Netflix’s first original video podcasts feature Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin

Netflix is expanding its concern successful video podcasts, with its latest projects featuring celebrated comedian Pete Davidson and Cowboys Hall-of-Famer Michael Irvin.

The streaming elephantine announced connected Wednesday 2 archetypal video podcasts coming to the platform: Irvin’s “The White House,” streaming connected January 19, and “The Pete Davidson Show,” debuting connected January 30. 

Both series, disposable lone to Netflix subscribers, are designed to leverage the prima powerfulness of their hosts. Davidson already has 2 drama specials connected the work that person performed good for the streamer. Meanwhile, Irvin stands retired arsenic a salient fig successful the sports satellite and was a large absorption successful Netflix’s documentary bid “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys.” His caller amusement is apt to entreaty to the millions of shot fans who already subscribe to the service.

Davidson’s amusement volition diagnostic candid, behind-the-scenes conversations with friends from his ain garage, airing each Friday, portion Irvin’s amusement volition present in-depth sports news, analysis, and commentary doubly a week, joined by notable impermanent co-hosts similar erstwhile NFL All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall. 

These originals volition articulation Netflix’s increasing slate of video podcasts, alongside licensed titles from iHeartMedia, Spotify, and Barstool Sports specified arsenic “Dear Chelsea,” “My Favorite Murder,” and “The Ringer.” Notably, arsenic portion of these licensing agreements, these shows aren’t disposable successful afloat connected YouTube. 

Wednesday’s quality comes astatine a clip erstwhile Netflix is progressively trying to situation YouTube’s dominance successful the podcast space, with viewers watching over 700 cardinal hours of podcasts per period connected surviving country devices successful 2025.

However, Netflix is inactive successful the aboriginal stages of processing its podcast library. With millions of podcasts disposable crossed YouTube, Spotify, and different rival platforms, the immense array of choices poses a important situation for Netflix. If the institution wants to drawback a decent chunk of that audience, it’s got a batch of catching up to do.

Netflix’s main exertion officer, Elizabeth Stone, addressed the company’s podcast ambitions astatine the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 lawsuit successful October, discussing however the enlargement into video podcasts represents portion of a broader strategy to research caller interactive contented types.