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  • Streaming 2007 · 19 years ago

    Streaming launches in the U.S.

    Netflix begins offering Watch Instantly streaming to U.S. subscribers on personal computers.

Originals released on this day

Released 1 year ago (2025)
2 titles
  • Original
    Lovers Anonymous poster
    TV Series
    Lovers Anonymous (Season 1)
    TV-MATurkish
    8 episodes
    Drama
    Cem, scarred by a childhood that crushed his trust in love, runs the "Love Hospital" -- until Hazal, a believer in the power of love, disrupts his life.
    Writer: Basar Basaran
    Cast: Halit Ergenç, Funda Eryigit, Riza Kocaoglu
    Watch on Netflix
  • Original
    XO, Kitty poster
    TV Series
    IMDb6.5/10
    XO, Kitty (Season 2)
    TV-14English
    8 episodes
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Following her heart to an elite high school in Seoul, teen matchmaker Kitty learns that life, love and family are more complicated than she ever imagined.
    Writer: Jenny Han
    Cast: Anna Cathcart, Minyeong Choi, Gia Kim
    1 win & 3 nominations
    Watch on Netflix
Released 2 years ago (2024)
3 titles
  • Original
    Dusty Slay: Workin' Man poster
    Stand-up
    Dusty Slay: Workin' Man
    TV-1469 minsEnglish
    Stand-up Comedy
    Comedian Dusty Slay serves up his distinctive homespun humor on shirt-tucking, hipster coffee shops and country music mysteries in this stand-up special.
    Cast: Dusty Slay
    Watch on Netflix
  • Original
    End of the Line poster
    TV Series
    End of the Line (Season 1)
    TV-1423 minsEnglish
    7 episodes
    Sitcom, Comedy
    Ivan, a clandestine van driver, navigates the end of his marriage and daily challenges with humor in this quirky comedy series featuring a live audience.
    Cast: Rodrigo Sant'Anna, Roberta Rodrigues, Nany People, Polly Marinho, Faiska Alves,…
    Watch on Netflix
  • Original
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    Movie
    FashionVerse
Released 6 years ago (2020)
2 titles
  • Original
    Handsome Siblings poster
    TV Series
    Handsome Siblings (Season 1 - New Episodes Weekly)
    TV-14Mandarin
    Fantasy, Chinese
    Clashing martial arts twins face relentless villains, thorny romance and brotherly rivalry as their troubled pasts catch up to them. Also known as Jue Dai Shuang Jiao.
    Cast: Hu Yitian, Chen Zheyuan, Liang Jie, Vicky Liang, Tay Ping Hui, Nikita Mao
    Watch on Netflix
  • Original
    NiNoKuni poster
    Movie
    NiNoKuni (2020)
    TV-14106 minsJapanese
    Anime
    Two average teens go on a magical quest to save the life of their friend and her counterpart from another world. But love complicates their journey.
    Director: Yoshiyuki Momose
    Cast: Kento Yamazaki, Mackenyu, Mei Nagano, Mamoru Miyano, Maaya Sakamoto, Yuki Kaji
    Watch on Netflix
Released 8 years ago (2018)
2 titles
  • Original
    Rita poster
    Movie
    Rita
    Country of Origin: Denmark
  • Original
    Katt Williams: Great America poster
    Movie
    Katt Williams: Great America
Released 11 years ago (2015)
1 title
  • Original
    The Adventures of Puss in Boots poster
    Movie
    The Adventures of Puss in Boots
    Country of Origin: United States