Netflix Flexes its Streaming Muscle

Netflix held a worldwide virtual event on September 25, 2021, on YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok promoting its upcoming 2021 and 2022 original content. 

With large fan conventions still scarce due to COVID, some studios have decided to hold their own virtual fan events. Noting the success of DC Fandome in 2020, Netflix has taken to virtual space to generate buzz for its service and content with Tudum.

NOTE: Tudum stands for the sound that is associated with Netflix Logo that appears when you access Netflix content. 

The Power of Netflix

The importance of the Netflix Tudum event cannot be understated. Consider that Netflix not only has the largest number of subscribers (over 200 million) than any other streaming service (the next closest is Amazon Prime with slightly under 200 million) but collects over 10 billion dollars a month in subscription fees. 

In recent years, Netflix has used that money to produce a lot of original content. In fact, they are producing so much, that they are currently adding new original content (either a movie or show) on a weekly basis. Some weeks they launch more than one new content entry. 

In addition to quantity, Netflix has also racked up a number of Oscars and Emmys for its original movies and shows. 

To sum it up, Netflix is right up there with Disney as one of the largest entertainment companies in the World.

What’s also interesting about Netflix is that the company is reportedly sniffing around the Jersey Shore looking for a 300+ acre piece of land to build a new studio outside of New York.

Ian White (Ecoustics Editor-in-Chief) has reported recently on news that studio management have toured Ft. Monmouth which is largely vacant after the base closed during the Bush Administration.

“I run through this vacant piece of land twice a week and people would be thrilled to see a section of the property become Netflix East,” remarked White who lives less than 2 miles from the proposed site.

The rumors floating around Long Branch, Eatontown, Tinton Falls, and Little Silver are that Netflix likes the location which is 60 minutes from NYC, the possible tax abatement on the property, and the recent surge in housing in the area.

Netflix Tudum 2021

Here are some highlights of what was presented by Netflix to Tudum “attendees”. Some presentations included just teasers or trailers, while others included cast and/or filmmaker panels. 

Continuing Shows

• Stranger Things
• Money Heist
• Ozark 
• The Witcher
• Cobra Kai
• Emily in Paris
• The Crown
• The Umbrella Academy

New Shows

• Cowboy Bebop
• The Sandman
• Tiger King (2)
• Vikings Valhalla

Original Movies

• Red Notice
• Don’t Look Up 
• The Harder They Fall
• Extraction 2
• Old Guard 2
• Enola Holmes 2

Anime Titles

• Super Crooks
• Ultraman
• Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie

The above listing is just a sample of what was announced by Netflix. Check out the official Netflix summary or complete replay of the entire event for more details, including more trailers, cast panels, and tentative start dates.

NOTE: Most Netflix Original content is available in 4K UHD. Select titles may also be available in HDR and Dolby Atmos sound. Those details will be provided once the content is available.