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HOLLYWOOD JUST GOT NETFLIX’D!

$83B Power Grab Makes Netflix the Alpha of Entertainment — HBO, Harry Potter & Batman Now Streaming for the Boss

Hollywood didn’t just wake up — it was shaken, stirred, and auto-played. Netflix has officially snapped up Warner Bros., HBO Max, HBO, DC superheroes, magical castles, dragons, and one very famous Central Perk couch in a blockbuster $82.7 billion megadeal that will go down as the day the binge-world shifted on its axis.

Let’s break it down: Netflix now owns Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Casablanca, every DC superhero ever punching bad guys in tights, plus Stranger Things, Wednesday, Squid Game, Bridgerton, and an entire library of viral streaming insanity. This is the ultimate entertainment multiverse mash-up. Hogwarts will now get user recommendations like “Because you watched: Dark Wizards & Dance Battles.” Batman can binge Bridgerton in peace. Eleven is already staring down the Joker like, “Try me.”

The bill? A spicy $76 billion in assumed debt, but honestly — Netflix just bought the keys to pop culture. What’s a few zeroes when you own dragons?

But—hold your popcorn—nothing changes yet. HBO Max won’t suddenly wake up with Netflix tattoos. Both services still exist separately while regulators do their paperwork thing. The full merger is expected to roll out like a new season drop sometime in 2026–2027. For now, you keep streaming exactly as you do… just with the smug knowledge that your Netflix subscription is now powerful enough to run the Justice League.

Meanwhile, competitors are nervously clutching their franchises. Disney is polishing its lightsabers. Amazon is frantically adding more rings of power. Theaters are making backup plans involving butter-pump revenue and prayer.

Because Netflix isn’t just a streaming app anymore — it’s the boss level. The Thanos of TV. And with one Binge-Infinity Snap, half of Hollywood now answers to the red “N.”

And the next time Netflix asks, “Are you still watching?” just know what it really means:

“Where else would you go? We own your entire watchlist.”

Buckle up. Grab extra snacks. The future of entertainment is here, and Netflix now runs the show — literally.