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Mike Flanagan Says Netflix ‘Refused’ to Release DVDs of His Series

Mike Flanagan claims Netflix 'refused' to release DVD copies of his series.

Mike Flanagan may be a master of horror, but according to the director, the true living nightmare is trying to get Netflix to put out physical media. While they had some lingering obligations on certain titles, or had partnerships who still valued physical media, and had flirted with releasing juggernaut hits like ‘Stranger Things,’ that wasn’t at all their priority. Flanagan added that Netflix, while pioneering streaming, actually “fail[ed] to see the difference between disruption and damage” by eliminating the option of physical media.

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