Netflix isn’t selecting up wherever close to the quantity of licensed content material it used to for a few causes however as a part of the February 2021 lineup, Netflix US will probably be getting its palms on 4 collection from February 1st.
Outlined as a “fashionable studio” aimed toward GenZ, Awesomeness TV is a content material producer who falls below the ViacomCBS model (acquired by them in 2018) and has produced content material for all method of streamers and networks..
In January 2021, it was introduced Netflix could be selecting up the license to plenty of its key reveals from the previous which we’ll take you thru under.
A number of of the reveals aired on the now-defunct community go90 which was the results of a pickup Verizon fabricated from Vessel (ran by the now HBO Max chief, Jason Kilar). The reveals had been obtainable on the go90 app and Tumblr in lots of worldwide areas. Nevertheless, the platform eventually was killed off and since then, ViacomCBS picked up Awesomeness TV (now simply referred to as Awesomeness).
The studio and Netflix is already shut as it’s earlier than these licensed pickups. Awesomeness TV is behind Netflix’s large rom-com hit To All The Boys 1 by 3 (with the third coming in February 2021) and Netflix’s Trinkets collection which is coming to an finish this yr.
As we talked about for a few causes Netflix isn’t licensing as a lot because it used to. For one, it’s principally producing its personal content material as its precedence however secondly, the checklist of corporations keen to license titles has shrunk over time. ViacomCBS is one distributor that does nonetheless license to Netflix.
Let’s now run by the reveals Netflix will probably be displaying from February 1st on Netflix within the US:
The Unsettling (Season 1)
We’ll kick off with the one title under that doesn’t have a romantic aptitude. It’s a horror collection a few younger woman who arrives at a brand new foster house in the course of nowhere to seek out the home she’s moved into could also be haunted.
The collection aired on HBO Nordics at one level however we couldn’t discover out whether or not it was obtainable on go90.
Willow Shields, Marguerite Moreau, Holly Taylor and Tequan Richmond are among the many forged.
Zac and Mia (Seasons 1-2)
The one present coming to Netflix with two seasons on February 1st is Zac & Mia which is a extremely praised collection that didn’t get the eye it deserves first time spherical.
Zac and Mia is predicated on the novel by A.J. Betters and follows two teenagers preventing for his or her lives with most cancers however type a deep relationship.
24 episodes launched in complete and have streamed on Hulu prior to now.
If you happen to’re a fan of Netflix’s Alexa & Katie, this present ought to head to the highest of your watchlist.
Love Every day (Season 1)
If you happen to loved Netflix’s Straightforward collection, this collection will really feel acquainted. It’s an anthology collection that follows 12 completely different {couples} on their paths to like throughout a yr’s interval.
12 episodes will all drop directly and featured abilities akin to Kelli Berglund, Joey Bragg, Jack Griffo, Leo Howard, Kira Kosarin, Laura Marano, and Cameron Monaghan.
My Lifeless Ex (Season 1)
This romantic comedy collection large twist because the identify suggests is a few woman with a secret admirer who isn’t alive and it’s about their unusual relationship shifting ahead.
Eight episodes will all drop on February 1st.
Skills featured on this collection included Gavin Leatherwood, Medalion Rahimi, Kira Kosarin, Marc Evan Jackson and Derek Mears.