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Re:Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP ad... by lstamour on Thursday August 12, 2021 @04:06AM (#28153457)
Netflix branding is routinely applied to content that Netflix has licensed for distribution in only part of the world. Their FAQ[1] suggests this is because Netflix wasn’t available worldwide at the time, but I’ve seen some internationally-produced shows arrive on Netflix in the US as originals when they aren’t branded as such elsewhere.

1. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/4976

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Re:Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP ad... by Mindwipe on Thursday August 12, 2021 @12:47PM (#28158559)
"Netflix original" at this point literally just means "Netflix is showing this show for the first time in this particular territory." And nothing else.
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