Without “Lilyhammer,” there may not have been a “House of Cards” or an “Orange Is the New Black,” which are the two original series that probably come to mind when thinking about Netflix’s early days. This past February, Netflix threw a big bash to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the show that started it all. Back in “Lilyhammer’s” day, the streamer had 23 million subs - or a full 200 million fewer.Ĭate Blanchett and USC Annenberg Launch Program to Spotlight Women, Trans, and Non-Binary Filmmakers Much has changed over the decade of “Lilyhammer” in the library: Netflix now has 223 million global paid subscribers. expires in November and the deal is not being extended, a person with knowledge of the plans told us. Netflix’s 10-year license to stream the show in the U.S. (Then again, so was the streaming thing itself and a strict no-commercials pledge, one of which has since gone the way of “Lilyhammer.”) Netflix streams actually lapped the Norway telecast due to the Los Gatos, California streaming service’s episode-dump strategy, which was revolutionary at the time. While “Lilyhammer” is considered Netflix’s very first original series, it was actually a licensed show that had began airing just 12 days earlier on Norwegian broadcast channel TV NRK. That show, a fish-out-of-water mob drama starring Steven Van Zandt, is leaving Netflix next month, IndieWire has confirmed. Netflix 2.0 officially kicked off on February 6, 2012, when “ Lilyhammer” debuted on the nascent streaming service.
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