Folks, I don’t know about you, but after watching the new teaser for “Seinfeld,” I think Netflix has a new hit on its hands. Clearly, the streaming service thinks so, as it is set to debut not one, but nine seasons of the sitcom all at once in October.
Obviously, this is all a bit of a joke, as “Seinfeld” is a classic sitcom that has been lauded as one of the best ever since its debut in the early ‘90s. However, with “The Office” gone from Netflix, the streamer is desperately hoping “Seinfeld” can become the next big binge-watch, so the platform has debuted a “new” teaser for the series and is (hilariously) talking about the show as if it is some new discovery.
“This is the first time we’ve taken a risk of this nature, going all-in on 9 seasons at the jump,” said Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos. “But Jerry has created something special with this sitcom that nobody has ever done. I truly think he and Mr. David have enormous futures ahead of them and I’m thrilled Netflix could be the home for them to grow their fanbases.”
“Larry and I are enormously grateful to Netflix for taking this chance on us. It takes a lot of guts to trust two schmucks who literally had zero experience in television when we made this thing,” said Seinfeld. “We really got carried away, I guess. I didn’t realize we made so many of them. Hope to recoup god knows how many millions it must have taken to do. But worth all the work if people like it. Crazy project.”
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Sure, you have already watched and enjoyed “Seinfeld” in the past, but have you ever watched it endlessly play in the background while you doom scroll on your phone? Or fallen asleep to the sweet, sweet sounds of Jerry Seinfeld’s voice as you watch your 20th episode in a day? Perhaps, you’re ready to experience “Seinfeld” in all its streaming glory on Netflix. The series debuts on October 1.
