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It\u2019s no secret that Netflix is the largest streaming platform in the world. Over the last 10 years, it\u2019s been the home to an ever-growing catalog of award-winning original series and movies, and in that sense, not much has changed. What avid Netflix watchers have started to notice has become clear with the platform\u2019s April additions, which feel a lot more sparse than they used to. <\/p>\n

There are a lot of older blockbusters coming to the platform and original series coming back for another season, but the emphasis isn\u2019t on any of that: it\u2019s on live events. If you\u2019ve thought that Hollywood is making fewer and fewer shows and films each year, you\u2019re right, and when even Netflix<\/a> is focusing on boxing, baseball, and reality competitions, you know the world of entertainment has changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Is Getting Great Movies You\u2019ve Already Seen<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Jumanji<\/a>: Welcome To The Jungle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are some great movies coming to Netflix this month, including the first five Mission: Impossible movies, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle<\/em>, the Oscar-nominated sci-fi film Bugonia<\/em>, and Denzel Washington\u2019s underrated American Gangster<\/a><\/em>. For shows, the first Stranger Things <\/em>spin-off, Tales from \u201885<\/a><\/em>, is arriving late in April, Beef<\/em> Season 2 covers a new feud between\u00a0Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, and if you like anime, Jojo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure Steel Ball Run <\/em>is a must-watch. The problem is a lot of the movies are five years old, or significantly older, and the shows, with the one Hawkings Indiana sized exception, tend to be Season 2, or even later.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve likely already seen most of the movies coming to Netflix. What you haven\u2019t seen is Charlize Theron\u2019s latest film, Apex<\/em>, an action-thriller about humans hunting humans. It doesn\u2019t sound all that exciting, but then again, neither did the log line for The Old Guard<\/em>, and that turned into a surprisingly fun romp. Don\u2019t worry, though, because Netflix is continuing its push into live entertainment as streaming<\/a> becomes more and more like cable with every passing day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Is Turning Into Cable<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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On April 11, Tyson Fury takes on Arslanbek Makhmudov in a boxing match between, and this might shock you considering the streamer\u2019s love of Jake Paul, professional boxers. Two more boxing events, Supernova Strikers: Genesis<\/em>, pitting boxers against influencers, and Supernova: Genesis<\/em>, a legit boxing card, airs later in April as well. That\u2019s a lot of boxing that\u2019s on top of the weekly streams of WWE Raw<\/em>, podcasts including Bill Simmons and Pete Davidson<\/a>, and now, baseball games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix is slowing down the output of streaming originals and instead spending the time and effort on live broadcasts, whether you want it or not. The future of entertainment is going back to the past of cable television, where live events ruled the ratings. It\u2019s alright if Netflix slows down it\u2019s releases, not only because the shows coming out this month, including Beef<\/em> Season 2 and Man on Fire <\/em>with Wonder Man<\/em> star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II<\/a> look like fun, but there\u2019s so much already on the platform it\u2019ll take decades to go through it all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Compounding the lack of streaming originals, particularly sci-fi<\/a> this month, is that Hollywood has slowed down the number of shows and films getting release dates. On the one hand, it\u2019s good, as for awhile, it was impossible to keep up, but on the other, it means more four-quadrant concepts and, less wild, creative swings at big, bold concepts. Netflix isn\u2019t going anywhere, but what we watch on the platform is starting to change, and before we know it, the streamer will switch to the weekly release model. When that happens, it\u2019ll be official: cable is back.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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