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The Originals Timeline
A programme guide where the channels are platforms and the time slots are years. Each block is one series, running from the year it first went online to the year it ended — or off the edge of the grid if it is still going.
Scroll sideways to travel through time. Blocks are coloured by main genre; a dotted right edge means the show is still running.
Skip to the timeline as a table- Lilyhammer2012–2014
- House of Cards2013–2018
- Arrested Development2013–2019 · from Fox
- Orange Is the New Black2013–2019
- BoJack Horseman2014–2020
- Narcos2015–2017
- Sense82015–2018
- Gilmore Girls2016 · from The WB
- The Get Down2016–2017
- Lovesick2016–2018 · from Channel 4 (as Scrotal Recall)
- The Crown2016–2023
- Stranger Things2016–2025
- Black Mirror2016–present · from Channel 4
- Mindhunter2017–2019
- Dark2017–2020
- Ozark2017–2022
- The Last Kingdom2018–2022 · from BBC Two (with BBC America)
- Lucifer2019–2021 · from Fox
- Money Heist2019–2021 · from Antena 3
- After Life2019–2022
- Sex Education2019–2023
- Top Boy2019–2023 · from Channel 4
- You2019–2025 · from Lifetime
- The Queen's Gambit2020
- Bridgerton2020–present
- Cowboy Bebop2021
- Arcane2021–2024
- Squid Game2021–2025
- Lupin2021–present
- 18992022
- Manifest2022–2023 · from NBC
- Heartstopper2022–2026
- Wednesday2022–present
- Beef2023–present
- Baby Reindeer2024
- Girls5eva2024 · from Peacock
- Kaos2024
- The Gentlemen2024–present
- Adolescence2025
- Alpha House2013–2014
- Ripper Street2014–2016 · from BBC One
- Mozart in the Jungle2014–2018
- Transparent2014–2019
- Bosch2014–2021
- The Man in the High Castle2015–2019
- The Grand Tour2016–present
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017–2023
- The Expanse2019–2022 · from Syfy
- Good Omens2019–2026
- The Boys2019–2026
- Clarkson's Farm2021–present
- Invincible2021–present
- Reacher2022–present
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2022–present
- Fallout2024–present
- Dickinson2019–2021
- For All Mankind2019–present
- The Morning Show2019–present
- Ted Lasso2020–present
- Trying2020–present
- Shantaram2022
- Bad Sisters2022–present
- Pachinko2022–present
- Severance2022–present
- Slow Horses2022–present
- Hello Tomorrow!2023–present
- Hijack2023–present
- Shrinking2023–present
- Silo2023–present
- The Studio2025–present
- Drama
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- Thriller
- Sci-fi
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Period drama
- Action
- Animation
- Factual
- Romance
- Superhero
- Satire
- Music
- Today
The timeline as a table (120 shows)
| Platform | Show | Online run | Origin | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix | Lilyhammer | 2012–2014 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Netflix | House of Cards | 2013–2018 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Arrested Development | 2013–2019 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | Orange Is the New Black | 2013–2019 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | BoJack Horseman | 2014–2020 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Narcos | 2015–2017 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Sense8 | 2015–2018 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Netflix | Gilmore Girls | 2016 | Rescued by streaming | Limited series |
| Netflix | The Get Down | 2016–2017 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Netflix | Lovesick | 2016–2018 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | The Crown | 2016–2023 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Stranger Things | 2016–2025 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Black Mirror | 2016–present | Rescued by streaming | Returning |
| Netflix | Mindhunter | 2017–2019 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Dark | 2017–2020 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Ozark | 2017–2022 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | The Last Kingdom | 2018–2022 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | Lucifer | 2019–2021 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | Money Heist | 2019–2021 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | After Life | 2019–2022 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Sex Education | 2019–2023 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Top Boy | 2019–2023 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | You | 2019–2025 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | The Queen's Gambit | 2020 | Streaming original | Limited series |
| Netflix | Bridgerton | 2020–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Netflix | Cowboy Bebop | 2021 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Netflix | Arcane | 2021–2024 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Squid Game | 2021–2025 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Lupin | 2021–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Netflix | 1899 | 2022 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Netflix | Manifest | 2022–2023 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Netflix | Heartstopper | 2022–2026 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Netflix | Wednesday | 2022–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Netflix | Beef | 2023–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Netflix | Baby Reindeer | 2024 | Streaming original | Limited series |
| Netflix | Girls5eva | 2024 | Rescued by streaming | Cancelled |
| Netflix | Kaos | 2024 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Netflix | The Gentlemen | 2024–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Netflix | Adolescence | 2025 | Streaming original | Limited series |
| Amazon Prime Video | Alpha House | 2013–2014 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Amazon Prime Video | Ripper Street | 2014–2016 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | Mozart in the Jungle | 2014–2018 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Amazon Prime Video | Transparent | 2014–2019 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | Bosch | 2014–2021 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | The Man in the High Castle | 2015–2019 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | The Grand Tour | 2016–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Amazon Prime Video | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | 2017–2023 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | The Expanse | 2019–2022 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | Good Omens | 2019–2026 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | The Boys | 2019–2026 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Amazon Prime Video | Clarkson's Farm | 2021–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Amazon Prime Video | Invincible | 2021–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Amazon Prime Video | Reacher | 2022–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Amazon Prime Video | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 2022–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Amazon Prime Video | Fallout | 2024–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | Dickinson | 2019–2021 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Apple TV | For All Mankind | 2019–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | The Morning Show | 2019–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | Ted Lasso | 2020–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | Trying | 2020–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Apple TV | Shantaram | 2022 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| Apple TV | Bad Sisters | 2022–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Apple TV | Pachinko | 2022–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Apple TV | Severance | 2022–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | Slow Horses | 2022–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | Hello Tomorrow! | 2023–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Apple TV | Hijack | 2023–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Apple TV | Shrinking | 2023–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | Silo | 2023–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Apple TV | The Studio | 2025–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Hulu | The Mindy Project | 2015–2017 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Hulu | The Handmaid's Tale | 2017–2025 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Hulu | Veronica Mars | 2019 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Hulu | PEN15 | 2019–2021 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Hulu | Reservation Dogs | 2021–2023 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Hulu | Only Murders in the Building | 2021–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Hulu | The Bear | 2022–2026 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Hulu | Futurama | 2023–present | Rescued by streaming | Returning |
| YouTube | People Just Do Nothing | 2010–2018 | Web series → TV | Ended |
| YouTube | Broad City | 2010–2019 | Web series → TV | Ended |
| YouTube | Insecure | 2011–2021 | Web series → TV | Ended |
| YouTube | Letterkenny | 2013–2023 | Web series → TV | Ended |
| YouTube | Cobra Kai | 2018–2025 | Streaming original | Ended |
| YouTube | Dreaming Whilst Black | 2018–present | Web series → TV | Future unclear |
| YouTube | Wayne | 2019 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| YouTube | Hazbin Hotel | 2019–present | Web series → TV | Returning |
| HBO Max | Search Party | 2020–2022 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| HBO Max | Station Eleven | 2021–2022 | Streaming original | Limited series |
| HBO Max | Hacks | 2021–2026 | Streaming original | Ended |
| HBO Max | Our Flag Means Death | 2022–2023 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| HBO Max | Peacemaker | 2022–2025 | Streaming original | Ended |
| HBO Max | The Pitt | 2025–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| BBC Three | Thirteen | 2016 | Online-first UK | Limited series |
| BBC Three | Fleabag | 2016–2019 | Online-first UK | Ended |
| BBC Three | This Country | 2017–2020 | Online-first UK | Ended |
| BBC Three | Man Like Mobeen | 2017–2025 | Online-first UK | Ended |
| BBC Three | Normal People | 2020 | Online-first UK | Limited series |
| BBC Three | Starstruck | 2021–2023 | Online-first UK | Ended |
| Disney+ | The Mandalorian | 2019–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Disney+ | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 2020 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Disney+ | WandaVision | 2021 | Streaming original | Limited series |
| Disney+ | Loki | 2021–present | Streaming original | Future unclear |
| Disney+ | Andor | 2022–2025 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Paramount+ | The Good Fight | 2017–2022 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Paramount+ | Star Trek: Discovery | 2017–2024 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Paramount+ | Star Trek: Picard | 2020–2023 | Streaming original | Ended |
| Paramount+ | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2022–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| Paramount+ | Tulsa King | 2022–present | Streaming original | Returning |
| ITVX | A Spy Among Friends | 2022 | Online-first UK | Limited series |
| ITVX | Litvinenko | 2022 | Online-first UK | Limited series |
| ITVX | Nolly | 2023 | Online-first UK | Limited series |
| Peacock | Mrs. Davis | 2023 | Streaming original | Limited series |
| Peacock | Poker Face | 2023–2025 | Streaming original | Cancelled |
| DC Universe | Doom Patrol | 2019–2023 | Streaming original | Ended |
| DC Universe | Young Justice | 2019–present | Rescued by streaming | Future unclear |
| Yahoo Screen | Community | 2015 | Rescued by streaming | Ended |
| Crackle | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | 2012–present | Web series → TV | Future unclear |
| Vimeo | High Maintenance | 2012–2020 | Web series → TV | Ended |
| Funny or Die | Drunk History | 2007–present | Web series → TV | Returning |
| Other websites | Childrens Hospital | 2008–2016 | Web series → TV | Ended |
Key dates in the history of online originals
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Rox goes online
An episode of an Indiana public-access show becomes the first programme distributed via the web.
Source: Wikipedia: Web series
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BBC Three launches
The BBC's youth-focused digital channel goes on air.
Source: Wikipedia: BBC Three
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Vimeo opens to the public
The CollegeHumor side project launches as a video-sharing site.
Source: Wikipedia: Vimeo
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Amazon Unbox launches
Amazon's video service debuts in the United States under its first name.
Source: Wikipedia: Amazon Prime Video
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Streaming switched on
Netflix launches its streaming service, initially called Watch Now, alongside its DVD rentals.
Source: Wikipedia: Netflix
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Funny or Die launches
The site goes live with Will Ferrell's sketch The Landlord.
Source: Wikipedia: Funny or Die
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Grouper becomes Crackle
Sony rebrands its video start-up as a network and studio.
Source: Wikipedia: Crackle (service)
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Hulu opens to the public
The joint venture's streaming site launches for everyone in the United States.
Source: Wikipedia: Hulu
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ITV's catch-up service launches
ITV Player, later renamed ITV Hub, begins offering programmes online.
Source: Wikipedia: ITVX
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Childrens Hospital premieres on TheWB.com
Rob Corddry's parody debuts as ten short web episodes.
Source: Wikipedia: Childrens Hospital
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The Morning After debuts
Hulu's first in-house production, a pop-culture news show, begins streaming.
Source: Wikipedia: Hulu
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Web Therapy reaches Showtime
Lisa Kudrow's web series becomes a television comedy.
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Relaunched as Yahoo! Screen
Yahoo's video site reopens with eight original programmes.
Source: Wikipedia: Yahoo Screen
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Netflix arrives in the UK
The UK and Ireland become the first European countries to get the service.
Source: Wikipedia: Netflix
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Lilyhammer goes online
Netflix releases the whole first season of the Norwegian drama at once, its first exclusive series.
Source: Wikipedia: Netflix
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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee premieres
Jerry Seinfeld's talk show debuts on Crackle.
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High Maintenance premieres on Vimeo
The Brooklyn anthology web series debuts on the site.
Source: Wikipedia: High Maintenance
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House of Cards premieres
The political drama is released as the first production marketed as a 'Netflix Original'.
Source: Wikipedia: Netflix
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Alpha House premieres
Garry Trudeau's Senate satire is among Amazon's first original series.
Source: Wikipedia: Alpha House
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Drunk History reaches Comedy Central
The Funny or Die web series becomes a US television series.
Source: Wikipedia: Drunk History
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LoveFilm streaming folds into Amazon
LoveFilm's UK video-on-demand service is replaced by Amazon Instant Video.
Source: Wikipedia: LoveFilm
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Obama on Between Two Ferns
The President's appearance on the web series draws more than 32 million views.
Source: Wikipedia: Funny or Die
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Crackle closes in the UK
Sony Pictures Television shuts the service's UK operation.
Source: Wikipedia: Crackle (service)
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CBS All Access launches
CBS starts the first streaming service from a US broadcast network.
Source: Wikipedia: Paramount+
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Vimeo-funded episodes released
The first three High Maintenance episodes paid for by Vimeo arrive on Vimeo On Demand.
Source: Wikipedia: High Maintenance
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Community season six premieres
The NBC sitcom continues on Yahoo Screen after its cancellation.
Source: Wikipedia: Yahoo Screen
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YouTube Red unveiled
YouTube unveils a subscription tier combining ad-free viewing with exclusive originals.
Source: Wikipedia: YouTube Premium
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Yahoo Screen closes
After a $42 million write-down, the portal is discontinued.
Source: Wikipedia: Yahoo Screen
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First YouTube Originals premiere
Scare PewDiePie and three films become YouTube's first exclusive programmes, for US subscribers.
Source: Variety
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BBC Three goes online-only
The TV channel closes the night before and BBC Three relaunches as an iPlayer-based service.
Source: Wikipedia: BBC Three
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Fleabag premieres
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's comedy-drama debuts on the online BBC Three.
Source: Wikipedia: Fleabag
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High Maintenance moves to HBO
The series begins its run as an HBO television show.
Source: Wikipedia: High Maintenance
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The Crown begins
Peter Morgan's drama about Elizabeth II releases its first season worldwide.
Source: Wikipedia: The Crown (TV series)
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The Grand Tour premieres
Clarkson, Hammond and May's motoring show launches after their departure from Top Gear.
Source: Wikipedia: The Grand Tour
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Prime Video goes worldwide
The service expands beyond its first handful of countries to most of the world.
Source: Wikipedia: Amazon Prime Video
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The Good Fight premieres
The Good Wife spin-off becomes the platform's first original scripted series.
Source: Wikipedia: The Good Fight
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Brockmire premieres on IFC
Hank Azaria's character from a Funny or Die web series gets his own TV show.
Source: Wikipedia: Brockmire
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The Handmaid's Tale premieres
Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel debuts and goes on to win Outstanding Drama Series.
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Handmaid's Tale reaches Channel 4
UK viewers get Hulu's flagship drama on Channel 4.
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Star Trek: Discovery premieres
The new Star Trek series debuts on CBS and All Access; outside the US and Canada it streams on Netflix.
Source: Wikipedia: Star Trek: Discovery
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Cobra Kai premieres
The Karate Kid sequel series debuts on YouTube Red.
Source: Wikipedia: Cobra Kai
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YouTube Premium arrives in the UK
YouTube Red is renamed YouTube Premium and expands to the UK and other European countries.
Source: Wikipedia: YouTube Premium
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DC Universe launches
DC's subscription service for films, comics and new series opens in the US.
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Doom Patrol premieres
The live-action superhero series debuts exclusively on DC Universe.
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Apple TV+ unveiled
Apple announces its original-programming service at a press event with stars on stage.
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Apple TV+ launches
The service goes live in about 100 countries, with The Morning Show among its first series.
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Disney+ launches
The service goes live in the US, Canada and the Netherlands with The Mandalorian.
Source: Wikipedia: Disney+
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Doom Patrol reaches UK viewers
The first season is released in the UK on StarzPlay.
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UK launch
Disney+ arrives in the UK, replacing the DisneyLife service.
Source: Wikipedia: Disney+
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Normal People released
All 12 episodes arrive as a BBC Three box set on iPlayer, giving the service its best-ever week.
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HBO Max launches in the US
WarnerMedia's service replaces HBO Now and HBO Go and introduces Max Originals.
Source: Wikipedia: HBO Max
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Peacock launches across the US
After a soft launch for Xfinity customers in April, the service opens nationally.
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Ted Lasso premieres
The comedy about an American coach at an English club premieres; it goes on to win the Emmy for outstanding comedy series.
Source: Wikipedia: Ted Lasso
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WandaVision begins
Marvel Studios' first television series premieres with two episodes.
Source: Wikipedia: WandaVision
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Becomes DC Universe Infinite
The service drops streaming to become comics-only; its shows continue on HBO Max.
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Star arrives
A general-entertainment section opens in Europe and other markets, bringing more mature series to Disney+.
Source: Wikipedia: Disney+
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Relaunched as Paramount+
CBS All Access takes a new name and a wider library from across ViacomCBS.
Source: Wikipedia: Paramount+
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Hacks premieres
Jean Smart plays a veteran Las Vegas stand-up in the comedy's first episodes.
Source: Wikipedia: Hacks
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Clarkson's Farm begins
Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds farming series premieres on Prime Video.
Source: Wikipedia: Clarkson's Farm
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Only Murders in the Building debuts
The comedy-mystery premieres on Hulu, and on Star internationally the same day.
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Squid Game released
The South Korean drama becomes the service's most-watched show in many markets, including the UK, within a week.
Source: Wikipedia: Netflix
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Arrives for Sky and NOW customers
Peacock soft-launches in the UK and Ireland as part of Sky and NOW subscriptions.
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YouTube Originals wound down
YouTube announces it is shutting down its Originals programme.
Source: Wikipedia: List of YouTube Premium original programming
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Back on television
BBC Three returns as a broadcast channel, sharing space with CBBC.
Source: Wikipedia: BBC Three
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ITVX announced
ITV unveils plans for a combined ad- and subscription-funded streaming platform.
Source: Wikipedia: ITVX
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Slow Horses begins
The adaptation of Mick Herron's spy novels starring Gary Oldman premieres.
Source: Wikipedia: Slow Horses
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UK launch
Paramount+ opens in the UK and Ireland, a day earlier than planned.
Source: Wikipedia: Paramount+
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Andor premieres
Tony Gilroy's Star Wars spy drama releases its first three episodes.
Source: Wikipedia: Andor
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ITVX launches
The service officially replaces ITV Hub after a rollout from 17 November; A Spy Among Friends is among its first dramas.
Source: Wikipedia: ITVX
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Litvinenko premieres
David Tennant's drama about the 2006 poisoning debuts on ITVX.
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Poker Face debuts
Rian Johnson's case-of-the-week mystery with Natasha Lyonne premieres on Peacock.
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Nolly premieres
Russell T Davies's drama about Crossroads star Noele Gordon streams on ITVX ahead of ITV1.
Source: Wikipedia: Nolly (TV series)
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Rebranded as Max
The US service drops HBO from its name after the merger with Discovery.
Source: Wikipedia: HBO Max
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Poker Face reaches Sky Max
UK viewers get the series on Sky Max, four months after its US debut.
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Peacock switched off in Sky territories
The Sky-bundled version closes; some shows move to Sky channels and others to Hayu.
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BritBox UK absorbed
BritBox UK ceases to exist as a separate platform and becomes part of ITVX Premium.
Source: Wikipedia: ITVX
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Owner placed in liquidation
A US court converts Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's bankruptcy to Chapter 7.
Source: Wikipedia: Crackle (service)
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The Pitt premieres
The real-time emergency-room drama starring Noah Wyle debuts on Max.
Source: Wikipedia: The Pitt
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HBO Max name returns
Warner Bros. Discovery restores the HBO Max brand worldwide.
Source: Wikipedia: HBO Max
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Renamed Apple TV
Apple drops the plus sign from the service's name.
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Hulu replaces Star
Disney swaps the Star brand for Hulu inside Disney+ outside the US.
Source: Wikipedia: Disney+
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Hulu brand arrives on UK Disney+
Disney replaces the Star section of Disney+ with Hulu outside the US.
Source: Wikipedia: Hulu
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UK launch
HBO Max goes live in the UK and Ireland, completing its European roll-out.
Source: Wikipedia: HBO Max