Netflix to Stream NBC Olympic Preview Series

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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NBC Olympics said it produced a two-part original series that will be streamed by Netflix as part of the lead up to the Pyeong Chang, South Korea games.

Go for the Gold and Meet Team USA will be available to Netflix subscribers starting Monday and will be available until the 2018 Winter Olympics end Feb. 25.

The series will profile a number of Olympic gold medalists including Shaun White, Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn.

Related: NBC Olympics Sets Live VR Coverage

NBC sports' Carolyn Manno serves as host.

NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics begins Feb. 8.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.