Netflix is increasing its investment in video podcastswith the latest project featuring famous comedian Pete Davidson and Cowboys Hall-of-Famer Michael Irvin.
The streaming giant declare On Wednesday two original video podcasts arrived on the platform: Irvin’s “The White House,” streaming on January 19th, and “The Pete Davidson Show,” debuting on January 30th.
The two series, available only to Netflix subscribers, are designed to capitalize on their host’s star power. Davidson already has two comedy specials on the service that have performed well for the streamer. Meanwhile, Irvin became a prominent figure in the sports world and was the main focus of the Netflix documentary series “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys.” The new show will appeal to the millions of football fans who have subscribed to the service.
Davidson’s show will feature candid, behind-the-scenes conversations with friends from his own garage, aired every Friday, while Irvin’s show will deliver in-depth sports news, analysis, and commentary twice a week, joined by notable guest co-hosts like former NFL All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
This original will join Netflix’s many video podcasts, along with titles licensed from iHeartMedia, Spotifyand Barstool Sports such as “Dear Chelsea,” “My Favorite Murder,” and “The Ringer.” In particular, as part of the license agreement, the show is not available in its entirety on YouTube.
Wednesday’s news comes as Netflix increasingly tries to challenge YouTube’s dominance in the podcast space, with viewers watching. over 700 million hours monthly podcasts on living room devices in 2025.
However, Netflix is still in the early stages of developing its podcast library. With millions of podcasts available on YouTube, Spotify, and other competing platforms, variety is a significant challenge for Netflix. If a company wants to take a decent slice of that audience, then it should.
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Netflix’s chief technology officer, Elizabeth Stone, told the company podcast ambitions at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 event in October, discussed how the expansion into video podcasts is part of a broader strategy to explore new types of interactive content.