'Jessica Jones,' 'Dawn of the Croods,' and other shows coming to Netflix soon
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
Programs debuting soon on Netflix fit into the streaming service鈥檚 strategy: Produce shows that dominate pop culture while winning over viewers outside the coveted 18-49 demographic.聽
鈥淛essica Jones,鈥� the newest show to come from Netflix鈥檚 partnership with comic book company Marvel, will debut on Nov. 20. The show follows the superhero Jessica and stars Krysten Ritter and David Tennant. Netflix debuted the superhero program 鈥淒aredevil鈥� this spring and more shows about Marvel characters are coming.聽
鈥淒aredevil鈥� was a critical hit and echoes the high-profile status of such Netflix shows as 鈥淗ouse of Cards,鈥� 鈥淥range Is the New Black,鈥� and 鈥淯nbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.鈥� In addition, Netflix has become a familiar presence at awards shows, with 鈥淐ards鈥� and 鈥淥range鈥� being nominated for best drama series at the Emmy Awards this year and 鈥淜immy鈥� up for best comedy series.
Netflix has recently shown it wants to expand beyond awards-season favorites and big-name shows. After capturing adult viewers with programs like 鈥淒aredevil鈥� and 鈥淜immy,鈥� Netflix recently announced it will debut several children鈥檚 programs over the next several months. A show titled 鈥淒awn of the Croods,鈥� based on the animated 2013 film "The Croods," will begin streaming this December, and a TV show titled 鈥淟ost & Found Music Studios,鈥� which tells the story of a group of young musicians who participate in an after-school program, is scheduled to debut in 2016.聽
Netflix previously aired children鈥檚 programming like 鈥淭he Adventures of Puss in Boots鈥� and 鈥淭urbo FAST,鈥� both of which were based on animated characters drawn from feature films.
Unlike most of the traditional networks, Netflix is reaching out to older viewers as well. It recently picked up the drama 鈥淟ongmire鈥� for new episodes after the show was canceled by network A&E. The average viewer for the program was reportedly in their , well above the 18-to-49 demographic valued by advertisers.聽
With programs appealing to a range of age groups, and a growing number of TVs and TV-top boxes designed to stream internet content to your living room, Netflix seems to be positioning itself more like a traditional television station. Will news programming be next?
