New Netflix Shows Are Like 'Choose Your Own Adventure'

By Evann Gastaldo

June 22, 2017

Netflix is introducing something that will likely appeal to fans of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books—interactive TV shows. 

So far, the shows are for kids (Puss in Boots and Buddy Thunderstruck will both feature interactive episodes this year; Stretch Armstrong is getting one next year, per Polygon), but if they prove to be a hit with subscribers, Netflix says it could expand the interactive format to its more popular series—or create a series in which every episode is interactive. 

The interactive episodes will also only be available, to start, on certain devices including game consoles, iOS devices, Roku devices, and some modern smart TVs. They won't yet be available on Android devices, Apple TV, Chromecast, or the web.

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