Every Netflix Original Removed from Netflix
Netflix regularly loses licensed content from a third party provider but do you know a lot of genuine branded content Netflix too? Here’s a list of genuine netflix films and series leaving Netflix so far.
To get to the bottom of why Netflix Original titles leave, they usually fall into one of several categories.
- The majority leave because they are not owned by Netflix. Instead, they’re distributed internationally exclusively by Netflix for a fixed period of time.
- Secondly, it could be temporary or permanent licensing problems. For example, Beat Bugs left due to licensing problems for a short period of time whereas Slasher has been removed because the owner of the series went bankrupt.
- Thirdly, some titles that are time-specific. These include New Year’s Countdowns for example.
- Finally, you may find Netflix Originals are removed from some regions due to laws or takedown requests. We’ll cover those at the end.
Netflix Originals Removed from Netflix due to Licensing
Now let’s take you through the list of Netflix Originals that have been removed (we may have missed a few but we will be updating this over time).
- Nick Offerman: American Ham – Removed December 2017
- The Killing (Seasons 1-4) – Removed August 2018 – Despite reviving the series, Fox opted to put the show’s first three seasons on Hulu.
- River (Season 1) – Removed October 2019 – Only international distributor for the BBC series.
- Estocolmo (Season 1) – Removed November 2019 – Argentinian series that Netflix carried internationally.
Netflix Originals Removed due to government takedowns
The most famous example of Netflix was ordered to remove the content was with Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. A critical episode of the regime in the country was ordered to be withdrawn in January 2019.
The following titles were removed from Netflix Singapore and has been removed from several other regions too.
- The Last Hangover
- The Temptation of Christ
- Cooking on High
- Disjointed