Netflix it shows us a very good proof of the way people react in this period when a lot of people are scared of what will happen next, and would like to know what will happen. Within the Netflix platform, films about viruses that infect the planet have become extremely popular, starting with Pandemic, a film that was released two months ago, and which has been in the daily charts with the most watched films on the platform for some time.
Netflix has recently become visible in the top 10 most watched films, including one from 1995 called Outbreak, showing how the world reacts when a virus similar to Ebola gets out of control. Netflix is not the only platform where people look for movies about very contagious viruses, in the iTunes platform of Apple, the movie Contagion suddenly became very popular, which of course is not so unexpected.
Netflix: How the Coronavirus CHANGED its Daily Charts
Netflix, like Google, shows us that the world is afraid of the Coronavirus, and is trying to see what would happen if a virus of this kind were to get out of control, like what happened in China, and is happening in Europe is not enough. People watch movies because reality is not enough, because there they hope to find some answers to the questions they have, and platforms like Netflix show us very clearly how scared some people are.
"The audience growth in pandemic-related programming comes as the broadcasting and streaming industries anticipate an increase in TV viewing overall, with more people confined to their homes amid business closures. As more people choose to stay at home and practice social distancing, many are gravitating towards content being broadcast about the virus.”
Netflix it probably enjoys an increasing number of active people online at the moment, Steam having a record number of competing users last weekend, and it would not be excluded that there is something similar on the streaming platform. The reality is that the stories from the movies that people see on Netflix, or other platforms, is now visible on television, websites, and on social networks, and that it is not necessary to reach an ending similar to the one in the movies .
Netflix, like other streaming platforms, will probably see increasing activity in the coming weeks and months due to the large number of people staying at home, but this may help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
