Legendary comic Chris Rock will host a live comedy special on Netflix in early 2023, the streaming service announced on Thursday. Not only is this important because of who’s involved, it’s also Netflix’s first-ever global live streaming event.
The event’s success could mark an important new avenue for Netflix. The company has until now relied on building a massive on-demand catalog of TV shows and movies to keep people subscribed month after month, but this new event could indicate that the company is also adding live content to its catalog with want to add shows. (Live sports maybe?Netflix had confirmed earlier this year that it was in the process of live streaming.
Netflix already hosted a live personal comic event, Netflix is ​​a joke: the festival, which took place last spring. But Rock’s special takes Netflix’s live events a step further by being streamed to subscribers. Rock already has a stand-up special on Netflix, Chris Rock: Tamborine.