Netflix recently announced that it would be removing the iconic show Parks and Recreation from its streaming library. The show was a beloved comedy series that ran from 2009 to 2015, and was created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The show starred Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana.
The decision to remove Parks and Recreation has been met with sadness and confusion by fans of the show who had grown accustomed to binging it on Netflix. The show was a critical darling during its seven-season run, winning two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series. It also featured an impressive cast of comedic actors including Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Retta, Adam Scott and Rob Lowe.
So why did Netflix remove Parks and Recreation? According to reports from sources close to Netflix, the streaming service made the decision due to an expiring license agreement with NBCUniversal Television Distribution. This means that Netflix had to pay a large fee in order for them to keep airing the series on their platform. Unfortunately for fans of the show, Netflix decided that it wasn’t worth renewing the license agreement due to rising costs associated with streaming content rights.
Despite this setback for those who enjoyed watching Parks and Recreation on Netflix, there is still hope that they might be able to watch it in other places. All seven seasons of the show are currently available on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu Plus; subscribers of either service can watch every episode at any time they wish. Additionally, reruns are still airing occasionally on Comedy Central in some areas as well as syndicated cable networks like TBS or FXX.
Conclusion: Netflix removed Parks and Recreation due to an expiring license agreement with NBCUniversal Television Distribution which would have required them to pay a large fee in order for them to keep airing the series on their platform. Although this is disappointing news for fans of the show who enjoyed watching it on Netflix, all seven seasons are still available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu Plus as well as occasional reruns on Comedy Central or syndicated cable networks like TBS or FXX.