Netflix Officially Turns Amazon’s Sci-Fi Thriller Into the No. 1 Streaming Show

Several shows over the years have been blessed by “the Netflix effect.” This is when a network or a streaming platform makes one of its high-potential series available on Netflix, in an effort to introduce it to a wider audience. Typically, only a part of the show is released on Netflix, with the goal being to divert audiences to the original platform for the latest episodes. Breaking Bad is perhaps the most popular example of the Netflix effect, with AMC having leased the show’s first few seasons to Netflix and transformed it into a culture-defining hit. More recently, the TNT series The Last Ship became a massive hit years after its conclusion thanks to a Netflix drop. Now, an even bigger beneficiary of the Netflix effect has revealed itself.