Intuition and Creative Inspiration Can Beat the Data: Harlan Coben’s Netflix formula: no data, low budgets, huge audiences
Data is a critical input, but that should also inform something better than a GPT or spreadsheet, human intuition. The Ankler’s Manori Ravindran reports that thriller author Harlan Coben, who has produced 13 Netflix shows, says he never lets audience data change a plot point.
Why it matters. Coben’s track record gives Netflix and other streamers a working counterexample to data-driven greenlighting, favoring producers who can deliver cheap, repeatable hits without algorithmic input.
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