Netflix Releases Select Shows and Movies for Free
More at-home content.
If you’re running out of TV shows and movies to watch while in quarantine, Netflix has uploaded some of its original content to a dedicated YouTube channel, available to watch for free. Viewers can choose from a selection of educational content including nature documentary Our Planet, investigative series Explained and design deep-dive Abstract: The Art of Design.
Netflix isn’t the first entity to encourage self-isolation with the release of free content. Earlier this month, HBO made 500 hours of select shows and movies free to access without a subscription and back in March, Vogue Italia opened its online archives to the public.
Scroll down for a full list of Netflix originals (with official descriptions) free to watch on YouTube, and head to the streaming giant’s official channel to check them out.
Netflix For YouTube Programming
Our Planet – Experience our planet’s natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
Period. – In rural India, where the stigma of menstruation persists, women make low-cost sanitary pads on a new machine and stride toward financial independence.
Chasing Coral – Divers, scientists and photographers around the world mount an epic underwater campaign to document the disappearance of coral reefs.
13th – In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom.
Knock Down the House – Go behind the scenes as four determined women — including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — challenge big-money politicians in the 2018 race for Congress.
The White Helmets – As daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble.
Zion – Born without legs and stuck in foster care for years, teen Zion Clark finds his calling when he pursues competitive wrestling. A documentary short.
Explained – This enlightening series from Vox digs into a wide range of topics such as the rise of cryptocurrency, why diets fail, and the wild world of K-pop.
Abstract: The Art of Design – Step inside the minds of the most innovative designers in a variety of disciplines and learn how design impacts every aspect of life.
Babies – From nature to nurture, this docuseries explores the groundbreaking science that reveals how infants discover life during their very first year.
