Share. Get ready for more strange things. Get ready for more strange things.
Netflix subscribers who love science fiction and fantasy, get ready, because the service is making those genres it's main focus from this point forward.
According to Ampere Analysis, via Business Insider, sci-fi and fantasy has become the most popular genre of Netflix original programming in Q1 of 2018, and Netflix is ramping up production to meet an anticipated increase in demand.
Ampere Analysis went on to say the genre will comprise 29 percent of Netflix's upcoming original content, which is unsurprising, given the success of Stranger Things, Altered Carbon, Black Mirror, and others.
The previous top category was comedy, which led the pack in Q1 of 2017, but has since dropped to second place, followed by action and adventure.
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Brian Barnett is an IGN freelance writer. You can follow him on Twitter @Ribnax.
Qevla on April 29th, 2018 at 12:32 UTC »
Please purchase the rights to some of Ian Banks' works. It needs done justice.
TheLast_Centurion on April 29th, 2018 at 07:59 UTC »
Ok, so let's not destroy the Witcher as a starting point. Please! I want to believe..
trickman01 on April 29th, 2018 at 06:28 UTC »
Sidenote, stay away from IGN if you haven't seen Infinity War. They have some super spoilery headlines right now.