How to watch American Netflix in UK
by DannyUK
If you’re a movie fan or an avid follower of tv shows, the chances are that you have Netflix. If not, it’s well worth getting. But did you know that the American version of Netflix offers a much wider variety of things to watch than the UK Netflix?
If you don’t believe me, check out the differences on this site for a comparison of Netflix UK vs Netflix USA – The current difference is that the UK version of Netflix has 3,074 shows / movies whereas the US version has 9,356 shows / movies – More than three times as many!
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Netflix is location based, and automatically reads where you are logging in from. However, there are easy ways to trick your computer into telling Netflix that you are in fact somewhere else.
I’ve had a couple of people ask me how to do this, and so it seems pertinent to put it here.
First of all, make sure you are using Google Chrome as your browser (get it here.) No arguments, please. Other browsers are available, but Chrome is a decent shout, and it suits our purposes here.
Next you want to download the ZenMate extension here. This is the extension that allows you to watch US Netflix in the UK.
The handy little add-on for Chrome allows you to watch American Netflix in the UK
There used to be an extension called Media Hint that served the same purpose, but that has recently started charging. ZenMate is a free alternative to Media Hint and does the same thing.
Once installed, you’ll see the ZenMate extension button appear as per the screenshot below.
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Simply click on it and choose the ‘New York’ option. Your computer will now believe that you are located in New York, and all websites that you’re accessing will load as though you were in America, which means that you’ll now be able to access American Netflix from abroad!
As you’ll see when you use it, you should also be able to access UK, Germany, Switzerland and Hong Kong websites as though you were logging in from those countries.
There have been a few murmurs of dissatisfaction in so much that the ZenMate extension asks for so many permissions. In my view, this isn’t a massive problem, but obviously everyone differs as to how they view this.
The extension also protects your information by encrypting your browser traffic as you use it. It’s available for both Google Chrome and Opera, with a ZenMate for Firefox extension in the works, but with no due date.
To change the settings back to being UK based, simply click on the icon and turn it off. It’s that easy.
It’s a free service and realistically adds value to your Netflix subscription, offering so much more choice than just the UK site.
The official ZenMate website is here.
Good post, very useful for those with Netflix, I’ll pass this on to No 1 Son as I know he’s got it. I had Netflix for 6 months or so last year, and had a similar fix for DNS spoofing, but found I just wasn’t using it. So I saved myself 5.99 a month and cancelled, moving over to Chromecast and Show Box.
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on April 27, 2014 at 6:11 pm
SO glad you have shared this! I have tried to do it before and it didn’t work! At least I have easy to follow instructions now 🙂 Thank you for linking to PoCoLo 🙂
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That’s a lot easier than I thought it was!
Great post
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on May 1, 2014 at 4:56 pm
thanks for sharing!!! #PoCoLo x
Dont use netflix myself but my brother does, will pass on the info
I also use ZenMate! Honestly it’s a lifesaver for me, i watch nearly ALL my tv online and when site after site started to get shut down i was really disappointed. Now i’m able to watch them again and the extra stuff you can see by using a different country proxy is great!
I love it. There’s rumours they may start charging, but hopefully it’ll be free for some time yet.
omg my other half is gonna be well happy when I show him this
I really should get Netflix…
Thank you!! Been trying to do this for months!
Wow very informative than you x
Awesome, so useful! I hate how the UK always seems to be lacking stuff. Willl have to try this!
Handy to know! Now uni is over I’m sure this will be useful…
Thank you. It’s very helpful
I didn’t know this, thank you. Looks simple to do too 🙂
will have to try this
awesome, Am going to try this and watch movies through out….. Danny you rock!!!!
Great post!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Will have to try this, I’m sure this will be useful…
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Great post, thanks. Meself, been using a VPN to bypass the geo-restriction on UK Netflix and now can stream US Netflix library. Yay!
I use ZoogTV VPN for just $3 plus my Netflix subscription and for only about £10 quid I can save by not having Sky or Virgin and yet still watch my favourite TV shows. Great stuff!
Great article. The DNS option is better than using a VPN regarding content streaming because you can achieve direct connection with the media station ex. Netflix and avoid the “middle-man”. Personally, I am using UnoTelly which is similar to Mediahint. Perhaps you should check UnoTelly as well if you haven’t done so.
How easy is this?!? can’t believe it thanks so much
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This information is worth knowing. I’ve just subscribed to NowTV but may change so this information will be useful. Thanks