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5 challenges 'Seinfeld' faces in connecting with viewers on Netflix

All nine seasons of the classic sitcom Seinfeld debut on Netflix this week. But some aspects of the show might not work for modern audiences.

As all 180 episodes of classic sitcom Seinfeld debut on Netflix this week, a $500 million question hangs in the balance:

Can one of the most influential comedies in TV history score with modern streaming audiences the way Friends and The Office did years before?

Netflix about $500 million for the rights back in 2019, knowing rival media giants were going to yank and for their own streaming platforms. Thanks to another deal placing it on Hulu, couldn't debut on Netflix

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