Breaking: Netflix made an oopsie. On Thursday, phrase unfold on-line that a few of its content material started showing within the Apple TV app. The shortage of an official announcement (and very buggy nature) of the combination was sufficient to forged doubt on the information. However that didn't cease customers from rejoicing and sharing "FINALLY!" GIFs on social media. Sadly, your triumphant festivities weren't warranted, as the corporate has stated it was unintentional.
A Netflix spokesperson advised The Verge on Friday that the Apple TV app integration was an error that has been rolled again. Certainly, Redditors who had been monitoring the forbidden fruit with unbridled glee confirmed that every one indicators of Netflix content material had since vanished from Apple's streaming hub. Netflix giveth, and Netflix taketh away.
Whereas the boo-boo was nonetheless lively, PC World reported it allow you to add Netflix originals like Stranger Issues, Cobra Kai and The Crown however lacked licensed reveals and flicks. Even the obtainable content material was a buggy mess. For instance, solely season 5 of The Crown was obtainable, leaving you to marvel what hijinks Liz and the gang had gotten into earlier than or after the grunge period. The "Add to Watchlist" and "Proceed Watching" options had been additionally stated to be spotty.
It's straightforward to speculate that such a glitch was tied to inside testing by accident made public, however there's no purpose to imagine that's something however wishful pondering. At the least for now, you'll have to observe Netflix content material within the Netflix app, leaving Apple’s for a well-earned rewatch of The Sopranos (through Max), The Bear (through Hulu) and Apple's own Silo.
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