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As of July 2024, Netflix has over 80 games in development, releasing at least one game each month to attract fans. The company acquired Night School Studio, an independent video game developer, in September 2021. Verdu said in October 2022 that besides continuing to expand its portfolio of games, it was also interested in cloud gaming options. In July 2026, Netflix aired the MLB Home Run Derby for the first time as part of its three-year media rights agreement with Major League Baseball.

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Stranger Things received 19 nominations at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, while The Crown received 13 nominations. However, streaming shows only got 24 nominations out of a total of 139, falling significantly behind cable. On January 16, 2014, Netflix became the first streaming service to earn an Academy Award nomination when The Square was nominated for Best Documentary Feature. On December 12, 2013, the network earned six nominations for Golden Globe Awards, including four for House of Cards. With its win for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, «Chapter 1» became the first episode from a streaming service to be awarded an Emmy.

The company announced plans to acquire Next Games in March 2022 for €65 million as part of Netflix’s expansions into gaming. In January 2022, Netflix ordered additional sports docuseries from Drive to Survive producers Box to Box Films, including a series that would follow PGA Tour golfers (Full Swing), and another that would follow professional tennis players (Break Point). These films must be theatrically released and would not be allowed to be carried on Netflix until 15 months after their release. Patino’s first project under the deal is a series adaptation of Image Comics’ Nocterra. On November 22, Netflix announced that it would acquire Scanline VFX, the visual effects and animation company behind Cowboy Bebop and Stranger Things.

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On the same day, Netflix partnered with Lebanon-based Arab Fund For Arts And Culture for supporting the Arab female filmmakers. It also partnered with Group Effort Initiative, a company founded by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, to provide opportunities behind the camera for those in underrepresented communities. On April 13, 2022, Netflix released the series Our Great National Parks, which was hosted and narrated by former US President Barack Obama. On March 31, Netflix ordered a docuseries that would follow teams in the 2022 Tour de France, which would also be co-produced by Box to Box Films. On March 29, Netflix announced it would open an office in Poland to serve as a hub for its original productions across Central and Eastern Europe.

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Analysts believed that Netflix’s purchase of the film helped to make the film instantly profitable for Paramount compared to a more traditional theatrical release, while Netflix benefited from the surprise reveal. In February 2018, Netflix acquired the rights to The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) from Paramount Pictures for $50 million and launched it on February 4, 2018, shortly after airing its first trailer during Super Bowl LII. In October 2017, Netflix introduced the «Skip Intro» feature, which allows customers to skip the intros to shows on its platform through a variety of techniques including manual reviewing, audio tagging, and machine learning. In October 2017, Netflix iterated a goal of having half of its library consist of original content by 2019, announcing a plan to invest $8 billion on original content in 2018. In September 2017, Netflix announced it would offer its low-broadband mobile technology to airlines to provide better in-flight Wi-Fi so passengers could watch non gamstop casino movies on Netflix while on planes. In August 2017, Netflix acquired Millarworld, the creator-owned publishing company of comic book writer Mark Millar.

• In May 2026, Netflix announced that the ad tier will expand to 15 new countries in 2027, including Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand.
• On December 9, Netflix announced the launch of «Tudum», an official companion website that offers news, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes videos for its original television shows and films.
• In July 2018, Netflix earned the most Emmy nominations of any network for the first time with 112 nods.
• Netflix released an estimated 30 original series or films over that year, more than any network or cable channel.