Hit titles helps Netflix add 8m subscribers

The streaming video pioneer is facing saturation in the US and told Wall Street last quarter that it plans to stop regularly reporting new subscriber additions next year

Nicola Coughlan stars in Bridgerton, one of the key titles on Netflix this year. 

Netflix has added more than 8m subscribers in its second quarter as the streaming service benefited from a password-sharing crackdown and such titles as Bridgerton, starring Irish actor Nicola Coughlan, Baby Reindeer, and The Roast of Tom Brady.

While the subscriber gains topped analyst predictions, Netflix also cautioned that third-quarter subscriber gains would be lower than the comparable period in 2023 when the password-sharing crackdown had just started.