While the internet gave Netflix backseat business advice about their $20.54 billion debt, the streaming service continues to follow their plan: they’re going to spend money to make money. And in the last two days, they’ve made some major moves.
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First, they’ve signed late night legend David Letterman for a new series. It will be a short affair, running six hour-long episodes, and featuring Letterman conducting in-depth conversations with extraordinary people, and in-the-field segments expressing his curiosity and humor. In each episode, Letterman will conduct a long-form conversation with a singular guest — and will also explore topics on his own, away from the studio. No word yet if he’ll be keeping his monster beard, but we’ll find out when the show launches in 2018.
Meanwhile, Netflix has acquired comic book publisher Millarworld, the home of all things Mark Millar (he’s the guy behind “Kick-Ass,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and like-minded fare). The streaming service will dig deep into the catalog to develop Netflix films, series and kids shows based on that material. Your feelings about Millar’s oeuvre will determine your mileage with this announcement, but clearly, Netflix doesn’t want to rely on Marvel for their superhero content. It’s actually a pretty business move, all things considered, especially for a company that wants to build a catalog that is half exclusive content.