BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.,
Sept. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Netflix and CBS announced today an agreement to make
Netflix the exclusive subscription streaming home of two hit
series, Zoo and Jane The Virgin, in more than 50
countries around the world.
The first season of Zoo is now available on Netflix in
the U.S., and in the coming months will be available in all Netflix
territories. On Monday, October 12,
season one of Jane The Virgin will launch in the U.S., the
same day season two premieres on the CW Network. Jane will be
available later in 2015 or 2016 in all countries Netflix operates,
except Canada.
"We're thrilled to offer our members these hit CBS series," said
Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer
at Netflix. "Both shows are delightfully entertaining and will find
a big audience across the more than 50 countries where Netflix is
available."
"We're excited to partner with Netflix around the world for
these two excellent, CBS-produced series," said Armando Nunez, President and CEO, CBS Global
Distribution Group. "Both Zoo and Jane The
Virgin have already generated excitement in the U.S. and
internationally, and we look forward to expanding their audience to
Netflix members globally."
Zoo is the most-watched scripted summer series of 2015
and is based on the #1 bestselling novel by James Patterson about a wave of violent animal
attacks against humans that sweeps the planet. The series stars
James Wolk as Jackson Oz, Kristen
Connolly as Jamie, Billy
Burke as Mitch, Nora
Arnezeder as Chloe, and Nonso
Anozie as Abraham. The series is produced by CBS Television
Studios.
Jane The Virgin is the critically acclaimed series
following Jane Villanueva, played by
2015 Golden Globe Award winner, Gina
Rodriguez, a working, religious young Latina virgin woman,
who becomes pregnant after being artificially inseminated by
mistake. The series also stars Justin
Baldoni as Rafael, Brett Dier
as Michael, Andrea Navedo as
Xiomara, Yael Grobglas as Petra, Ivonne
Coll as Alba and Jaime Camil
as Rogelio. The second season will premiere on October 12 and is produced by CBS Television
Studios and Warner Bros. Television, in association with
Electus.
About Netflix:
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is the
world's leading Internet television network with over 65 million
members in over 50 countries enjoying more than 100 million hours
of TV shows and movies per day, including original series,
documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they
want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen.
Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without
commercials or commitments.
About CBS Corporation:
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A
and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes
industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences
around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date
back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures
that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the
most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the world's
largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand — "the
Eye" — one of the most recognized in business. The Company's
operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment,
including cable, publishing, radio, local TV, film, and interactive
and socially responsible media. CBS's businesses include CBS
Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation
and Warner Bros. Entertainment), CBS Television Studios, CBS Global
Distribution Group (CBS Studios International and CBS Television
Distribution), CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS
Interactive, CBS Films, Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network, Pop
(a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Lionsgate),
Smithsonian Networks, Simon & Schuster, CBS Television
Stations, CBS Radio and CBS EcoMedia. For more information, go to
www.cbscorporation.com.
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