Netflix Originals
UPDATE: New show information and release date details added below.
Now that Netflix has officially arrived on our shores, Australians are eager to discover new content on the service, and are also keen to find out how it compares to the U.S. version of the service.
The recent launch of the Stan streaming service has proven that Australians are ready to adopt online streaming as the entertainment delivery method of the future, which puts the market in a good place leading into Netflix's launch.
Still, the question remains: does Australian Netflix deliver the goods in terms of content?
With that in mind, we've put together a comprehensive list of Australian Netflix's confirmed licensing partners and content line-up so far, and will be keeping it up-to-date as more announcements are made.
Netflix Originals – Present
Arguably the best reason to get a Netflix account is for the service's own original shows, which are all made available by the company as complete seasons that users can start binge-watching immediately.
Netflix Australia will be launching with original shows that are already available overseas, such as Marco Polo, Netflix's most expensive original show to date, with a budget of US$90 million.
Complimenting that historical, martial arts epic is the animated comedy series BoJack Horseman, starring Will Arnett as a washed-up '90s sitcom star who just happens to be a horse, Alison Brie as the ghost writer of his autobiography and Aaron Paul as his human roommate Todd.
A second season of BoJack Horseman is due to arrive on the service on July 17.
We can also confirm that all three seasons of the flagship Netflix Original show House of Cards are available on the local Netflix, despite initial reports that the Australian version of the service would lack the first two seasons due to local rights issues.
One of the most popular Original shows on Netflix is Marvel's Daredevil, which is Marvel Studios' first attempt at creating original material for the service.
Marvel's Daredevil is the first of four Marvel Studios TV shows to arrive on Netflix, with individual series' A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist on the way, eventually leading into the Avengers-style team-up mini-series, The Defenders.
A second season of Daredevil has already been confirmed, so keep your ear to the pavement (or your eye on this page) for more information.
Netflix also has the acclaimed original documentaries Virunga about the preservation of life the Congo, as well as the oceanography documentary Mission Blue.
The new Canadian survivalist thriller series Between has also arrived on the service, and is about a small town where everyone over the age of 21 has died.
Unlike most Netflix Original shows, new episodes of Between will arrive on the service weekly.
The service also produces stand-up comedy specials like Chelsea Handler's Uganda Be Kidding Me Live, and Jim Jefferies: BARE.
Another comedic Netflix original is the comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which is a light-hearted look at life in New York for a former captive, starring Ellie Kemper as the titular Kimmy and Jane Krakowski as her boss.
Keeping the comedy content coming, the new series from the creator of Friends called Gracie and Frankie recently debuted on the service in May, and stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two 'frenemies' whose husbands leave them for each other.
Another acclaimed series worth checking out is Bloodlines, which aims to provide a thrilling family drama from the makers of Damages and The Sopranos.
Fans of the award-winning foodie documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi will be over the moon with the recently added series Chef's Table, which is from the same makers and follows six renowned chefs from six michelin-starred restaurants around the world.
Netflix has also confirmed that Kids and Family Originals shows The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Ever After High: Spring Unsprung and Mako Mermaids will all be available to watch when the service launches in Australia.
Netflix Originals – Future
In terms of Netflix Original content that's coming in the near future, watch out for Sense8, a new series from the Wachowskis, creators of The Matrix trilogy.
Sense8 is about about a group of eight people around the world whose senses are connected in a mysterious way – expect copious amounts of sci-fi action.
Fans of David Wain's 2001 summer camp comedy film Wet Hot American Summer have plenty to cheer about – Netflix has commissioned a prequel series to the cult classic called Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, which will debut on the service in its entirety on July 17.
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Despite many of the original cast members having hit superstardom since the film's release, everyone will be back, including Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd, Michael Ian Black, Judah Friedlander, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Christopher Meloni, Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Amy Poehler, David Hyde Pierce, Molly Shannon and Michael Showalter.
After having already brought the series back once before, Netflix is bringing the classic comedy show Arrested Development back for 17 more episodes sometime in the middle of 2016, according to series executive producer Brian Grazer.
Spanish-language content is also on the way, with the announcement of Netflix's first Spanish-language original series Club de Cuervos, which is currently shooting in Mexico, and the Pablo Escobar drug cartel drama Narcos, also on the way.
The first two seasons of Orange is the New Black are available, with the third season confirmed to arrive on the service on June 12.
Netflix has also just announced that it has acquired the war thriller Jadotville, starring Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Guillaume Canet (Tell No One), which will go into production in April and will premiere on Netflix across all territories in 2016.
The Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible special arrived on April 17, and there are also more stand-up comedy specials on the way to the service, Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) coming on May 22.
On top of that, Netflix will also be resurrecting the cancelled series Longmire, with a fourth season in the works for the service which has also been confirmed for Australia.
Finally, Netflix will also be bringing the Nina Simone documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? to the service on June 26, after its successful debut at Sundance.
Content PartnersWhen you wish upon a stream
Netflix's deal with The Walt Disney Company is one of its biggest wins in the battle for streaming supremacy in Australia, giving the service a large selection of popular content from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm.
Confirmed Pixar content includes such as films as Cars, Monsters Inc. and UP, while Marvel Studios will be providing the service with Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Walt Disney Animation Studio will be providing the highest-grossing animated film of all time Frozen, as well as Tangled and Big Hero 6, and other Disney favourites like Saving Mr. Banks, Maleficent, Muppets Most Wanted and Planes will also be appearing on the service.
In terms of television shows, the Disney deal brings with it Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Jake and the Never Land Pirates from Disney Junior, the Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie and ABC Studios' hit series Lost.
While some of those films and shows might make their way over to other streaming services, the Disney deal lists Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent and Big Hero 6 as Netflix exclusives in the months after launch.
Let's get this show on the road!
Bringing another licensing partner into its fold, Netflix Australia has announced a deal with Roadshow Entertainment that will bring a wealth of content to the service, including exclusive content and locally-sourced material.
Roadshow Entertainment, which also provides content to rival streaming service Stan, will be providing film content such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix trilogy, and the Ocean's Eleven trilogy, as well as the Aussie classics Happy Feet and Bran Nue Dae and comedies Zoolander and Wedding Crashers.
The deal also grants Netflix the exclusive Australian streaming rights to British TV dramas Broadchurch and The Tunnel.
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In the first of its (hopefully many) local content announcements, Netflix has confirmed it's going to be bringing the laughs with a heap of stand up comedy performances from Aussie funny people.
Among some of the specials to be launching are: Carl Barron: A One Ended Stick; Arj Barker: Harvest; Kitty Flanagan: Hello Kitty; Jimeoin: Something Smells Funny, and Umbilical Brothers: The Rehearsal.
The deal that makes these comedy specials possible is with Beyond Distribution, which is also responsible for cult classic MythBusters, plus kids shows Mako Mermaids, H2O: Just add water, Lightning Point, Maya the Bee, Lalaloopsy, and The Hive.
Naturally, these shows will also be appearing on Netflix Australia when it launches next month, although don't expect every episode from every show at once.
RIght. So is that it?
As with any subscription video-on-demand service, new content is being added to Netflix daily, so stay turned for more information on upcoming show and movie additions.
We will be regularly updating this content line-up listing as more information becomes available to us.
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