Apple and Netflix have struck an unorthodox deal that will see shared streaming of an upcoming Formula 1 race as well as the eighth season of Netflix docuseries Formula 1: Drive to Survive.
Season 8 of Drive to Survive premieres Friday, and the season will appear on both Apple TV and Netflix. Both platforms will also share live coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix over the weekend of May 22 to 24.
I’m hard pressed to think of a time where there was a brand new streaming series simulcasting on multiple services — unless you count Hulu / Disney+, but that was more an integration thing than anything else.
The timing of this is great, as after really enjoying Summer blockbuster and baffling Best Picture nominee F1: The Movie, I was thinking of giving Formula 1 a spin. I already have Apple TV, I was looking forward to the new season, and now I can see the stories which painted the picture of last season with the Drive to Survive series being simulcast? Simulstreamed? Made available at the same time.
Now, can the two sides finally work together and get proper Netflix integration into the TV app? It happened by accident once and ruled, and I’d love for it to happen again.