Netflix clears up confusion following removal of acclaimed original movie

 

Netflix has cleared up confusion surrounding the removal of one of its most acclaimed movies.

The streaming service takes down titles from its library every month – but users have been led to believe that films and shows released under the “Netflix Original” label would remain on the service indefinitely.

However, it has become clear in the last year that this is not the case. Hemlock Grove and the Netflix-produced season of Arrested Development were two such casualties, which sparked an outcry at the time they were taken down.

Now, in what will be one of Netflix’s highest-profile removals, Oscar-winning drama The Power of the Dog (2021) will be leaving the service in the UK in August.

Netflix tells The Independent that this was always the plan, and the film’s removal is part of the original deal that will see the BBC have an exclusive window for one year. This time next August, The Power of the Dog will return to Netflix.