Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way

Comedy-drama TV sequence “Insecure” is the primary HBO title heading to Netflix, with extra on the best way. Netflix introduced in the present day that each one 5 seasons of Insecure, which aired on HBO between 2016 and 2021, at the moment are obtainable on its streaming platform. The launch comes just a few weeks after reviews indicated that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) was in talks to license HBO titles to Netflix.

Deadline reviews that “Band of Brothers,” “The Pacific,” “Six Ft Underneath,” and “Ballers” will probably be coming to the streaming service at a later date. “True Blood” will probably be obtainable to Netflix subscribers outdoors the U.S. The choose library of HBO titles will probably be launched on Netflix on a non-exclusive foundation, which suggests they’ll proceed streaming on Max, the rebranded WBD-owned streamer that lately launched in Could.

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.

The deal marks a big transfer for each firms since Netflix is arguably WBD’s largest competitor. WBD reviews 97.6 million subscribers throughout HBO, HBO Max (now referred to as Max) and Discovery+. Netflix has a whopping 232 million subs as of Q1 2023. By bringing HBO content material to Netflix, WDB is probably going hoping that the titles attain a wider viewers.

It’s value noting that HBO’s hottest titles, like “Recreation of Thrones,” “Succession” and “The Wire,” will not be included within the listing of titles that will probably be launched on Netflix.

This isn’t the primary time that WBD licensed its HBO programming to media firms. WBD lately made the choice to distribute 2,000 hours of content material, together with the favored HBO sequence “Westworld,” to Roku and Tubi. Earlier this month, the corporate reached an settlement with Amazon Freevee to launch 11 free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels that includes WBD-owned IP, together with “Cake Boss,” “Say Sure to the Costume,” “Ghost Brothers” and extra.

In 2014, older HBO titles like “The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” “Boardwalk Empire” and “True Blood,” amongst others, grew to become obtainable on Prime Video.