[lstamour]

Netflix branding is routinely applied to content that Netflix has licensed for distribution in only part of the world. Their FAQ[1] suggests this is because Netflix wasn’t available worldwide at the time, but I’ve seen some internationally-produced shows arrive on Netflix in the US as originals when they aren’t branded as such elsewhere.

1. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/4976

[Mindwipe]

"Netflix original" at this point literally just means "Netflix is showing this show for the first time in this particular territory." And nothing else.