With the launch of Disney Plus in November, WarnerMedia's HBO Max last month, and NBCUniversal's Peacock still to come in July, the streaming wars are heating up. And media companies are looking back at years-old properties to tap into nostalgia and reel in potential subscribers.
Notably, the 1990s has provided streamers with plenty of potential content. An "Animaniacs" reboot is in development at Hulu and a "Saved by the Bell" revival is in the works for Peacock.
But Netflix is the streamer that has best capitalized on the era with "Fuller House" and "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Even its first big hit original series, "House of Cards," was an American remake of a 1990s British miniseries of the same name.
And there's more to come. "The Baby-Sitters Club," based on the children's book series that was previously adapted into a TV miniseries in 1990, is coming to Netflix on July 3.
Reboots in general have helped attract subscribers. Disney Plus, which focuses on a library of nostalgic hits, revived "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" for a final season. The service has more than 54 million subscribers. Netflix, which has been quick to revive canceled fan-favorite shows like "Lucifer," has 183 million subscribers worldwide.
We looked at the '90s TV reboots Netflix has delivered and ranked them by critic scores from Rotten Tomatoes. We omitted shows that didn't have enough critical reviews to get a score, like "The Magic School Bus Rides Again."