Beverly Hills, California – Netflix and CBS announced an agreement to make Netflix the exclusive subscription streaming home of two hit series, Zoo and Jane the Virgin, in more than 50 countries around the world.
The first season of Zoo is now available on Netflix in the U.S., and in the coming months will be available in all Netflix territories. Season one of Jane the Virgin will launch on 12 October in the U.S., the same day season two premieres on The CW Network. Jane the Virgin will be available later in 2015 or 2016 in all countries Netflix operates, except Canada.
Zoo is the most-watched scripted summer series of 2015 and is based on the bestselling novel by James Patterson, about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans that is sweeping the planet. The series stars James Wolk as Jackson Oz, Kristen Connolly as Jamie, Billy Burke as Mitch, Nora Arnezeder as Chloe, and Nonso Anozie as Abraham. The series is produced by CBS Television Studios.
Jane the Virgin is the critically acclaimed series following Jane Villanueva, played by 2015 Golden Globe Award winner Gina Rodriguez, a working, religious young Latina virgin who becomes pregnant after being artificially inseminated by mistake. The series also stars Justin Baldoni as Rafael, Brett Dier as Michael, Andrea Navedo as Xiomara, Yael Grobglas as Petra, Ivonne Coll as Alba and Jaime Camil as Rogelio.
