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Netflix Going After Original TV Series

Hopes to be the first to air new David Fincher/Kevin Spacey show

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 16, 2011 8:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – Is Netflix the next HBO? The company’s in talks to be the first to distribute a new original series directed by David Fincher and starring Kevin Spacey, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. Netflix is reportedly prepared to pay more than $100 million for 26 episodes of the series, a political drama called House of Cards based on a British miniseries. It would stream on Netflix before showing up on any other outlet, but afterward, the company financing it could make other deals for TV broadcasts or DVD releases.

In this Nov. 24, 2010 file photo, a Netflix customer holds her movies she rented, at her home in Palo Alto, Calif.
In this Nov. 24, 2010 file photo, a Netflix customer holds her movies she rented, at her home in Palo Alto, Calif.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
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hamsammichs
Mar 16, 2011 9:08 AM CDT
"based on British mini-series" FYI: every American show is based off a British mini-series
Dr.Gonzo
Mar 16, 2011 8:43 AM CDT
Can't miss with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey

 
Netflix • streaming media • Kevin Spacey • streaming content • David Fincher • House of Cards

 
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