With Stranger Things over, the streamer is counting on the likes of One Piece and Bridgerton to carry the torch.
With Stranger Things over, the streamer is counting on the likes of One Piece and Bridgerton to carry the torch.
by Andrew WebsterJan 7, 2026, 2:00 PM UTCAndrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.
Last year was a pivotal one for Netflix, as it saw arguably the streamer’s two most prominent series — Stranger Things and Squid Game — come to