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Why Netflix Is Releasing So Many New Shows in 2018

The company is apparently ignoring warnings about "Peak TV."
Source: AP / Jordan Strauss

Since first moving into original programming in 2012, Netflix has gone from a fringe curiosity to a major player in film and TV, actually living up to the mantle of “disruptor” that so many tech companies try to claim. But even by that standard, the last few months have been a whirlwind, with Netflix making several of its biggest acquisitions yet: securing a deal with the juggernaut TV producer , luring David Letterman , buying Jerry Seinfeld’s series, giving the green light to shows by the Coen brothers and Steven Soderbergh, and, which birthed the cult-favorite film ).

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