Max Guther.

… Netflix has discovered something startling: Despite a supposed surge in nationalism across the globe, many people like to watch movies and TV shows from other countries… A list of Netflix’s most watched and most culturally significant recent productions looks like a Model United Nations: Besides [Marie Kondo’s “Tidying Up”] show, there’s the comedian Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” from Australia; from Britain, “Sex Education” and “You”; “Elite” from Spain; “The Protector” from Turkey; and “Baby” from Italy.

(Farhad Manjoo, “Netflix Is Shrinking the World,” NYTimes, 2-22-19)

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