Just days after Netflix announced record viewing figures for British series phenomenon Adolescence — the drama racked up 114 million views in just 24 days on the platform, making it the 4th most successful English-language series of all time on Netflix — the U.K. Parliament heard how its local TV industry is “under threat” and that global streamers are part of the problem.
The report, presented to the British House of Commons by the U.K. Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS) on April 10, cited evidence from the likes of Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky and award-winning producer Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Netflix’s Black Doves), that “urgent action” is needed “to protect distinctly British content.”
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