Overview
- Real-time voting is moving from tests to live programming, with Netflix’s Star Search reboot set to use time-limited votes on TV or phone next year.
- An August pilot on Dinner Time with David Chang used on-screen prompts for quick polls, and Netflix reports consistent engagement across episodes.
- Five living-room party games will launch before year-end 2025 using phones as controllers, including LEGO Party!, Boggle Party, Pictionary: Game Night, Tetris Time Warp and Party Crashers.
- Immersive homepage experiences are debuting in themed waves, with a Halloween collection live now, a Holiday version in December and franchise-focused experiences like Bridgerton in development.
- Redesigned Kids profiles are rolling out globally with a simplified layout, a My Netflix hub and real-time recommendation updates, while vertical mobile feed tests and podcast experiments with Spotify continue through 2026.