Netflix has good and bad news for the Doctor Who fans, as reported by RadioTimes on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the streaming service for the US will be discontinued and will depart on 1 February, but shall remain available for the UK fans.
Netflix took to their Twitter account to confirm the news that Doctor Who is saying goodbye to its fans in the US. It was a response to a lot of tweets from people noticing that their Doctor Who episodes appeared to expire on their accounts on the first day of the month of February.
Doctor Who Online told Netflix that removing the show from the library is a bad idea, but added that they should not just take their word for it. They ended the tweet with: "[Cue the fans] :)"
"Is it a rights issue and do you hope to have it back at some point in the future?" asked @DrWhoOnline, to which @Netflixhelps, the customer service Twitter account, responded that at times, they have to remove comtent when the licensing expires but are always happy to work in getting it back. This issue does not affect both the UK and Canada streaming.
Doctor Who is a science-fiction television show produced BBC from 1963 up to the present times. The program follows the adventures of The Doctor - who is a himanoid alien that time-travels. It is a relevant and significant part of the British popular culture and has become a cult favorite for everyone else. The basis of the show is that the Time Lord experiences a life process in which the character of the Doctor takes on a new body and personality after earning fatal injuries. Hence, twelve actors have already headlined the series as the Doctor. This concept of the show which involves time travel means that on certain occasions, different doctors have met one another.
