YouTube Stars the Stokes Twins Sign Netflix Deal (Exclusive)

Skip to main content By Rick Porter Plus Icon Rick Porter Television Business Editor rickporter Follow Sign Up View All July 9, 2026 9:01am Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Alan and Alex Stokes Raul Romo Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text YouTube creators Alan and Alex Stokes, aka the Stokes Twins, are bringing their sensibilities — and a lot of their videos — to Netflix. The brothers have signed a deal with the streamer that will bring an archive of their YouTube content to Netflix starting July 18. The Stokes are also developing a long-form show for Netflix, slated to premiere in 2027; details on that project are being kept under wraps for now.

The content deal with Netflix is non-exclusive; the Stokes Twins have more than 140 million subscribers on YouTube, and their videos will remain there. (The brothers also have millions of followers on TikTok, Instagram and other social platforms.) Related Stories Business TF1 Says Its Netflix Deal Has Already Paid Off TV 'Little House on the Prairie' Review: Netflix's Laura Ingalls Wilder Reboot Sparkles With Appealingly Wholesome Sincerity “When we were kids, we didn’t always know how to fit in,” the brothers said in a statement.

“There were moments where we didn’t have a home, and when we first came to America, we didn’t even know how to speak the language. A camera became the way we connected with people before we fully had the words. We made videos to make other kids laugh, and somehow that turned into a community of hundreds of millions of people around the world.

To now bring that journey to Netflix is bigger than a show for us. It feels like a full-circle moment.” The deal with the Stokes Twins is Netflix’s latest foray into the creator economy.

The streamer has signed deals with Ms. Rachel, science YouTuber Mark Rober and The Sidemen, among others, and has brought a number of video podcasts to the platform. Earlier this week, Netflix announced a deal with several publishers, including The Hollywood Reporter’s parent company Penske Media, for short-form video content.

The twins announced their Netflix partnership with, naturally, a YouTube video. Watch it below. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed TV Ratings: ABC Scores Fourth of July Upset With Daylong Programming Block Live Feed ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Sets Release Date Live Feed ‘MobLand’ Sets Season 2 Return Date With Tom Hardy Live Feed Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein to Host ‘Portlandia’ Rewatch Podcast (Exclusive) summer house ‘Summer House’ Headed to Canada (Exclusive) The Pitt ‘The Pitt’s’ Brittany Allen on Self-Submitting for the Emmys: “You Reach a Point Where You Go, I Don’t Want to Get Overlooked Anymore” Icon Link Plus Icon The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation.

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Powered by WordPress.com VIP ad Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text YouTube creators Alan and Alex Stokes, aka the Stokes Twins, are bringing their sensibilities — and a lot of their videos — to Netflix. The brothers have signed a deal with the streamer that will bring an archive of their YouTube content to Netflix starting July 18.

The Stokes are also developing a long-form show for Netflix, slated to premiere in 2027; details on that project are being kept under wraps for now. The content deal with Netflix is non-exclusive; the Stokes Twins have more than 140 million subscribers on YouTube, and their videos will remain there. (The brothers also have millions of followers on TikTok, Instagram and other social platforms.)

Related Stories Business TF1 Says Its Netflix Deal Has Already Paid Off TV 'Little House on the Prairie' Review: Netflix's Laura Ingalls Wilder Reboot Sparkles With Appealingly Wholesome Sincerity “When we were kids, we didn’t always know how to fit in,” the brothers said in a statement. “There were moments where we didn’t have a home, and when we first came to America, we didn’t even know how to speak the language. A camera became the way we connected with people before we fully had the words.

We made videos to make other kids laugh, and somehow that turned into a community of hundreds of millions of people around the world. To now bring that journey to Netflix is bigger than a show for us. I