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A number of tales report that Netflix has eliminated all Johnny Depp motion pictures from its service. Not solely is that this flat out false, it additionally fails to know how Netflix operates. Right here’s what you’ll want to know.
Usually we don’t do posts debunking each Netflix rumor or false story we come throughout (there’s not sufficient time within the day) however this one is especially selecting up steam so we’d like to assist douse the fires.
We’re going to interrupt this down into three sections. First, we’ll cowl why the story doesn’t have a lot advantage, why Johnny Depp motion pictures might not be on Netflix the place you reside, and at last, information that utterly debunks any full removing within the US particularly.
Earlier than we dive in we need to clarify we’re not making any feedback concerning the courtroom case or Depp’s character. That’s not our place to take action.
How the story gained traction
Firstly, and this can be a little little bit of a groan from my aspect is that some information shops caught onto just a few “viral” tweets with out correctly vetting them. The viral put up that the majority shops appear to consult with is a Tweet with 49 retweets and a couple of hundred likes. One of many different early posts that picked up on this was a Reddit post the place they mentioned The Rum Diaries being eliminated.
What’s actually happening with Johnny Depp motion pictures on Netflix
Within the Reddit put up, they particularly consult with The Rum Diaries. That title arrived on Netflix US on December sixth, 2019. Precisely one yr later, it departed Netflix.
The rationale for that is that each one of Johnny Depp’s motion pictures are licensed to Netflix from the likes of Common, Paramount, Disney, and Warner Brothers. Which means that titles cycle on and off Netflix relying on which distributor is lending them out. What’s occurred is there’s now a niche with no Depp motion pictures on Netflix and folks have mistaken that for a focused motion by Netflix.
You possibly can seek for all of Johnny Depp’s movies on our website and see that they’ve slowly been added and eliminated over time.
Depp has but to function in a Netflix Authentic so having everlasting titles on Netflix simply isn’t attainable proper now.
Globally many Johnny Depp motion pictures are nonetheless streaming on Netflix. Within the UK as an illustration, Darkish Shadows, Donnie Brasco, Blow, Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing unit, Corpse Bride and Zodiac are all streaming.
Two Johnny Depp Films Are Coming Quickly to Netflix US
Now the argument would flip to Netflix not licensing future Depp titles. That’s not true both. Right now, Rango, the animated function was added to Netflix with Depp within the lead position. On January 1st, What’s Consuming Gilbert Grape arrives.
So in conclusion, journalists do higher.