The twisted saga of Netflix ‘s hit series You, which first captivated audiences around the globe in 2018, is finally coming to an end. You‘s final season, season 5, is available to stream in its entirety (10 episodes) starting today.
Netflix is using the high-profile launch to debut a new feature — one that would make reading through subtitles a much more distraction-free experience.
This comes soon after the streaming giant reportedly began testing show recommendations based on far more specific search terms and reportedly even the viewer’s mood.
According to a new Netflix blog post (via TechCrunch), starting with You season 5, users will now see two subtitle options. In the case of English, these will be English and English (CC). Essentially, Netflix is differentiating regular subtitles and closed captions.
For reference, while regular subtitles simply offer a written version of spoken dialogue, closed captions pair that with information about sound effects, speaker names, and other audio cues (phone buzzing, or door slams, for example).
‘All new Netflix originals’ to feature the new dialogue-only subtitle option
The streaming giant indicated that the new subtitle option would appear on “new titles coming to Netflix,” starting with You today. Additionally, the set of subtitles will be available on all of Netflix’s new original content in every language that it offers CC subtitles in. For reference, in the case of You season 5, I’m already seeing the set of subtitles available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, and European Spanish.