The ‘Suits’ Effect: Netflix Eyes More Licensed Shows Following Success Of USA Network Legal Drama On Streamer
deadline.comSuits has been a huge success for Netflix since it launched on the streamer, breaking streaming viewership numbers. The USA Network legal drama spent 12 weeks in the number one spot on the Nielsen streaming charts, beating Ozark’s record.
Deadline subsequently revealed that creator Aaron Korsh was developing a new offshoot for NBCUniversal (something Netflix pointed to in its own third quarter financials).
Netflix is now looking for more licensed shows that it can acquire and will hopefully have the same effect. “This legal drama originally premiered on USA Network in 2011 and ran until 2019.
Despite having been available on other streaming services, the debut of seasons one to eight on Netflix in July broke viewing records,” it noted in its results. “Licensing has always been an important part of our programming strategy.
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