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Fighting rivals, Netflix changes plotline with Seinfeld and Stranger Things

Covid-related delays made for a light roster of 2021 shows at the streaming giant, just as competitors such as Disney+ and HBO Max from AT&T Inc. have been gaining a foothold in the market.

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An Apple Inc. laptop computer displays the home screen for the Netflix Inc. original series 'Stranger Things' in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 12, 2018.

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“WandaVision,” “The White Lotus” and “Ted Lasso” rank among the buzziest streaming hits of this year. Something else they have in common: None of them were on Netflix. 
 
Covid-related delays made for a light roster of 2021 shows at the streaming giant, just as competitors such as Disney+ and HBO Max from AT&T Inc. have been gaining a foothold in the market. 

A strong content slate is vital to fueling subscriber growth, which investors watch closely. Shares of Netflix Inc. are up just 9.6% this year, trailing the S&P 500’s 19% gain, amid disappointing user growth. But on Saturday, Netflix