MUMBAI : Video streaming company Netflix will set up its first live-action post-production facility globally in Mumbai in 2022, the company has announced. In a press release, the streamer said the live-action and full-service facility will be operational by June next year. According to Netflix, the facility will pioneer advanced media management workflows that will allow a seamless partnership with India’s post-production community.
It will have 40 offline editing rooms designed as a flexible, collaborative and inspiring environment for show runners, directors, editors and sound designers to create their best work. Since its launch in India, the streamer has made strategic forays into the entertainment scene and doled out original programming in almost every major language. Some of its successful original shows and films include “Sacred Games”, “Delhi Crime”, “Guilty”, “Ludo”, “Bulbbul”, “Pagglait”, “Lust Stories”, “Choked”, “AK vs AK” and “Paava Kadhaigal”.
The content slate of originals Netflix India will be coming up with this year include 13 movies, 15 series including season two renewals , four documentaries, 3 reality shows, as well as 6 comedy specials. “India, we are still figuring things out. And so that investment takes some guts and belief forward-looking,” Reed Hasting, Co-Founder, Netflix, said during a post earnings call.