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Netflix原创影集列表

Netflix原创影集列表（List of Netflix original series）records the television series that Netflix brands as originals, a label the company applies to shows it commissioned, co-produced, or holds exclusive streaming rights to in a given territory, whether or not it produced them. Netflix itself does not publish a comprehensive list of these titles, so researchers and fan-maintained databases assemble them by checking for the red "N" or "N Series" logo that marks original content on the service.¹^•²

Key fact	Detail
First originals	House of Cards premiered 2 January 2013; Orange Is the New Black premiered ten years before July 2023, and with House of Cards counted among the very first Netflix series³^•⁴
What "original" covers	Netflix-commissioned productions, shows with exclusive international streaming rights, co-productions, and continuations of series canceled elsewhere³
Early growth	Original releases grew from 4 titles in 2012 to 13 in 2013, 25 in 2014, 59 in 2015, and 126 in 2016⁵
Catalogue share	As of 2022, Original-branded titles made up 50.7% of the Netflix catalog in the United States (Ampere Analysis), surpassing licensed titles⁶
Biggest hit	Squid Game is Netflix's most-watched series of all time, with 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first month (equivalent to 190,000 years)⁷
Korean investment	A public commitment of $2.5 billion in South Korean film and TV production over four years, announced in 2023⁸
Availability	Netflix owns worldwide rights for most originals, yet some remain unavailable in particular countries⁹

What counts as a Netflix original

The label is broader than "made by Netflix." Industry tracking identifies four situations in which a show carries the original branding: Netflix commissioned and produced the show; Netflix holds exclusive international streaming rights to a show made by another network; Netflix co-produced the show with a network in another country; or Netflix continued a series that a network had previously canceled, taking over its production and distribution.³ In most cases the practical test is whether the show can be watched only on Netflix in a viewer's country.³

Scholarly work on the label distinguishes a "true" original, commissioned and produced by Netflix, from titles marketed as originals only in the territories where Netflix negotiated rights, while the broadcaster or production company keeps distribution in the country of origin.¹⁰ Netflix has also taken over production entirely, either by outbidding the initial producers after the success of the first season or seasons, as with Black Mirror, or by picking up a canceled series, as it did with Money Heist.¹⁰ A licensing-rules study notes that where Netflix carries episodes of a first-run series weekly, the series may still be titled a Netflix original in the regions it serves.¹¹

On the service itself, original content is identified by a red "N" or "NETFLIX" logo on the artwork, trailer, or detail page.²

History and growth

The first slate, 2013. Netflix's move into originals began with House of Cards, ordered with two seasons up front and released as an entire season all at once, a release pattern that co-CEO Ted Sarandos writes no one had ever done before. The first slate also included Orange Is the New Black, Marco Polo, an action adventure series; Hemlock Grove, a horror series; and a reboot of Arrested Development; by the time those shows were being released, Netflix had already greenlit Ricky Gervais' dramedy Derek, the adult animated BoJack Horseman, the mystery thriller Bloodline, The Get Down from Baz Luhrmann, and the documentary series Chef's Table.⁴

Scale-up. A research deck charting Netflix's original output under the heading "Original content up 3,050% in 4 years" shows the annual count rising from 4 titles in 2012 to 126 in 2016, spanning scripted series, unscripted series and specials, documentary films, kids series, foreign-language series, and films; by 2016 and 2017, premiering content had reached 600 and 1,000 hours respectively.⁵ As of 2022, Original-branded titles had surpassed licensed titles in the United States, making up 50.7% of the catalog according to Ampere Analysis.⁶

Regional availability

Even titles Netflix owns worldwide can be missing from a national catalog. The company's help center gives the reasons: the title was created before Netflix was available or able to acquire the exclusive rights, or other companies hold the rights to the title in that region. More broadly, availability differs by regional popularity, by multiple rights owners, and by whether rights are for sale at all or exclusive to another streaming platform.⁹ Catalogues also differ by country in general, and viewers accessing Netflix through a VPN see only titles watchable in every region.¹²

These gaps are one reason no single global list is straightforward to draw: a show can be an original in one market and carry different branding in another, and some series are marketed as originals only in the territories Netflix negotiated.¹⁰

Korean originals

Korean series form one of the most prominent parts of the original slate. At the 14th Asian TV Drama Conference in Seoul in September 2019, Netflix announced more than 10 new Korean originals, including Busted S2, the returning season of its first Korean original variety show; Extracurricular; Kingdom 2; My Holo Love; the stand-up special Park Na-rae: Glamour Warning; Round Six, later released as Squid Game; and The School Nurse Files.¹³ A March 2020 slate added Rugal, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, The King: Eternal Monarch, Sweet Home, and Time to Hunt, among others.¹⁴

The strategy's payoff is measurable. Squid Game, described at announcement as a story of people who receive a mysterious invitation to a survival game with a ten-million-US-dollar prize, became Netflix's most-watched series of all time at 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first month.¹³^•⁷ In the period following Netflix's launch of its Global Top 10 rankings in June 2021, over 200 Korean titles have made the list, and Physical: 100 was the first unscripted series in a language other than English to reach the number one spot, with localized versions of the format later produced in Italy and Mexico.¹⁵ In 2023 Netflix committed $2.5 billion to South Korean film and TV production over four years.⁸

Renewals, cancellations, and list maintenance

Because Netflix does not publish a definitive original list, third-party trackers maintain the de facto catalogs and monitor the slate's turnover. Renewal decisions are driven by internal performance metrics such as completion rates, total watch time, and subscriber impact rather than traditional ratings.¹⁶ The turnover is substantial: trackers list multiple 2026 cancellations, including The Abandons, a western canceled after one season of 7 episodes; The Vince Staples Show, canceled after two seasons; the anime Terminator Zero; Class, the Indian adaptation of Elite; and With Love, Meghan, canceled after two seasons.¹⁷ A parallel list tracks renewals running into 2027, including new seasons of The Diplomat, The Night Agent, Wednesday, and Virgin River.¹⁸ Originals can also leave the service entirely when a license for a component expires, with over 100 originals scheduled to leave throughout 2026, which is one reason the composition of any list changes over time.¹⁹

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Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026