Netflix has a ‘secret club’ where members get to watch TV shows and movies before everyone else
NETFLIX has a secret club - and the streaming giant is apparently looking to expand it.
Only around 2,000 specially selected users are part of a VIP group with the privilege of watching movies and shows before they're released.
The Stranger Things maker uses the program to get feedback on its upcoming projects.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the group of previewers were used to make comedy disaster movie Don’t Look Up less serious.
The Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence hit received four Academy Awards and even broke one of Netflix's own record.
So it seems the firm is looking to viewers for more feedback to get their releases spot on.
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Such a process is nothing new in the wider TV and movie industry, of course.
But sources told the paper that Netflix wants to add tens of thousands of users around the world to its own secret club early next year.
The group is apparently known as the Netflix Preview Club and was started more than a year ago.
It comes as the company battles to keep subscribers amid a cost of living crisis.
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Netflix has already launched a cheaper tier in return for sitting through some ads.
But the streaming giant faces tough competition from rivals including Disney+, Amazon and Paramount+, to name a few.
One person who claims to be part of the secret club told users on Reddit they were invited to join.
The position is unpaid and you have to sign an NDA agreement so you don't reveal anything to anyone except Netflix.
"You watch Netflix original movies before they're released and answer survey questions about them," the insider said.
"You also have to sign an NDA because these truly are not released and still in final editing stage.
"You get a special Netflix account and they email when they have a movie in there for you to watch.
"Usually you have to watch and review within a week."
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