8 Reasons Why Netflix Is Better Than Amazon Prime Video
4. Instant Access To Episodes
One of the most baffling things about Amazon Prime is its adherence to old TV formats. Whereas Netflix usually (there are exceptions to this, like the recently released Riverdale series) stumps up every episode of a new series at once, Amazon often releases episodes of its original series on a week by week basis.
This means audience interest tends to wane after the initial pilot; people either forget to pick the series back up, or they move on to a show with more readily available episodes. You may have noticed that Netflix Originals tend to be released to more fanfare, and are accompanied by more online buzz than their Amazon counterparts.
This is because a Stranger Things or a Luke Cage can be accessed instantly, which also creates a sense of urgency. If you know everybody is watching Jessica Jones, and you don’t want to have the series spoiled on Twitter, you’re going to try and watch it as quickly as possible.
If you know that you’ll have to wait a week to watch new episodes of Lucifer, you’re probably going to be less likely to stick with it. That’s partly why Stranger Things has become a cultural phenomenon, and shows like Bosch and Extant have not.