Please note that playback settings are profile-specific. At that time, or before that time, Netflix and the studio or network come together and negotiate a renewal, or they might just let the rights expire if it is not in their best interest financially to renew them. When those licensing rights expire, the shows and movies leave Netflix. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings last fall addressed the controversy over “Patriot Act,” in which the Saudi government demanded the company remove an episode in which Minhaj criticized Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (aka MBS) and the regime’s role in the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. While unfortunate, the fault lies with Disney. According to their website, they also weigh other factors including in making these decisions. Other titles purged by Netflix in individual countries include five in Singapore alone: “The Last Hangover,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “Cooking on High,” “The Legend of 420” and “Disjointed.” In 2017, Netflix pulled George Romero’s horror classic “Night of the Living Dead” in Germany; the film is banned in the country. In the Netflix app for Windows, press Ctrl+0 to restore your default zoom setting. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Follow the troubleshooting steps for your device below to resolve the issue. Watch over 67 live sports and entertainment channels with a 7-day FREE trial! your device below to resolve the issue. I live in Europe and there are only 7 seasons (15-21) of SP on my Netflix. In other words, Netflix is renting the show or film to make it available on their streaming service. It’s a much more in-depth process with a lot of fine print, legal jargon and other stipulations, but that’s the gist of it. Regardless of the negotiation process, no deal lasts forever. Netflix has challenged some attempts to force it to remove content. If your device can output video in 720p or higher, your device supports HD video output. If your favorite show or movie is no longer available to stream, understanding this process probably doesn’t make you feel better, but it should because it means your favorite shows or movies could be back in the future. In reality, Disney broke their agreement with Netflix, and that agreement was supposed to last through 2020. Netflix is the easy target for your wrath when your shows or movies leave the streaming service, but it’s not all Netflix’s fault. Make sure your device is capable of displaying HD content. We don’t know if Netflix had the opportunity to renew the licensing rights for the Fox shows, but it seems like Fox might have doubled down on their own streaming service and left Netflix out of the negotiations altogether. The company said the nine cases are the only times it has ever yanked content because of censorship demands since it began streaming in 2007. Why? If you wish to improve video quality on multiple profiles, repeat the steps above for each profile. Netflix prides itself on its algorithms that are supposed to serve up content you’ll love that you didn’t even know you wanted. I thought it might be because of the homosexuality (I live in a country that's pretty homophobic), but it can't be that because a) there are other shows/episodes with homosexuality; and b) Tweek and Craig are seen together in future episodes. The licensing rights for some shows and movies are negotiated individually, but others are packaged with other shows and movies from the same studio or network and sold to the highest bidder. For example, many subscribers are mad at Netflix because they are losing all the Disney titles. Basically, it all comes down to licensing rights, and it’s relatively simple. When will Netflix prices begin to increase? 2019: “The Last Temptation of Christ,” which is banned in Singapore, removed in the country after written demand from the IMDA.