A cheap new Netflix monthly plan is being tested, but you can’t subscribe to it

[Andy Meek]

• A new Netflix India monthly subscription tier is being trialed in the country, adding another low-cost monthly plan in a market where Netflix added another just months ago.
• The new Netflix plan is priced at the US equivalent of a little less than $5.
• This plan comes as international subscribers and markets are increasingly important to Netflix.

Just a few days ago, Netflix unveiled a new slate of 17 Indian originals, including new films and TV series that will add to the streamer's growing library of content from one of the largest markets in Asia. The slate includes dramas, romantic comedies, and thrillers, and they star a number of familiar Bollywood names. Beyond this upcoming slate, recent additions to the streamer like Indian Matchmaking -- which premiered on Netflix a few days ago and focuses on a matchmaker who caters to demanding brides and grooms, as well as their families -- underscore how important this content is to the platform.

"We are so proud to bring these diverse stories created by acclaimed and emerging storytellers and producing partners," said Netflix India vice president of content Monika Shergill. "Together with the finest stories from around the world and our rapidly growing selection of licensed titles, we want to give our members something to discover and love on Netflix every day.”

Meanwhile, Netflix is also demonstrating its heightened interest in the Indian market in other ways, such as with a new low-cost subscription pricing scheme the streamer is trialing in the country.

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