Netflix Movies and TV Shows
7,787 Netflix titles with type, cast, country, release year, and date-added columns. Classic catalogue for country-mix analysis, acquisition-strategy storytelling, and film-vs-TV balance trends.
Challenge brief
slug: 2021-04-netflix-movies-and-tv-shows title: Netflix Movies and TV Shows year: 2021 month: 04 source: authored authored_at: 2026-04-19 needs_leon_review: true
Netflix Movies and TV Shows - Challenge Brief
Challenge period: April 2021 Dataset: Reconstructed brief based on the shipped data file for the April 2021 DataDNA challenge.
About the data
The primary data table for this challenge carries the following columns:
show_idtypetitledirectorcastcountrydate_addedrelease_yearratingdurationlisted_indescription
Suggested analytical angles
- How has the balance between films and TV shows shifted over time?
- Which countries contribute most to the catalogue?
- How do release-year and added-to-Netflix dates reveal acquisition strategy?
- Which genre listings dominate each region?
What great submissions did
This brief was reconstructed from the dataset contents in 2026 as part of the Playground audit. The original April 2021 challenge brief was not preserved as a separate file in the source archive, so the analytical angles above are inferred from the column list. See the corresponding /challenges/ entry on datadna.onyxdata.co.uk for examples of how participants approached the data.
Editorial note
_This stub was authored by Claude on 2026-04-19 for Leon's review. Refine the suggested angles and confirm factual accuracy before setting brief_status = leon_reviewed in the audit log._
This dataset was the subject of the DataDNA April 2021 community challenge. The original scoring and leaderboard pre-date the current submission system and are not available for display.
