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Film and present rights licensing is commonly an advanced affair as confirmed right now. Netflix has reacquired the primary two Netflix Unique seasons of the now Amazon Prime Unique collection The Expanse. Confused, but? Identical.
Let’s recap how we acquired right here.
The sci-fi collection has grown massively in reputation over the previous few years and has been referred to (particularly because the Amazon acquisition) as the perfect sci-fi collection at the moment on the air.
The Expanse was initially a Syfy collection that Netflix managed to choose up the worldwide distribution for again in 2016. It carried each seasons one and two earlier than the present was killed by Syfy after three seasons on the air.
After plenty of lobbying by followers and a bit of fine luck, the present was eventually rescued by Amazon Prime Studios who’ve since produced season 4, with a fifth season and extra rumored on the best way within the close to future.
Netflix in worldwide areas misplaced each the primary and second seasons on the finish of September 2018 months after it was introduced that Amazon had taken over the collection.
The return of The Expanse on Netflix internationally doesn’t appear to have affected its availability on Amazon Prime, although with all 4 seasons nonetheless obtainable.
The strangest factor with the readditions right now is that the 2 seasons on Netflix nonetheless options the Netflix Unique branding and ba-dum intro (however not the new one).
Will season three and 4 of The Expanse be on Netflix?
Regardless that Netflix has now picked up The Expanse once more, don’t anticipate any additional seasons (apart from quantity three maybe) to return to Netflix.
The brand new seasons are produced solely by Amazon Prime which is the place the brand new seasons will stream completely.
So why did Netflix decide these earlier two seasons up once more? Properly, we don’t know formally. It may very well be the case that Netflix gave up the worldwide rights for a few years to go completely on Amazon Prime.
There’s additionally an argument that may very well be made that the licensing has been offered once more to Netflix to assist promote and drive extra subscribers Amazon’s manner.
Don’t fear although, Netflix has loads of sci-fi collection of its personal developing. One other Life has been renewed for a second season expected in 2021 and likewise Netflix and David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are working on Three-Body Problem.