Overview

• The streaming service added a curated slate of films starring Saturday Night Live alumni to its catalog on July 1.
• Happy Gilmore (1996) made its Netflix debut unexpectedly despite not being listed in the company’s July newsletter.
• New York’s Paris Theater will screen select SNL alumni movies, including the original Happy Gilmore, from July 11 through August 13.
• Happy Gilmore 2, in which Sandler’s character returns to golf with a new caddie played by Bad Bunny, arrives on Netflix and at the Paris Theater on July 25.
• Netflix is leveraging nostalgia and Adam Sandler’s first-look deal to boost subscriber engagement ahead of the sequel release.