Netflix

**Netflix, Inc.**, or just **Netflix** (stylized as **NETFLIX**), is an American pay television over-the-top media service and original programming production company headquartered in Los Gatos, California. It offers subscription-based video on demand from a library of films and television series, 40% of which is Netflix original programming produced in-house. Netflix has also played a prominent role in independent film distribution. As of July 2021, Netflix had 209 million subscribers, including 72 million in the United States and Canada. It is available worldwide except in mainland China (due to local restrictions), Syria, North Korea, and Crimea (due to US sanctions). Netflix is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California. Netflix initially both sold and rented DVDs by mail, but the sales were eliminated within a year to focus on the DVD rental business. In 2007, Netflix introduced streaming media/video on demand. The company expanded to Canada in 2010, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2013, debuting its first series *House of Cards*. In January 2016, it expanded to an additional 130 countries and then operated in 190 countries.

In January 2020, the service reach a global total of 203.7 million paid users worldwide. In April 2021, Netflix had 208 million subscribers, including 74 million in the United States and Canada. The service is offered worldwide, except in China, Syria, North Korea, and Crimea due to local restrictions or US sanctions. And as of July 2021, Netflix topped its own modest expectations in the second quarter of 2021, seeing its total subscriber base rise by more than 1.5 million. This brings its total subscriber base to 209 million. Critically, all of the company’s growth came internationally, as the company lost some 400,000 subscribers in the U.S. and Canada.

Netflix Animation, Netflix's subsidiary, will feature the upcoming 2022 series *Sonic Prime*, being the first series to be aired on a streaming service. Even before this, Netflix included shows and films, these are *Sonic Underground*, *Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog*, *Sonic the Hedgehog*, *Sonic Boom*, *Sonic X* and the recent *Sonic the Hedgehog* film.

## Media available on Netflix

### Series

#### Synopsis

***Sonic Prime*** is a 3D animated Netflix streaming service-series set to be released in 2022.

It is co-produced by Sega, Netflix Animation, WildBrain and Man of Action Entertainment, being announced on February 1st, 2021.

*Sonic Prime* is described as a "high octane adventure" following Sonic and his race to save a "strange new multiverse". The show is also described as a "journey of self-discovery and redemption." Accordingly, the show takes place on the same settings seen in the *Sonic* games and will feature Modern Sonic.

#### Production

On 10 December 2020, it was announced that a 3D animated series based on the *Sonic the Hedgehog* series was in development by Man of Action Entertainment and WildBrain. However, the announcement was quickly withdrawn by its source.

On 1 February 2021, a press release was revealed that unveiled that *Sonic Prime* will be animated at WildBrain's Vancouver studio. Sega and WildBrain will jointly participate across production, distribution and licensing while Man of Action will act as showrunners and Executive Producers for the series. *Sonic Prime* is expected to have 24 episodes and will be released sometime in 2022 on Netflix. Over the course of March 2021, Betty Kwong (*Ninjago* and *The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special*) and Nicholas Kole (*Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time* and *Spyro Reignited Trilogy*) revealed themselves to have been hired as designers for the series.

On 25 February 2021, SEGASammy revealed in a Q&A that they did not expect to get any direct financial gains from *Sonic Prime*. Instead, it will be used to bring attention to the *Sonic* property and its multifaceted rollout, “strengthening” it. There are similarly no plans about making the series into a video game, like *Sonic Boom*.On 27 May 2021, during the *Sonic Central* presentation, Joe Kelly give a brief synopsis of the upcoming show: "Sonic will be thrusted into a high-speed adventure, through the strange and mysterious Shatterverse. It's up to Sonic to save the universe and along the way experience moments of self-discovery and redemption." He later stated there will be more information on a later date, one of them the explanation of the new Eggman Empire logo behind him. Later, on 23 June 2021, concept artwork related to *Sonic Prime* was revealed on the portfolio of Patrick Horan, one of the designers for the series. However, the site was removed soon after it was noticed.

## Gallery

LogoAn announcement of Sonic's exclusive appearance for Netflix.
## External links

* Netflix on Wikipedia
* Netflix on Netflix Wiki
* Netflix on Sonic News Network

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Netflix on Wikipedia
2. ↑ Netflix on Netflix Wiki
3. ↑ Skrebels, Joe (10 December 2020). Netflix Seemingly Working on Sonic the Hedgehog Animated Series for 2022. IGN. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved on December 10, 2020.
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5. ↑ SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SPEEDS OVER TO NETFLIX IN THE ALL-NEW ANIMATED SERIES SONIC PRIME. WildBrain (1 February 2021). Retrieved on February 1, 2021.
6. ↑ Betty Kwong on Twitter. *Twitter* (8 March 2021). Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved on March 11, 2021.
7. ↑ Nicholas Kole on Twitter. *Twitter* (9 March 2021). Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved on March 11, 2021.
8. ↑ 3Q results for Fiscal Year ending March 2021 - Major Questions in Conference Briefing about Results for Analysts and Institutional Investors. Sega (25 February 2021). Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved on March 17, 2021.
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10. ↑ Patrick Horan - Visual Development / Environment Artist. Patrick Horan. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved on June 23, 2021.