All shows on Netflix are not available at the cheapest ad tier
If you’re looking to switch to or sign up for Netflix’s new level of ads, you’ll want to know that hundreds of titles aren’t available on the service. Below, we’ve put together a list of all the top TV series you won’t be able to watch unless you’re on Netflix’s premium tiers.
It’s been a few weeks since Netflix launched its ad tier, and aside from a huge ad campaign, the news about Netflix’s new tier has been pretty quiet.
We did extensive research on Netflix’s new ad tier and found that just over 5% of Netflix’s total library of 6,000+ titles is unavailable on the streamer. That equates to just over 300 titles in total, and of those 300, about 80 are TV series.
So what great series can’t you stream? We’ve put together a complete A-Z list of the 79 series and specials you won’t be able to watch on Netflix’s ad level, and there are some big issues.
Please note that this list only refers to Netflix in the United States and other regions will vary.
Complete list of TV series not available on the Netflix ad level
- The Bottom 3: Tales of Arcadia – Netflix Original Series
- All Hail King Julien – Netflix Original Series
- All Hail King Julien: Exiled – Netflix Original Series
- All hail King Julien: Happy birthday to you! –Netflix Original Series
- Archibald’s Next Big Thing – Netflix Original Series
- Arrested Development – Netflix Original Series
- Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama – Netflix Original Series
- Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas – Netflix Original Series
- Crazyhead – Netflix Original Series
- Dawn of the Croods – Netflix Original Series
- Dinotrux – Netflix Original Series
- Dinotrux Supercharged – Netflix Original Series
- dirty john
- Dragons: Race to the Limit – Netflix Original Series
- Dragons: Rescue Riders – Netflix Original Series
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon – Netflix Original Series
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday – Netflix Original Series
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing – Netflix Original Series
- The Outsider – Netflix Original Series
- Fast & Furious Spy Racers – Netflix Original Series
Friday Night Lights (2010) - Gabby’s Dollhouse – Netflix Original Series
- Go Dog Go – Netflix Original Series
- good girls
- Great news
- Green leaf
- happ and leonard
- Harvey girls forever! –Netflix Original Series
- House of Cards – Netflix Original Series
- in the wastelands
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous – Netflix Original Series
- Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure – Netflix Original Series
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts – Netflix Original Series
- Knight Rider (1985)
- The Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight – Netflix Original Series
- Monster High: Electrified – Netflix Original Series
- New Girl (2017)
- Peaky Blinders – Netflix Original Series
- The Cat with the Book: Trapped in an Epic Story – Netflix Original Series
- queen of the south
- Rhyme Time Town – Netflix Original Series
- Rhyme Time Town Singalongs – Netflix Original Series
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – Netflix Original Series
- Shooter
- Spirit Riding Free – Netflix Original Series
- Spirit Riding Free: Pony Tales – Netflix Original Series
- Spirit Riding Free: Ride Along Adventure – Netflix Original Series
- Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy – Netflix Original Series
Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas – Netflix Original Series - SG-1 Stargate
- Stateless – Netflix Original Series
- Zenko Go Team
- The baker and the beauty
- The Boss Baby: Back in Business – Netflix Original Series
- The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib – Netflix Original Series
- The Boss Baby: Get that baby! –Netflix Original Series
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants – Netflix Original Series
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space – Netflix Original Series
- the good place
- The Last Kingdom – Netflix Original Series
- the magicians
- The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show
- The sinner
- The Spooky Story of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween – Netflix Original Series
- The Walking Dead
- Trollhunters: Happy birthday to you! –Netflix Original Series
- Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia – Netflix Original Series
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On! –Netflix Original Series
- Turbo FAST – Netflix Original Series
- Uncoupled – Netflix Original Series
- Unsolved (2018)
- Van Helsing
- VeggieTales in the City – Netflix Original Series
- Voltron: Legendary Defender – Netflix Original Series
- Wizards: Tales of Arcadia – Netflix Original Series
- Wynona Earp
You’ll notice some trends above and these really apply across the globe on Netflix.
First of all, the first thing you’ll notice is the number of children’s titles that all come from DreamWorks. This falls under the banner of Universal, which does not allow its movies or series to be shown with ads, whether they are Netflix Originals or not.
This also extends to many NBC and USA Network titles, such as the good place either The sinner.
AMC Networks does not allow its remaining shows on Netflix to have commercials, in particular, each season of The Walking Dead.
Is there a show here that you watch that prevents you from downgrading or signing up for the Netflix ad level? Let us know in the comments.