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The Great British Baking Show – either The Great British Bake for those in the UK, it’s the definition of comfort television, as its many fans can attest.
However, its relationship with Netflix can only be described as complicated, and more so over the course of the last year, as the first few seasons of the series have completely disappeared from the platform. This is only a problem for American viewers, as The Great British Baking Show it only streams on the platform in the US.
Now, to understand why the first few seasons of the show are no longer available on Netflix, we first need to explain its complicated history with the streaming giant, and why the popular series has two different names anyway.
breaking The Great British Baking ShowNetflix’s complicated history with Netflix
For starters, The Great British Baking Show he refers to his seasons as “collections”. One would think that “collection one” equals “season one”, right? Well, no. As it turns out, when series one of the flagship shows premiered in 2014 on BBC Two, it had already been running since 2010 and had effectively filmed four seasons by then. So what happened to the first four seasons?
Well, Netflix decided to create a spin-off series called The Great British Baking Show: the beginnings in 2018. The spin-off was created strictly for the platform and served as a place for fans to revisit seasons that never made it to the flagship series. It contained only the third season, 2012, strangely omitting the previous two seasons. His fourth season, 2013, did not appear on The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings however, because it was actually used as the second season, or collection two, on the flagship show. Are you already confused? Here is a little breakdown to help you.
- Series 1 issued in 2010
- Series 2 issued in 2011
The Great British Baking Show: the beginnings:
- Series 3 aired in 2012 and appeared on Netflix as The Great British Baking Show: the beginnings
The Great British Baking Show:
- Collection 1 (Series 5) issued in 2014
- Collection 2 (Series 4) issued in 2013
- Collection 3 (Series 6) issued in 2015
- Collection 4 (Series 7) issued in 2016
Now, this is where things get even more complicated. In 2010, when the show started, Love Productions had a seven-year contract with the BBC. The first four seasons premiered on BBC Two, but after becoming the network’s most-watched programme, it subsequently moved to BBC One for the next three years, where it also retained the title of the network’s most-watched programme. according to The Telegraph. However, when series seven, or collection four, ended in 2016, Channel 4 knocked on the door with a bigger dollar sign than the BBC was willing to offer, and thus the show as it was. we knew changed. He did not renew his contract with the BBC and instead moved to Channel 4, and in doing so he lost his beloved co-hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins and fan-favorite judge Mary Berry.
This also explains why The Great British Baking Show: the beginnings and the first four collections of The Great British Baking Show are no longer available to stream on Netflix. Here’s everything we know about it.
Why the first seasons of The Great British Baking Show leave netflix?
In 2018, Netflix acquired the US rights to Channel 4 The Great British Baking Show. That means collections five through nine, and soon to be 10, are still on the platform. Channel 4 recently renewed its deal with Love Productions, so the format, judges and hosts should remain the same until at least 2024, according to Variety.
Collections one through 4 and the third season, 2012, of The Great British Baking Show: the beginnings they are a different story. Those seasons are no longer available to stream on Netflix because those seasons were only licensed to the streaming giant, and that license has now ended. Anyone who wants to watch those seasons can do so through the PBS Video app, which is available with IOS, Android, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, and Chromecast. ‘
The Great British Baking Show‘derived series’ Youth Baking Show Y The Great British Baking Show: Holidays are still available to stream on Netflix as they are both part of Channel 4’s lineup. The Great British Baking Show Collection 10, or Series 13 as it is known in the UK, will premiere on Tuesday 13th September on Channel 4 in the UK and on Friday 16th September on Netflix in the US.