Netflix don't chill when it comes to going through with their promises.
The streaming service has made a major change to its subscription tiers, with its latest and cheapest tier lacking certain privileges.
As of January 2024, there are three subscription plans:
1) Standard with adverts (£4.99 / month)
2) Standard (£10.99 / month)
3) Premium (£17.99 / month)
Now, with the introduction of the new plan, this means that one of its most popular ad-free plans is no longer available.
Netflix's most basic ad-free experience offered users ad-free 720p video and a single video stream for jut £6.99 / month.
Especially with smaller and older TVs, the 720p definition wouldn't have been much of a notable difference to 1080p.
Sadly, the plan is now unavailable to new and rejoining users, despite the cheaper plan having previously done wonders for the streaming service.
To be honest though, at a glance, Netflix's 'standard with adverts' plan does seem like a pretty good deal.
It lets you download on two devices at a time with Full HD video quality, with access to an unlimited amount of video games.
The two main drawbacks are, of course, adverts in between shows, and that some movies and TV programmes are unavailable. Plus no Ultra HD.
According to What's On Netflix, only 55 titles out of 8,262 are unavailable to watch on UK Netflix, which isn't too bad.
That's just 0.7 percent of the library which has been frozen out.
Especially if you compare it with the US, as 2.5 percent of their catalogue is out.
So, these are the movies/specials blocked on UK Netflix’s standard with adverts tier:
- Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama (2020) – Netflix Original
- Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas (2020) – Netflix Original
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020) – Netflix Original
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday (2020) – Netflix Original
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (2020) – Netflix Original
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (2022) – Netflix Original
- Playing with Fire (2019) – Netflix Original
- Spirit Riding Free: Ride Along Adventure (2020) – Netflix Original
- The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022) – Netflix Original
- The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (2020) – Netflix Original
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space (2020) – Netflix Original
- The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween (2019) – Netflix Original
TV shows blocked on UK Netflix’s standard with adverts tier:
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018) – Netflix Original
- Archibald’s Next Big Thing (2020) – Netflix Original
- Ash vs. Evil Dead (2018)
- Champions (2018) – Netflix Original
- Dare Me (2019) – Netflix Original
- Dawn of the Croods (2017) – Netflix Original
- Diary of a Gigolo (2022) – Netflix Original
- Dinotrux (2017) – Netflix Original
- Dinotrux Supercharged (2018) – Netflix Original
- Dirty John (2020) – Netflix Original
- Dragons: Race to the Edge (2018) – Netflix Original
- El marginal (2022) – Netflix Original
- Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2021) – Netflix Original
- Great News (2017) – Netflix Original
- Happy! (2019) – Netflix Original
- Harvey Girls Forever! (2019) – Netflix Original
- Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2017) – Netflix Original
- Homeland (2019)
- House of Cards (2018) – Netflix Original
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2023)
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) – Netflix Original
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2023) – Netflix Original
- Marlon (2018) – Netflix Original
- One of Us Is Lying (2022) – Netflix Original
- Queen of the South (2021)
- Rhyme Time Town (2020) – Netflix Original
- Rhyme Time Town Singalongs (2020) – Netflix Original
- Spirit Riding Free: Pony Tales (2019) – Netflix Original
- Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy (2020) – Netflix Original
- Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas (2019) – Netflix Original
- Spy Kids: Mission Critical (2018) – Netflix Original
- Stateless (2020) – Netflix Original
- Team Zenko Go (2022) – Netflix Original
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2018) – Netflix Original
- The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2023) – Netflix Original
- The Inmate (2018) – Netflix Original
- The Secret of the Greco Family (2022)
- Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017) – Netflix Original
- Unsolved (2017) – Netflix Original
- Voltron: Legendary Defender (2018) – Netflix Original
- Wanted (2018) – Netflix Original
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) – Netflix Original
- You Cannot Hide (2020)
LADbible has contacted Netflix for comment.
Anish Vij
