I can’t remember the last time I watched something good on Netflix. Most of their “good” shows are good for a season or two, then seem to stall out. With the recent price increase, I dropped from the HD plan to the SD plan, as my wife mostly watches on her phone. So far so good.
There are some I like that are still on. But they’re getting cancelled because they’ve run long enough that either the creator is done or they’re not drawing necessary numbers and don’t get renewed.
But nothing new is replacing them. So over time Netflix is becoming irrelevant to me.
I’ve subscribed since early 2000s pretty much non-stop. But I’m about to pull the trigger.
I think Netflix has honed in on the "have something for everyone" strategy. Just about everyone has a show they like on Netflix, but for most people it seems like there's only a few. On your list I only liked Ozark and Money heist, plus Bojack. Meanwhile HBO creates a great show every year, and actually renews their stuff. Disney is a necessity for kids. Apple TV+ costs 25% as much. It really feels like netflix has diversified far too much, and now people are realizing that there are cheaper options that just make the stuff they like.
Squid Game and Tiger King (which has a second season right now BTW) were huge. Stranger Things was huge and keeps promising (but not delivering) a fourth season.
