stranger Things and Squid Game on Netflix this year represents a change in philosophy over driving audiences to the platform. Gone is the tentpole and the new way forward is a constant plethora of events like sports.

While it was a good early strategy to have singular shows that everyone wanted to sign …

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