Netflix has streamed a Welsh language TV show on its platform for the first time. Originally called Dal y Mellt, the gritty crime drama is known as Rough Cut on Netflix and follows a group of misfits as they come together to pull off a heist.
Adapted from a novel written by Iwan 'Iwcs' Roberts, Dal y Mellt was made by and aired on S4C. In January, it was announced that the global streaming service had bought the licence and that it would be made available on demand for UK audiences from April 2023, where it is known as Rough Cut and streamed with English subtitles.
According to Benjamin King, Netflix's director of public policy UK and Northern Ireland, content made in Wales and about Welsh culture "travels extremely well" to audiences around the world. He believes that Netflix could "play a helpful role in complementing the intent to promote and preserve the Welsh language".
