SEINFELD is Coming To Netflix in 2021 in 4k

After losing the ultra hit shows The Office and Friends, Netflix has found a win with securing the streaming rights to the classic NBC sitcom Seinfeld.

The series is currently streaming on Hulu and it will be released on Netflix in 2021 and that’s where it will stay for at least five years. All 180 episodes of the show will be remastered in 4K for the first time ever for Netflix.

Netflix and Jerry Seinfeld have a strong working relationship with each other, so it makes sense that the series would eventually come to the streaming service with the rest of Seinfeld’s projects.

Sony Pictures Television Chairman Mike Hopkins told the Los Angeles Times, “Seinfeld is a one-of-a-kind, iconic, culture-defining show,” then added, “Now, 30 years after its premiere, Seinfeld remains center stage. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Netflix to bring this beloved series to current fans and new audiences around the globe.” Then there’s Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos, who said, “Seinfeld is the television comedy that all television comedy is measured against. It is as fresh and funny as ever and will be available to the world in 4K for the first time.”

Seinfeld is easily my favorite sitcom of all time. I love that show! When it was airing on TV I would record every episode on VHS so that I could continue to watch them. I still have all those VHS tapes! The fact that we can watching them anytime we want thanks to these streaming services is pretty cool. I still watch Seinfeld all the time and it’s one of those shows that just never gets old.

There’s no word on how much money Netflix paid to get the series, but it’s said to be “far more” than what other companies paid for certain shows. NBCUniversal paid $500 million for the domestic streaming rights to The Office and HBO Max paid $425 million for the domestic rights to Friends. So, whatever Netflix paid for the global rights to Seinfeld, it was a lot more than that.