166 Fun Facts About Netflix Shows

Which 1985 Kate Bush song topped the UK chart in 2022 after featuring in Stranger Things?

Running Up That Hill is Max's favourite song in season four; as she grieves her brother, her friends play it to pull her free of Vecna, and it reached number one 37 years after its release.

Which prime minister does American actor John Lithgow play in the first season of The Crown?

Winston Churchill, back in office and 77 when Elizabeth becomes queen, won John Lithgow an Emmy; the season follows the old man until he finally resigns in 1955.

From which country does the dystopian survival drama series 'Squid Game' originate?

'Squid Game' is a South Korean series created, written, and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, which gained immense global popularity for its unique premise.

The series 'Bridgerton' is set in London during which historical era?

Regency era: the name comes from the years 1811 to 1820, when the Prince of Wales ruled as Prince Regent because his father, the king, was too ill to reign.

What game is central to the plot of 'The Queen's Gambit'?

'The Queen's Gambit' tells the story of Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy, as she rises through the ranks of the competitive chess world. The title itself refers to a well-known chess opening.

In the first season of 'Stranger Things', what is the creature that abducts Will Byers nicknamed?

The Demogorgon is the boys' name for it, borrowed from a monster in their Dungeons & Dragons game; Will vanishes while cycling home from one of their sessions.

What offer won Netflix the rights to House of Cards over HBO and AMC in 2011?

Two seasons up front: rival networks wanted to see a pilot first, but Netflix ordered 26 episodes straight away, and David Fincher directed the first two.

What is the grand prize in Squid Game, in South Korean won?

45.6 billion won: each of the 456 players is worth 100 million won, which drops into a giant piggy bank hanging over the players as they are eliminated.

Who portrays the titular character in the Netflix series 'Wednesday'?

Jenna Ortega learned the cello and took German lessons for the part, and stopped blinking on camera after director Tim Burton loved a take in which she never did.

The historical romance series 'Bridgerton' is based on a series of novels by which author?

Julia Quinn wrote eight Bridgerton novels, one for each of the family's alphabetically named siblings, which is why each season hands the central romance to a different brother or sister.

'The Queen's Gambit' is based on a 1983 novel by which author?

Walter Tevis, who also wrote The Hustler, died the year after it came out; Heath Ledger was preparing to direct a film version, and play a supporting part, when he died in 2008.

What illegal line of work drags the Byrde family to the Ozarks in 'Ozark'?

Money laundering: financial advisor Marty Byrde moves the family from Chicago to Missouri to wash cash for a Mexican cartel, and sinks ever deeper.

What alias is used by the mastermind behind the major heists in 'Money Heist' (La Casa de Papel)?

The enigmatic leader who meticulously plans and executes the elaborate heists in 'Money Heist' is known by the alias 'The Professor'.

Which country produced the complex science fiction thriller series 'Dark'?

Germany: Dark was Netflix's first German-language original, and its mystery begins when a boy's disappearance in 2019 exposes a cave passage linking the town of Winden to 1986.

The first two seasons of 'Narcos' chronicle the rise and fall of which drug lord?

Pablo Escobar begins the series smuggling everyday contraband until a Chilean chemist nicknamed Cockroach offers him cocaine to sell; season three turns to the rival Cali Cartel.

Which author created Arsène Lupin, inspiration for the French thriller Lupin?

Maurice Leblanc created Lupin in 1905 as a French answer to Sherlock Holmes, and even pitted the two against each other.

Which comedian and actress co-created the teen comedy-drama 'Never Have I Ever'?

Mindy Kaling created it with Lang Fisher and found her lead, newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, through an open casting call that drew 15,000 responses from around the world.

Who is the bookstore manager and serial killer narrating his obsessions in the thriller You, played by Penn Badgley?

Joe Goldberg began on the US cable channel Lifetime, which gave the show up after one season; Netflix took it over as a global original, where it became a hit.

Which actress stars in Maid as a struggling single mother, opposite her real-life mother Andie MacDowell?

Margaret Qualley plays Alex, who flees an abusive relationship and cleans houses to support her daughter; MacDowell plays Alex's mother, in a story drawn from Stephanie Land's memoir.

Arcane, the animated series about sisters Vi and Jinx in Piltover and Zaun, is set in which video game's universe?

League of Legends: Arcane gives the game's characters Vi and Jinx a past as orphaned sisters who end up fighting on rival sides, and it won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program.

What was the nickname of Griselda Blanco, the Colombian drug lord depicted in 'Griselda'?

The Godmother named her youngest son Michael Corleone, after the mob boss of the Godfather films; Sofía Vergara plays her in the 2024 miniseries.

In Sweet Tooth, the young hero Gus is a hybrid, part human and part which animal?

Deer: Gus grows up hidden in a remote forest cabin because hybrid children, who began to be born as a deadly virus spread, are feared and hunted by many survivors.

In the first season of Outer Banks, what treasure is John B's crew hunting?

The Royal Merchant borrows the name of a real English ship, the Merchant Royal, which sank off Cornwall in 1641 with a fortune in gold aboard and has still not been found.

Who portrays the serial killer in the limited series 'Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'?

Evan Peters won a Golden Globe as Dahmer, but relatives of the victims criticised the hit series, saying nobody had contacted them before it retold their families' worst days.

In Beef, what sparks the escalating feud between strangers Danny and Amy?

A road rage incident starts it; creator Lee Sung Jin based the show on the day a driver in a white SUV honked and yelled at him and, on a whim, he followed.

Netflix's One Piece is a live-action version of a record-selling series from which medium?

Manga: Eiichiro Oda, who has drawn it since 1997, had the final say on the show; Netflix agreed not to release it until he was satisfied, and scenes he felt weren't good enough were reshot.

The zombie apocalypse series 'All of Us Are Dead' is primarily set in what type of location?

A high school: the virus was created by a science teacher at Hyosan High, and it escapes when a student is bitten in his lab, trapping the pupils inside as it spreads.

Mindhunter's Holden Ford and Bill Tench are agents of which federal agency?

FBI: Ford and Tench, modelled on real profilers John Douglas and Robert Ressler, interview jailed murderers to learn how to catch the ones still at large.

Who is the creator of the dystopian anthology series 'Black Mirror'?

Charlie Brooker named it after the cold, shiny screen of a TV, monitor or smartphone: the black mirror found on every wall, on every desk and in the palm of every hand.

'Manifest' originally aired on which broadcast network before Netflix picked it up?

NBC cancelled Manifest after three seasons just as its old episodes were riding high in Netflix's most-watched chart; Netflix then ordered a fourth and final season of 20 episodes.

Which network cancelled 'Lucifer' after three seasons before Netflix saved it?

FOX cancelled Lucifer in May 2018; a fan campaign helped persuade Netflix to pick it up a month later, and it ran for three more seasons.

Elite follows three working-class teens on scholarships at an exclusive private school in which country?

Spain: the three reach Las Encinas after their own school collapses and the builder responsible pays their fees to repair his image; a classmate's murder follows.

What is the unique power possessed by Alina Starkov, the main character in 'Shadow and Bone'?

Summoning light makes Alina the Sun Summoner, the only person able to destroy the Fold, a belt of creature-filled darkness that cuts her country, Ravka, in two.

What is Emily Cooper's profession when she moves to Paris in 'Emily in Paris'?

Marketing executive Emily is sent from Chicago to give a French firm an American point of view, and makes her first faux pas at once: she arrives unable to speak French.

In 'The Umbrella Academy', on which 1989 date did 43 women give birth at the same moment?

On October 1, 1989, 43 women who had shown no sign of pregnancy gave birth at noon; Sir Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children.

The comedy-drama series 'GLOW' follows a group of women entering what sport?

Professional wrestling: GLOW dramatises the real 1980s Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling; Netflix ordered a fourth and final season, then scrapped it in 2020 because of the pandemic.

The supernatural horror series 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' is set in what fictional town?

Greendale neighbours Riverdale, and the show began life as a Riverdale companion for The CW, before Netflix took it over with a straight-to-series order.

Dear White People takes its title from what campus creation of student Samantha White?

Radio show: Sam's broadcast, Dear White People, calls out racism at Winchester, a fictional Ivy League university, and the series opens with her leading the outcry over a blackface party on campus.

What is the fictional women's federal prison in 'Orange Is the New Black' called?

Litchfield Penitentiary stands in for the real federal prison at Danbury, Connecticut, where Piper Kerman served 13 months and gathered the stories for the memoir behind the show.

Michael Dobbs wrote the novel behind House of Cards after falling out with which prime minister he worked for?

Margaret Thatcher: Dobbs was chief of staff of her Conservative Party until the two fell out on the eve of the 1987 election; on holiday afterwards he scribbled the initials FU, which became schemer Francis Urquhart.

Which sitcom did Netflix revive in 2013 with a fourth season?

Arrested Development came back after seven years away as 15 episodes released at once, each built around a single member of the Bluth family, partly because the busy cast could rarely be on set together.

In Bird Box, where Sandra Bullock travels blindfolded, what happens to people who see the entities?

They are driven to kill themselves, so survivors cover their eyes outdoors; the film set off a blindfold 'Bird Box challenge' that led Netflix to beg fans not to hurt themselves.

What do the astronomers in Don't Look Up try to warn the world about?

A comet headed for Earth, spotted by astronomers played by Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio; director Adam McKay meant the ignored warnings as an allegory for the climate crisis.

Which actress plays the title role, Sherlock's younger sister, in the Enola Holmes films?

Millie Bobby Brown stars as Enola and also produced the film; the Conan Doyle estate sued Netflix over it, arguing that a Sherlock with feelings was still under copyright.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story follows young Charlotte's marriage to which British king?

George III: as in the series, the real Charlotte arrived in London at 17 and married him the same day; they had 15 children, and the show turns on her discovery of his hidden illness.

In The Sandman, Dream of the Endless, played by Tom Sturridge, also goes by which name?

Morpheus spends more than a century imprisoned by an occultist who was really trying to trap his sister Death; the series begins with his escape and the hunt for his stolen tools.

Which Lady Gaga song became a hit in 2022 after fans set Wednesday's dance scene to it on TikTok?

Bloody Mary was an 11-year-old album track when TikTok dancers sped it up; on screen Wednesday dances to The Cramps' Goo Goo Muck, but it was Gaga's song that reached the Hot 100.

On Physical: 100, what must each eliminated contestant smash on the way out?

A plaster torso stands on set for each of the 100 athletes, cast from their own body, so every loser ends up destroying their own likeness, most with a hammer; the last one standing wins 300 million won.

Which comedian created and stars in After Life as a widowed local newspaper writer?

Ricky Gervais wrote, directed and starred; the bench where his character sits to talk through his grief inspired Netflix to donate 25 benches to public spaces around the UK.

Who plays the lead role of Tyler Rake, the mercenary, in the action film 'Extraction'?

Chris Hemsworth plays Tyler Rake for first-time director Sam Hargrave, the stunt coordinator of Avengers: Endgame; the pair planned the film with the Russo brothers on the Avengers sets.

'Sex Education' follows students and staff at which fictional institution?

Moordale Secondary School feels more American than British on purpose: creator Laurie Nunn says the look is a deliberate homage to the John Hughes teen films of the 1980s.

In Stranger Things, what powers does lab-raised Eleven possess?

Psychokinesis and telepathy: Eleven, born Jane Ives, has them because her mother was a test subject in MKUltra drug experiments while unknowingly pregnant; using them gives her a nosebleed.

Which actor plays Prince Philip in the first two seasons of 'The Crown'?

Matt Smith was paid more than Claire Foy, the show's lead, thanks to his Doctor Who fame; when that emerged, the producers promised that in future nobody would be paid more than the Queen.

Which screen legend voices the gossip-sheet narrator Lady Whistledown in 'Bridgerton'?

Julie Andrews voices the scandal sheet, but the pen behind it belongs to someone younger: the end of season one reveals Lady Whistledown to be wallflower Penelope Featherington.

In 'The Queen's Gambit', who teaches young Beth Harmon chess in the orphanage basement?

Mr. Shaibel, the orphanage's custodian, teaches Beth in the basement; after his funeral she goes back there and breaks down on finding that he had followed her whole career.

In 'Mindhunter', which real serial killer does Cameron Britton portray?

Edmund Kemper, the 6ft 9in 'Co-ed Killer', is the first murderer Holden Ford interviews, and his eerily articulate account of himself shows the agents how much such a mind can teach them.

In 'Ozark', which family grows heroin poppies on their land and clashes with the Byrdes?

The Snells, Jacob and Darlene, are the area's established heroin producers; when Jacob decides to kill Darlene to keep the peace with the cartel, she poisons his coffee first.

Which series set in Norway, starring Sopranos actor Steven Van Zandt, was promoted in 2012 as Netflix's first exclusive content?

Lilyhammer, with Van Zandt as a New York mobster starting over in Lillehammer, aired first on Norwegian TV; Netflix then released all eight episodes at once, a year before House of Cards.

Which film earned Netflix its first Best Picture nomination at the Oscars?

Roma, Alfonso Cuarón's black-and-white memory of his Mexico City childhood, earned ten nominations in 2019 and won three Oscars, but missed out on Best Picture.

In Squid Game's honeycomb challenge, how does Gi-hun free his shape without cracking the candy?

He licks the back of it: Gi-hun had unknowingly picked the umbrella, the hardest shape of the four, and the candy slowly dissolves until the outline drops free.

What did creator Hwang Dong-hyuk say the stress of making Squid Game cost him?

Several teeth: Hwang wrote and directed all nine episodes himself, revising them as he filmed, and said in 2021 that the strain had cost him six.

What colour tracksuits do the Squid Game players wear?

Green was chosen because it is the most common colour for a school tracksuit in Korea, a nod to the playground games the players are forced into; the masked guards wear pink.

Who is Seong Gi-hun's childhood friend and fellow player in Squid Game?

Cho Sang-woo grew up alongside Gi-hun, but in the honeycomb game he works out what is coming, keeps it from his friend and takes the easiest shape for himself.

Which Squid Game star won the 2022 lead actor Emmy?

Lee Jung-jae, who plays Gi-hun, was the first Korean actor to win the drama award; on the eve of the ceremony he landed the lead in the Star Wars series The Acolyte.

Stranger Things is set in Indiana, but mostly filmed around which city?

Atlanta: the Duffers first set the story in Montauk, Long Island, then moved it to Indiana and shot in Georgia, where the town of Jackson plays the fictional downtown.

Which director's company, 21 Laps, produces Stranger Things?

Shawn Levy's 21 Laps bought the Duffers' script in 2015 and gave the brothers full control; Levy then directed episodes in every season himself.

In Stranger Things, what hostile realm does the Upside Down connect Earth to?

The Abyss is the monsters' true home; season five reveals the Upside Down is only a wormhole bridging it to Earth, and Vecna plans to merge the Abyss with our world.

Who is blamed for Vecna's murders in Stranger Things season four?

Eddie Munson, leader of the Hellfire Club, becomes the prime suspect after cheerleader Chrissy dies in his trailer, and her classmates hunt him.

Which Polish author wrote the books behind Netflix's The Witcher?

Andrzej Sapkowski sold the game rights for a lump sum, turning down a share of profits he thought would never come; in 2018 he demanded 60 million zloty more from the games' maker.

Who replaced Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher's fourth season?

Liam Hemsworth took over as Geralt for season four; Henry Cavill bowed out after the third, and both stars put out statements treating it as a friendly passing of the torch.

In Ozark, which big venture do the Byrdes lobby Missouri politicians to approve?

Riverboat casino: Wendy lobbies for it through season two, and by season three it is up and running, with Ruth Langmore helping Marty to manage it.

Which Ozark actress won three Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama?

Julia Garner won all three as Ruth Langmore, who first meets Marty Byrde by stealing cash from his family's motel room and ends up managing his business for him.

Cobra Kai launched in 2018 on which platform before moving to Netflix?

YouTube Red launched Cobra Kai in 2018; when YouTube abandoned scripted originals, Sony took the show and its unaired third season to Netflix, where it ran until 2025.

Which Cobra Kai character is Johnny Lawrence's estranged son?

Robby Keene is Johnny's estranged son; he first learns karate from Daniel LaRusso, Johnny's old rival, and trains at Miyagi-Do.

Which two actors return as villains John Kreese and Terry Silver in Cobra Kai?

Martin Kove and Thomas Ian Griffith reprise their Karate Kid film villains: Kreese and Silver are Vietnam War comrades who opened the Cobra Kai dojo together.

In Wednesday, Nevermore Academy stands just outside which Vermont town?

Jericho is a real Vermont town, but the show's version is invented and was filmed in Romania; Nevermore is where Gomez and Morticia studied.

Bridgerton was the first scripted Netflix show from which production company?

Shondaland is Shonda Rhimes's company; she ended 15 years at ABC, home of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal, to sign with Netflix in 2017, and Bridgerton was the first drama to come of it.

Which earlier film and stage play did The Crown grow out of?

The Queen and The Audience both starred Helen Mirren as the monarch; Netflix first set out to adapt the play, about her weekly meetings with prime ministers.

Which actress played the Queen in the final two seasons of The Crown?

Imelda Staunton took the role for the last two seasons; she was shooting the final one when the real Queen died in September 2022, and filming stopped as a mark of respect.

Which actor played Princess Diana in season four of The Crown?

Emma Corrin was first hired only to read Diana's lines while the show was casting Camilla, then won the part itself and a Golden Globe for it.

In Dark, what is the name of the time-travelling society led by Adam?

Sic Mundus Creatus Est, Latin for 'thus the world was created', is led by Adam, who turns out to be an older Jonas, the show's young hero.

Which time-travel paradox underpins the plot of Netflix's Dark?

The bootstrap paradox: things in Dark have no origin, like the time machine H.G. Tannhaus builds from plans that a time traveller hands him.

What is the original Spanish title of Money Heist?

La Casa de Papel, 'the house of paper', first ran on the Spanish channel Antena 3 in 2017 and only became a global phenomenon once Netflix picked it up under a new English title.

Which Italian folk song became a 2018 European hit via Money Heist?

Bella ciao, long sung as an Italian anti-fascist anthem, is the gang's song of resistance; in the story their leader learned it from a grandfather who fought the fascists.

Which institution do the robbers occupy in Money Heist's first heist?

Royal Mint: rather than steal existing money, the gang holds hostages for days while printing notes of its own, and escapes with close to a billion euros.

Which character narrates Money Heist?

Tokyo, played by Úrsula Corberó, narrates in voice-over; the story opens with her on the run after a botched robbery that killed her boyfriend, when the gang's leader recruits her.

Which actor stars as gentleman thief Assane Diop in Lupin?

Omar Sy plays Assane Diop, who models his heists on the Arsène Lupin stories to avenge his father, framed for a theft he did not commit.

Baby Reindeer was adapted from what kind of work by Richard Gadd?

A one-man stage show: Gadd first told the story of his own stalking alone on stage at the 2019 Fringe, then played a version of himself in the series.

Which actress won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for playing stalker Martha in Baby Reindeer?

Jessica Gunning's Martha latches on to barman Donny after he gives her a free cup of tea, then buries him in emails; the role won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

How was each episode of Adolescence filmed?

In one take: every episode runs without a single cut, and at the end of episode two the camera was clipped on to a drone in mid-shot.

Which actor co-created Adolescence and plays Jamie's father, Eddie Miller?

Stephen Graham conceived the drama after news reports of young boys stabbing girls to death left him asking why, and wrote it with Jack Thorne.

In The Night Agent, Peter Sutherland mans a phone in which building's basement?

The White House: Peter's night shift is watching a phone that never rings, until Rose Larkin calls it after her aunt and uncle are attacked.

Who voices the washed-up sitcom star in BoJack Horseman?

Will Arnett voices BoJack; creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg built the show with cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt, a friend since their teenage theatre days who designed its look.

Who voices BoJack Horseman's ghostwriter, Diane Nguyen?

Alison Brie voices Diane Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American writer; creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg later said casting a white actress in the part was a choice he would not make again.

The Haunting of Hill House reimagines a 1959 novel by which author?

Shirley Jackson's novel follows strangers invited to study a haunted house; the series turns them into the Crain siblings, whose family fled Hill House one night in 1992.

In Russian Doll, Nadia keeps dying and reliving which occasion?

Her birthday party: every death drops Nadia back in the bathroom at her 36th, with Harry Nilsson's Gotta Get Up playing as the reset song.

Which two people created Russian Doll alongside Natasha Lyonne?

Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler created it with Lyonne, and the first season was written and directed entirely by women.

In Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, who plays the cult leader Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne?

Jon Hamm plays the Reverend, who kept Kimmy captive for 15 years; in real life Hamm once taught drama to the teenage actress who now plays Kimmy.

Making a Murderer centres on Steven Avery of which part of Wisconsin?

Manitowoc County: Avery spent 18 years in prison for an attack he did not commit, and was suing the county over it when he was arrested for Teresa Halbach's murder.

Which attorney's investigation features in season two of Making a Murderer?

Kathleen Zellner took Avery's case in January 2016, weeks after season one aired; season two follows her re-testing the evidence in a bid to overturn his conviction.

Which sanctuary did Carole Baskin of Tiger King run in Tampa?

Big Cat Rescue's Carole Baskin feuded for years with Joe Exotic, who was jailed over a plot to have her killed; in 2020 a judge handed her his former Oklahoma zoo.

Which Fab Five member handles food and wine on Netflix's Queer Eye?

Antoni Porowski handles food and wine; before the show he worked as personal chef to Ted Allen, who filled the same role on the original Queer Eye.

Queer Eye's ninth season moved from New Orleans to which desert city?

Las Vegas hosted season nine, the first with designer Jeremiah Brent in place of Bobby Berk; the tenth and final season then moved to Washington, D.C.

Which fictional grammar school do Nick and Charlie attend in Heartstopper?

Truham Grammar School is the boys' school where Charlie and rugby player Nick meet; Alice Oseman adapted her own webcomic and wrote every episode herself.

Which Marvel show was the first Netflix series leading to The Defenders crossover?

Daredevil opened Netflix's Marvel run in 2015; Netflix cancelled it in 2018, yet Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock later returned on Disney+ in Daredevil: Born Again.

Who created Sense8 with J. Michael Straczynski?

The Wachowskis, the Matrix directors, made Sense8; when Netflix cancelled it after two seasons, fans' petitions and online outcry won it a feature-length finale in 2018.

Ava DuVernay's When They See Us dramatises which 1989 New York crime?

The Central Park jogger case: five teenagers were convicted, then cleared in 2002 after serial rapist Matias Reyes confessed and DNA backed him up.

3 Body Problem adapts a novel series by which Chinese author?

Liu Cixin's trilogy centres on Chinese scientists; the Netflix version rewrites most of its heroes as the 'Oxford Five', a group of old university friends.

Which actor plays the con man Tom Ripley in Netflix's black-and-white series Ripley?

Andrew Scott's Ripley was made for Showtime but moved to Netflix before it aired, as Showtime was being folded into Paramount+; Steven Zaillian wrote and directed it.

In Nobody Wants This, Kristen Bell's agnostic podcaster falls for a man in which job?

Rabbi: Adam Brody plays Noah, and creator Erin Foster drew the romance from her own life, having converted to Judaism before marrying her husband.

Fool Me Once, starring Michelle Keegan, adapts a novel by which author?

Harlan Coben's 2016 novel is set in America; the series moves the story to the UK, where Maya Stern spots her murdered husband on a nanny cam.

In The Gentlemen, what does Theo James's new duke find hidden beneath his inherited estate?

Cannabis farm: Eddie Horniman is left the title Duke of Halstead ahead of his elder brother Freddy, and with it a drug empire run from under the manor.

Which two actors play the husbands who fall for each other in Grace and Frankie?

Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen play Sol and Robert, divorce lawyers who announce they are in love and leaving their wives, two women who never liked each other and now must live together.

Master of None's third season shifts its focus from Aziz Ansari's Dev to which co-star?

Lena Waithe's Denise takes over; Waithe wrote the five episodes with Ansari, who stepped behind the camera to direct them all.

Bloodline's Rayburn family runs a seaside inn in which island chain?

The Florida Keys: the series was shot in Islamorada, and when Florida ended its film tax incentives it became far costlier to make, ending after three seasons.

Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender remakes an animated series from which network?

Nickelodeon aired the original from 2005 to 2008; its creators quit Netflix's remake in 2020 over creative differences, and Albert Kim took over as showrunner.

Emma and Dexter of Netflix's One Day meet after graduating in which city?

Edinburgh: Emma and Dexter meet on graduation night, 15 July 1988, and every episode then drops in on them on that same date in a later year.

In Sweet Home, which apartment complex does Cha Hyun-su move into after losing his family?

Cha Hyun-su, played by Song Kang, moves into the run-down Green Home complex, where residents begin turning into monsters shaped by their desires.

What gives Mickey Haller the nickname the Lincoln Lawyer?

His car: Haller runs his practice from the back seat of a Lincoln; season one adapts The Brass Verdict, the second Haller novel, rather than the first.

In The Glory, Moon Dong-eun spends years plotting revenge on whom?

Her school bullies: the burning scenes in Kim Eun-sook's script mirror a real 2006 case in Cheongju, where pupils beat and burned a classmate.

In Outer Banks, what are the wealthy seasonal residents nicknamed?

Kooks live on Figure Eight, the rich side of the island; the working-class Pogues say their name comes from pogies, bait fish at the bottom of the food chain.

In The Diplomat, Keri Russell's character is unexpectedly appointed US ambassador to which country?

Britain: career diplomat Kate Wyler lands the high-profile London post in the middle of an international crisis, a job she is unsuited for, as her marriage to fellow diplomat Hal frays.

Which actress won a lead-acting Emmy as Amy in Beef?

Ali Wong and Steven Yeun both won as Amy and Danny; after the show's eight Emmys, Netflix brought Beef back as an anthology with a new cast led by Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan.

Which Oscar-winning actress was an executive producer on Mindhunter alongside David Fincher?

Charlize Theron's Denver and Delilah Productions brought the project to Fincher; the series adapted John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker's 1995 book.

What does Assane Diop steal from the Louvre in the first episode of Lupin?

Marie Antoinette's necklace: Assane's father was framed for stealing it years earlier, so Assane, once a Louvre janitor, bids for it at auction to steal it back.

Shadow and Bone's first season added a criminal gang from which other Leigh Bardugo duology?

The Six of Crows gang, led by Kaz Brekker, come from a separate pair of novels, so the series invented an original storyline to weave them into Alina's story.

Which video rental chain turned down the chance to buy Netflix for $50 million in 2000?

Blockbuster passed on the deal, then filed for bankruptcy protection in 2010, blaming heavy debt and competition from the very company it had declined to buy.

Which tennis legend narrates teenager Devi's inner thoughts in the comedy Never Have I Ever?

John McEnroe was offered the job after being approached at an Oscar party, and the scripts give Devi flashes of his legendary on-court temper.

Which Spanish painter's face appears on the masks worn by the red-suited robbers in Money Heist?

Salvador Dalí was chosen because his face is instantly recognisable as Spanish; a Don Quixote mask was considered and discarded, and the Dalí foundation complained that nobody asked permission.

Which brand of frozen waffles does Eleven steal from a grocery store in Stranger Things?

Eggo embraced the free publicity: in 2025 the brand released Stranger Things-themed waffles to coincide with the end of the series.

What is the name of the honeycomb sugar candy that Squid Game contestants must carve shapes from?

Dalgona is nothing more than melted sugar puffed up with a pinch of baking soda, and street vendors in South Korea saw their sales jump after the series aired.

Which 1990s Wednesday Addams actress returned as a teacher in Netflix's series Wednesday?

Christina Ricci joined as botany teacher Marilyn Thornhill after Thora Birch left a similar role, at the request of Tim Burton, who had directed her in Sleepy Hollow.

Which Bridgerton character is revealed to viewers, but not to her friends, as gossip writer Lady Whistledown?

Penelope hides the secret from her best friend Eloise, who spends the opening season hunting for the writer and wrongly suspects the dressmaker Genevieve.

Which actress won an Emmy for playing Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of The Crown?

Gillian Anderson's win was part of a clean sweep: at the 2021 Emmys, The Crown became the first drama series to take all seven major categories.

Netflix's docuseries Drive to Survive goes behind the scenes of which motorsport championship?

Formula One won a wave of new American fans through the series, which hooks viewers on the paddock's rivalries and personalities rather than on technical data.

On Love Is Blind, what are the rooms called where singles date without ever seeing each other?

Pods let couples talk through a wall for ten days, and on Love Is Blind they are only allowed to see each other once they have got engaged.

Which sibling duo created Stranger Things after about 15 cable networks turned down their pitch?

The Duffer Brothers were told to cut the child leads or make a children's series; they refused, and pitched the story under its original title, Montauk.

Which Arrested Development actor plays financial adviser Marty Byrde in the crime drama Ozark?

Jason Bateman also worked behind the camera, and his direction on the show won him the 2019 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.

Which Orange Is the New Black star was the first transgender person nominated for an acting Emmy?

Laverne Cox played Sophia Burset, and her identical twin brother, M Lamar, portrayed the character in scenes set before Sophia's transition.

In which US state did Joe Exotic run the roadside zoo at the centre of Tiger King?

Oklahoma voters even saw his name on a ballot: Joe Exotic ran in the state's 2018 Libertarian primary for governor, a year before his murder-for-hire conviction.

Which actress won a Golden Globe for playing orphaned prodigy Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit?

Anya Taylor-Joy was born in Miami and grew up in Buenos Aires; when her family moved to London she at first refused to learn English, hoping to go back to Argentina.

The Umbrella Academy is based on comics written by Gerard Way, lead singer of which rock band?

My Chemical Romance fans got a prize-winning comics writer too: Way's first Umbrella Academy series, Apocalypse Suite, won the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series.

What name does Geralt of Rivia give to each of his successive horses in The Witcher?

Roach is a fish, not an insect: the original Polish name, Płotka, refers to a small freshwater fish, and Geralt reuses it for every horse he owns.

Which Sex Education actor, who played Eric Effiong, later became the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who?

Ncuti Gatwa was born in Rwanda; his family fled the 1994 genocide and settled in Scotland, where the role of Eric later won him a BAFTA Scotland award.

Which Black Mirror episode, a love story set in a 1980s beach town, won two Primetime Emmys?

San Junipero offered a rare hopeful story in a famously bleak series, and some saw its Emmy wins as proof that stories about LGBT characters need not be tragic.

Which actor reprised his Karate Kid role as Johnny Lawrence for the sequel series Cobra Kai?

William Zabka is more than a screen bully: he was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004 for co-writing and producing the short film Most.

Which singer-songwriter wrote and performed You've Got Time, the theme of Orange Is the New Black?

Regina Spektor was approached by creator Jenji Kohan, who had listened to her albums obsessively while writing the series; the song went on to earn a Grammy nomination.

Which kind of instrument dominates the Stranger Things title theme, a homage to 1980s film scores?

Synthesizers including a Prophet V and a Roland SH-2 built the theme, written by two members of the Austin band Survive, and it won the 2017 Emmy for main title theme music.

BoJack Horseman's opening theme was composed by Patrick Carney, the drummer of which blues-rock duo?

The Black Keys drummer wrote the theme with his uncle, Ralph Carney, while the song over the closing credits comes from the indie-pop act Grouplove.

Which Oscar-winning film composer wrote the main title theme for the royal drama The Crown?

Hans Zimmer supplied only the theme: the music for the episodes themselves came from other composers, including Rupert Gregson-Williams.

Which longtime Tim Burton collaborator composed the opening theme for Netflix's Wednesday?

Danny Elfman wrote the theme and shared the score with Chris Bacon; the soundtrack also features cello versions of pop songs such as the Rolling Stones' Paint It Black.

Which classroom instrument leads Way Back Then, the tune that accompanies children playing in Squid Game?

Recorder was the pick of composer Jung Jae-il, who wanted instruments he had practised in elementary school; he played it himself and kept an accidental beep in the take.

Which chart-topping rock band recorded Enemy, the opening theme of the animated series Arcane?

Imagine Dragons recorded it with the rapper JID as the lead single of the show's soundtrack, released nine days before the series premiered in November 2021.

Big Mouth opens with Charles Bradley's soul cover of Changes, a ballad first recorded by which metal band?

Black Sabbath built Changes on a piano melody that guitarist Tony Iommi found while experimenting in the studio, with words inspired by drummer Bill Ward's break-up with his first wife.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's theme song is a musical remix of what kind of fictional clip?

A TV news interview with a neighbour who witnessed the bunker raid is set to music, in tribute to the viral Songify the News videos whose makers produced the theme.

What name, taken from the sound of Netflix's logo, do its fan event and companion website share?

Tudum spells out the streamer's trademark logo sound, and the first fan event of that name drew more than 50,000 people in São Paulo in 2020.

In the 2018 series Altered Carbon, what are the swappable bodies that human minds move between called?

Sleeves are disposable because minds are stored on implanted stacks, but only the wealthiest, nicknamed Meths after Methuselah, can afford to keep changing bodies and never die of old age.

Which family crash-lands on an alien planet in Netflix's 2018 reimagining of Lost in Space?

The Robinsons owe their surname to The Swiss Family Robinson, the 1812 castaway novel that inspired both the 1965 original series and this reimagining.

Which Oscar winner plays ageing acting coach Sandy Kominsky in the 2018 comedy The Kominsky Method?

Michael Douglas starred opposite Alan Arkin in a series created by Chuck Lorre, the so-called King of Sitcoms behind Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory.

In the 2018 miniseries Maniac, Emma Stone and Jonah Hill play strangers who connect during what?

A pharmaceutical trial in a retro-future New York City drives the plot, which was very loosely based on a 2015 Norwegian television series of the same name.

Sacred Games, the 2018 thriller starring Saif Ali Khan as a troubled police officer, is set in which city?

Mumbai officer Sartaj Singh takes a phone call from a notorious gangster warning that he has 25 days to save the city, in what was the country's first Netflix original series.

Wild Wild Country, a 2018 documentary, follows a guru's followers building a commune in which US state?

Oregon's rural Wasco County became home to the commune of Rajneeshpuram, and the series about it won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.

Which comedian hosts Nailed It!, the 2018 contest where amateur bakers try to copy elaborate cakes?

Nicole Byer judges the disasters alongside co-host Jacques Torres, and the show made her the first Black woman nominated for the Emmy for hosting a reality or competition programme.

Which actor plays cartel founder Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in the 2018 series Narcos: Mexico?

Diego Luna starred opposite Michael Peña's DEA agent Kiki Camarena, playing the trafficker who unites rival territories into the Guadalajara Cartel's drug empire.

Which 2018 Black Mirror interactive film had viewers make decisions for a young video game programmer?

Bandersnatch takes its title from a real video game that was planned for release in 1984, which was itself named after a creature invented by Lewis Carroll.

Netflix released The Cloverfield Paradox in 2018 right after which televised event aired its first trailer?

The Super Bowl crowd at home saw the trailer during the game and could stream the whole film that same night, after Netflix bought the rights from Paramount Pictures.