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175 Movies and Series Unavailable on Netflix’s Ad Tier in 2024

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Titles Unavailable On Netflix Ad Tier 2024

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It’s time for another check-in with Netflix’s ad tier and how things are progressing on getting the premium and ad tier library on parity with each other. 

Launched in November 2022, Netflix’s ad tier notably came with a few drawbacks, with the biggest being a number of big titles, including Netflix Originals, being unavailable to watch and blocked out.

When the ad tier first launched, 5.1% of titles were unavailable (326 titles out of the 6,324 available), and then a few months later, it was 5.4% of the library (348 titles out of 6,444 available) in February 2023. You can find the full list of the titles unavailable on Netflix’s ad tier in February 2023 here.

Fast forward a year, and there’s been significant progress. As of February 7th, 2024, only 175 titles are unavailable on the Netflix US library, representing a 50% decrease year-on-year.

House of Cards unavailable on the Netflix ad tier.

Who are the big holdouts still? The biggest two, just like last year, are Universal and Sony. In the case of Universal, it’s their TV output, with most of that being their vast library of DreamWorks Television shows that have come exclusively to Netflix. In Sony’s case, it’s their movies that are unavailable. That includes their first-window titles, which come to Netflix following their theatrical run or from their vast array of back catalog.

Once again, we reached out to Luke Bouma of Cord Cutters News for his take on the significant improvement in availability within the ad tier (you can also find their version of this story here):

“Ad-supported streaming has become some of the fastest growing part of cord cutting over the last few years. Now with Netflix ending its cheap ad-free plans to push customers to more profitable ad-supported plans. Now that Netflix is making most of its content available through its ad-supported plan these plans become more attractive to customers.. Look for other services to follow Netflix steps in the years to come.”

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Full List of 175 Movies and Series Unavailable on Netflix US Advertising Tier

Due to the nature of Netflix’s library (particularly its licensed titles), this list constantly changes and will fluctuate throughout the year, but the trend is clear.

Netflix UK Titles Unavailable on the Advertising Tier

Finally, how do Netflix US’s unavailable titles compare to those in other countries? In Netflix UK, the picture is even rosier for Netflix. Only 55 titles are unavailable on Netflix’s advertising tier in the UK. Most of those are the aforementioned Netflix Original titles from Universal Television (whether live-action or DreamWorks) and a few other shows. Those 55 titles represent 0.7% of Netflix UK’s 8,247-title-strong library.

Other notable titles unavailable on Netflix UK’s ad tier include Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Homeland, and Ash vs. Evil Dead.

Were there any titles you were disappointed to find that weren’t available on Netflix’s advertising tier? Let us know in the comments.

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