Harry Potter franchise – Image: Warner Brothers
One other day and one other false Netflix story. You could have seen a large inflow of posts, notably on Fb however on different companies too exclaiming that each one the Harry Potter motion pictures are coming to Netflix on November 1st, 2020. Sadly, that’s not the case.
The probabilities in the event you’re right here, you’ve seen this put up on Fb with the caption:
“Nice information!
Each Harry Potter movie arrives on Netflix November 1st!
Mark them calendars!”
Viral Fb put up for Harry Potter coming to Netflix
On the time of publishing, whereas the put up solely has managed to rack up 5.5K reactions, due to the redesign of Fb, it’s inspired 45ok feedback (the place individuals are tagging their buddies) and 66Ok reshares which go into teams and other people’s personal partitions.
Any fast investigation of the web page in query merely titles “Upcoming Motion pictures” will see they’re comparatively small and easily struck gold by selling this falsehood.
These posts then rapidly unfold to Twitter:
HARRY POTTER IS COMING TO NETFLIX ON 1ST NOVEMBER YESSSSSSSSSS
— Megs 🎃 (@megxraw) October 28, 2020
HARRY POTTER ON NETFLIX ?!?!?! Omg Netflix received their foot on my mf neck omg
— She’s broke, I’m up. (@TheBadGyal023) October 28, 2020
In a single occasion, Netflix UK took the time to answer a query debunking that it’s not coming to Netflix.
Sorry, not true.
— Netflix UK & Eire (@NetflixUK) October 28, 2020
This isn’t the primary time Harry Potter rumors have come up for Netflix nor can we count on it to be the final. In reality, two years in the past virtually to the day, we needed to combat a rumor that the Harry Potter motion pictures aren’t coming to Netflix quickly. It’s an everyday incidence that exhibits or motion pictures get rumored for Netflix together with earlier this yr when a Tweet went viral saying The Boondocks is coming to Netflix (it wasn’t).
What’s the truth then? Nicely, some areas of Netflix are streaming Harry Potter proper now however within the US and the UK a minimum of, they’re locked at completely different suppliers and highly unlikely to come to Netflix at all.
In fact, that is spreading like wildfire similtaneously Fb being in congress questioned and making a case that they’re a power for good at an important US election interval. Fb, particularly, does a ridiculously poor job relating to combatting pretend information however I’m digressing barely from the principle level.
So simply to recap. The Harry Potter motion pictures should not coming to Netflix in November 2020 however in the event you do wish to see what’s in retailer, we’ve received varied regional previews in our coming soon to Netflix hub.