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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Netflix doubles down on UK productions despite slowdown

A still from Heartstopper season 1
Heartstopper is one of more than 60 shows and films that Netflix makes in the UK. Photograph: Netflix

Netflix has spent $6bn (£4.8bn) making TV shows and films in the UK since 2020, $2bn more than originally planned, as the streaming giant doubled down on must-watch content amid a global slowdown in new subscribers.

In a rare public announcement on content-spend levels, Netflix has said that it had spent on average almost $1.5bn annually from 2020 through to 2023.

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