That Will Never Work. a Netflix Origins Trailer – That Will Never Work: Trailer | Anthum
In 1998 California, an endlessly curious entrepreneur with a notebook full of terrible ideas and a skeptical software executive stumble onto a simple question after getting hit with a $40 late fee at a video rental store:
What if people just mailed movies back?
What begins as a ridiculous idea quickly becomes an obsession.
Working from a cramped office inside a former bank vault, surrounded by stacks of DVDs, failing servers, skeptical investors, and a world convinced they’re wasting their time, Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings set out to challenge one of the most powerful entertainment companies in America.
As friendships are tested, families strained, and every setback seems to confirm their critics were right, the two founders must decide whether to abandon an impossible dream—or keep it running long enough to prove everyone wrong.
Based on the remarkable true story behind the birth of Netflix, That Will Never Work is an underdog tale about friendship, persistence, and the extraordinary power of ideas that sound completely ridiculous.
In 1998 California, an endlessly curious entrepreneur with a notebook full of terrible ideas and a skeptical software executive stumble onto a simple question after getting hit with a $40 late fee at a video rental store:
What if people just mailed movies back?
What begins as a ridiculous idea quickly becomes an obsession.
Working from a cramped office inside a former bank vault, surrounded by stacks of DVDs, failing servers, skeptical investors, and a world convinced they’re wasting their time, Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings set out to challenge one of the most powerful entertainment companies in America.
As friendships are tested, families strained, and every setback seems to confirm their critics were right, the two founders must decide whether to abandon an impossible dream—or keep it running long enough to prove everyone wrong.
Based on the remarkable true story behind the birth of Netflix, That Will Never Work is an underdog tale about friendship, persistence, and the extraordinary power of ideas that sound completely ridiculous.
