Still, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) pointed out Netflix last year raised prices while continuing to add subscribers. In 2025 Netflix raised its lowest-tier plan with ads by $1 per month and its two higher tiers, a standard plan with no ads and its premium plan, by $2.50 and $2, respectively.
Sarandos pushed back on the idea that Netflix would suddenly become a bad deal, saying the company has given its subscribers top value for their money during past price hikes.
“Whenever we come back and ask for a little more money it’s because we’ve given them a lot more value,” he said.
Previously in the hearing, Sarandos claimed Netflix’s prices have gone up slower than competing services, and that Netflix subscribers spend on average 35 cents per hour of content they watch on the service.
If at any point, subscribers don’t see the value in what Netflix is providing them, its customers also aren’t tied to Netflix.
“We are a one-click cancel, so if at any point the consumer says, ‘That’s too much for what I’m getting,’ they can just with one click of the button cancel Netflix,” Sarandos said.
A spokesperson for Netflix confirmed consumers can cancel their subscription with one click but did not comment further.
Netflix has said the deal will accelerate its business by giving its subscribers access to the large library of Warner Bros. shows and movies, including the Harry Potter series and The Big Bang Theory.
In terms of content, Sarandos said the deal will allow Netflix to expand Warner Bros. content as well as Netflix’s own production in the U.S., adding American jobs.
“[Subscribers] have to really love what they’re watching, and thank goodness we’re doing a good job of that,” he added.
