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Netflix Reveals What People Are Most Likely To Watch After A Binge

Trending News: The Surprising Thing People Watch On Netflix After A Binge

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We've all wasted away entire weekends gorging ourselves on some sweet, succulent Netflix content, and depending on your perspective it's either a godsend or What's Really Wrong With America These Days. But it's unequivocally good news for Netflix, who knows that we can't stop chasing that dragon. Not only that, but according to their newest analysis, they know what we'll watch next, as well.

If the behavior in the video sounds oddly familiar, it's because we Netflix followers are depressingly predictable. The average viewer waits three days after a binge before starting another one, but in that time they do something many of us might consider downright strange: they watch... movies? Movies On Netflix? The streaming service with a colloquialism for movies right in the name? That can't be right...

It's no secret that Netflix's streaming movie selection isn't always, er, the most robust, but there's actually a good reason for that. Yesterday, Netflix's content head explained at a conference that about one third of Netflix's streams come from movies — no matter what. Because enthusiasts tend to see movies in theaters or at least rent or purchase them on demand (long before they'd ever be available to Netflix or other streaming services), their content offering doesn't much matter: Whether they shell out for the latest blockbusters or resign themselves to straight-to-DVD Mary Kate & Ashley mysteries, the audience isn't wavering much.

That's why it seems like most people use Netflix movies as a detox after Daredevil bender. And in their analysis, they found some interesting pairings. In most cases, people follow a show with a tangentially related movie. After watching House of Cards, for instance, viewers turned to Beasts of no Nation, keeping with the money and power theme. Documentaries also feature prominently, with Narcos devotees often watching Cartel Land and Narco Cultura to get their fix, so to speak.

But the one constant? Comedy. Regardless of the shows people watch, they're most likely to turn to a comedy film as a palate cleanser. That's especially true of thriller and horror shows, with Stranger Things and American Horror Story fans looking to comedy to lighten the mood.

Winter is upon us in earnest, which is as good a time as ever to go into full binge-mode. But if you run out, that's ok — Netflix already knows what you need.

Drop This Fact

Netflix is actually older than Google. Netflix subscription service started in 1997, and Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998.

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