Netflix was started in 1997 in California and moved into streaming in 2007. Blockbuster turned down a chance to purchase Netflix for $50 million in 2000, today Blockbuster is no more while Netflix is worth more than $1 billion. You can stream to a variety of devices beyond your computer such as Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo consoles as well as smart phones and tablets.The service costs less than $10 a month and by far has the most vast library of any streaming video service.
On July 18th, 2013 Netflix earned the first Primetime Emmy Award nominations for original online only web television at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. House of Cards, Hemlock Grove and Arrested Development combined for 14 nominations and House of Cards
Director David Fincher's won for his work on the episode, Chapter 1, again a first for a web only Series. On December 12th
House of Cards was nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards at the 71st Golden Globe Awards, with Robin Wright winning Best Actress, another first for Netflix and web based programming. On January 17, 2014 Netflix earned it's first Oscar nomination with The Square, a 2013 Egyptian-American documentary which depicts the ongoing Egyptian Revolution of 2011 from its roots in Tahrir Square.
Other original shows available on Netflix are Orange is the New Black Season 2 available this Friday, June 6th @ Midnight PST; Lilyhammer which returns late 2014; Season 8 and 9 of Trailer Park Boys as well as 3 additional Specials; Season 3 of DreamWorks Dragons will be moving to Netflix in Spring 2015; Season 4 of The Killing. Looking towards the future, there have already been a slew of original series announced for the streaming service. Sense8, created by J. Michael Straczynski, who will serve as executive producer alongside The Matrix trilogy creators Andy and Lana Wachowski. Bojack Horsemen, an adult-oriented animated comedy featuring voice work from Will Arnett, Aaron Paul
and Amy Sedaris. Marvel Comics will be bringing its characters Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, and will be teaming those characters for a miniseries based on the Defenders, totaling 60 episodes in all. Netflix is also looking beyond original series to include Stand-Up Comedy, the first being the already released Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive, and original documentaries.
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