Free Netflix, this is the new plan that is already being tested in some countries

Netflix is ​​testing a new free subscription, which offers access to part of its catalog without having to pay anything.

Netflix, like all subscription services, offered a free trial period, after which we are charged the monthly payment of the plan we have chosen; it’s a way to check if the service has what we want before paying, but it doesn’t last forever. However, Netflix no longer offers the first month of free trial as before, and since last October, the first month has to be paid for.

Now, the company is testing a new way to allow users to test its service, but instead of offering access to its entire catalog for a period of time, it will do it the other way around: the catalog will be limited, but time will not.

The new plan is already being tested in Kenya, where a completely free new service; you just have to create an account to be able to start watching series and movies, but only to a selection chosen by Netflix.

Among the freely accessible content, there are episodes of its most popular series, and even some complete seasons; but the rest of the catalog is out of the user’s reach, unless they start paying. In addition, another difference is that it is only possible to use the mobile app, we cannot access it from a television or the web page.

Netflix hopes that users who enjoy this free content will switch to one of the paid subscriptions sooner or later; not only to finish watching the series that have started, but also to unlock playback on televisions and computers.

At the moment, the experiment only works with the Android app and in Kenya, but if it works, it is possible that it will be expanded to other countries.