[_stephan]

People obtaining the show from other sources before it is released on Netflix might be a reason for the show not doing well enough on Netflix to be worth picking up. Plus the marketing probably was only half-hearted, since Netflix doesn't own the US streaming rights.

[XorNot]

Netflix need to ditch the binge format streaming and support weekly releases.

That would let them do same-time as US releases globally, which would mean people could engage with the online communities of these shows.

[Xylakant]

Netflix does support weekly releases. The latest Star Trek for example was released weekly.

[caf]

Yes, The Good Place came out weekly on Netflix too.

[bencoder]

They do weekly releases for some shows (maybe most shows that they don't produce themselves).

I assumed it was some ridiculous commercial arrangment that meant they couldn't show it until after the season has finished in the states - but I have no idea