Netflix has just expanded to just about every single country in the world except for China, the streaming service announced today.
During a keynote address at CES 2016, Netflix president Reed Hastings closed his speech by announcing the company's expansion to 130 countries. It will now be available India, Russia, Vietnam, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Indonesia among many others. Netflix celebrated the announcement on Twitter with the hashtag #NetflixEverywhere.
Netflix will not be available in Crimea, North Korea and Syria due to government restrictions.
This year will be huge for Netflix in more ways than just this, as Hastings also announced plans to produce over 600 hours of original content in 2016. According to a press release, this will include 31 original shows, 24 original films and documentaries, 30 kids shows and several comedy specials. Some of the service's original programs that will launch in 2016 include Love, Fuller House, Luke Cage and The Crown. Other series like Daredevil, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Jessica Jones will return for second seasons.
Hastings did not clarify why China is not included in the recent expansion, but he did say the company hopes to launch there sometime in the future. Last summer, Hastings noted that they hoped to be able to launch in China during 2016, but that now seems unlikely.