Hollywood stars transferring to Netflix: a sign of the future?

Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown. The best stocks offer sustainable market-beating gains, with robust and improving financial metrics that support strong price growth, and Netflix fits that graph.

Also, It’s no wonder Netflix is a great platform for us, the consumers. It offers a great variety of programmes from: comedy, drama, documentaries and films (and we have abundance of categories for every avid fan!) and original content, too… that keep’s on giving, giving and giving!

King of binge-watching, Netflix transformed the way we view content. Without commercials or week-long waits, we can watch Netflix shows whenever and however we want. It all started in 2013 with House of Cards, and in the last three or so years, the content provider has created over twenty-six additional programs (not including international acquisitions like Peaky Blinders). From Daredevil to Grace and Frankie, and Bloodline to Orange is the New Black, all manner of stories and settings are at our disposal 24/7.

Of course, every great album has its share of B-sides. Netflix is no different, and for all of its world class programming, a handful of its original shows pale in comparison.

Red-carpet: Sarandos gets face time with (clockwise from top left) comedian and Netflix talk-show host Chelsea Handler, at the ICG publicist awards; Idris Elba, star of Netflix’s movie “Beasts of No Nation,” at the Independent Spirit Awards; Jenji Kohan (left) and Taylor Schilling, creator and star, respectively, of Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black”; and “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey, at a Netflix Emmy’s party.

Just a few years ago it would have sounded absurd for a Netflix exec to talk about what makes good storytelling. But these days the Silicon Valley interloper is arguably the biggest influencer in Hollywood. Netflix has harnessed the shock waves of the broadband revolution, becoming simultaneously one of the top-performing tech ­companies—its stock rose 134% in 2015, the best return of any Fortune 500 member—and one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment businesses. It’s spending $5 billion this year on television and film content, a spree that far outpaces its rivals—and underscores the pressure it’s exerting on those rivals to rethink the way they operate.

Media Duopoly: For Sarandos and Hastings, strong original programming is the key to global growth, as buzzworthy tv series and movies draw in more subscribers.

Netflix’s refusal to make viewership numbers available has thrown a wrench into television’s ratings-driven business models. Its pioneering practice of buying up an entire season (or two) of a series without requiring a pilot is luring writers, actors, and producers away from traditional television. And by releasing full seasons in one fell swoop and streaming them ad-free, Netflix has trained viewers to binge—and to be increasingly impatient with once-a-week episodic television and commercial breaks.

But in recent weeks, we have seen a mighty swing-swong of Hollywood finest transferring to Netflix, and the streaming service is changing the way TV shows and movies get made—whether studios and networks like it or not.

Adam Sandler is one of the more divisive actor/writer/comedians working in Hollywood today. From his early stand-up beginnings, to his comedic songs on Saturday Night Live, to his chaotic career in feature films, Sandler has cultivated a fan following over his more than 25 years in the biz. There are certainly highs and lows to be found in his numerous performances, but he’s also churned out so many comedies that there’s likely to be at least one movie in his filmography for everyone.

Terry Gilliam

The “12 Monkeys” director has infamously struggled to secure Hollywood backing for his stunning, off-kilter visions in the past, but now he has found a home at Amazon.

Ricky Gervais

The creator of “The Office” and “Extras” will direct and star in “Special Correspondents” for Netflix. Eric Bana’s in it too.

Angelina Jolie Pitt

The Oscar-winning actor will direct for Netflix an adaptation of “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers”, a memoir by Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung about her struggles under the Khmer Rouge regime.

Bill Murray

Sophia Coppola will direct the deadpan former “Saturday Night Live” icon and an all-star cast in “A Very Murray Christmas” for Netflix, guests including George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock and Miley Cyrus.

Leonardo DiCaprio

The “Wolf of Wall Street” star will produce a series of environmental documentaries for Netflix.

Spike Lee

The “Do the Right Thing” director’s next feature, the Chicago-set “Chi-raq”, is backed by Amazon.

Michelle Yeoh

Action star Yeoh returns to the role that brought her to the attention of western audiences 15 years ago in Netflix’s first ever feature, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel “The Green Legend”.

Brad Pitt

What is with the The “Fight Club” star. The man cannot get enough of war! He will play an army general in the upcoming “War Machine”, directed by “Animal Kingdom” helmer David Michôd. The film is based on the best-selling book “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan” by Michael Hastings.

Baz Luhrman

The “Moulin Rouge” director is working with “The Shield” creator Shawn Ryan on “The Get Down” for Netflix, a drama exploring the music of New York in the early days of hip-hop.

Will Arnett

The “Arrested Development” star, who also voices the main character in Netflix original show “Bojack Horseman”, will write and star in “Flaked” for the same service.

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross

After appearing in “Breaking Bad” and “Arrested Development” respectively, the “Attack of the Show” pair return to sketch comedy in Netflix show “With Bob and David”.

Winona Ryder

Our very own mother in distress “Stranger Things” and the “Heathers” star will appear in supernatural drama “Montauk” on Netflix. With “Show Me a Hero” on HBO and “Beetlejuice 2” on the cards, is this the start of the #Winonaissance?

Cary Fukunaga

The director of the first series of “True Detective” will give the orders to Brit, “Luther” star Idris Elba in “Beasts of No Nation” on Netflix.

Gerard Depardieu

No matter what you think of the classic French guy (airplane fun and frolics!) Depardieu is class and plays politics in “Marseille”, the first French-language original show from Netflix. French novelist and screenwriter Dan Franck is in charge

Matt Smith

Former “Doctor Who” star Smith will appear in the first British production from Netflix, royal history drama “The Crown”. American actor John Lithgow will play Winston Churchill.

Judd Apatow

The “Knocked Up” director has created “Love” with Lesley Arfin. Netflix has ordered two series, which will feature “Community” star Leslie Jacobs.

And there are lots more too! Sit down. Screen up. Make yourself comfy. And find a star!

For now it appears that the Force is with Netflix, both figuratively and literally. (In May the company announced the details of an exclusive distribution deal with Lucasfilm owner Disney! Go Netflix. Go.