New and old episodes of Mr. Seinfeld’s show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” will move to Netflix later this year. In addition to “Comedians in Cars,” Mr. Seinfeld has also signed a production deal with Netflix, which will include performing two stand-up specials, and developing scripted and nonscripted content. Netflix has been spending lavishly to bring them on: Mr. Rock’s two forthcoming stand-up shows cost Netflix a reported $40 million. “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” started on Crackle four and half years ago, and is the highest-profile offering on the service. In a statement, Mr. Seinfeld said, “When I first started thinking about ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,’ the entire Netflix business model consisted of mailing out DVDs in envelopes.

Source: New York Times January 17, 2017 22:36 UTC