How to Binge Netflix with Friends While Keeping Your Social Distance

Right now, we’re all maintaining social distance to stay healthy and keep our communities safe. It’s the right thing to do, but it means that we’re missing out on our favorite social activities – especially Netflix binge sessions with friends.

But, what if we told you that you can watch all of your favorite Netflix content with friends and respect social isolation efforts simultaneously? It’s true! With a Chrome extension called Netflix Party, you and your friends can binge the night away with Netflix’s complete content library.

Setting up Netflix Party is super easy and takes just a few minutes. Let’s learn how!

How Does Netflix Party Work?

Netflix Party works by synchronizing video playback on Netflix across multiple devices. This ensures that you and your friends are watching the same movie or TV show, perfectly in sync. Netflix Party also adds a group chat among your party guests so that you can banter about your favorite Netflix shows and movies.

How To Download Netflix Party

First off, download the Netflix party extension. Know that this extension is only available for Google Chrome. So, if you’re a Safari or Firefox user, you’ll need to switch over to Chrome first.

Once you click the “Add to Chrome” button for Netflix Party in the Google Chrome store, the extension will be added in seconds. You’ll see it next to your other extensions in the address bar at the top right corner of your Chrome window.

Now, we’re going to move on to Netflix to host your first Netflix party.

Hosting Your Own Netflix Party

Once Netflix Party is downloaded for Chrome and you’re ready to host a collective binge-session, it takes mere seconds to start your very own party.

Start by opening Netflix. You’ll notice that the Netflix Party extension icon in your address bar will change from gray to red once you’ve selected a Netflix movie or TV show.

Click on the red Netflix Party icon. A small popup window will appear reading “Create a Netflix Party”. You can check the box “Only I have control” for complete control over the playback. Leave the box unchecked to share playback control with other party attendees.

Now, click “Start the party”. You’ll be provided with a URL to copy and share with your party guests. At this point, you can check or uncheck the “Show chat” box for your party.

Now, you can just click back on the Netflix movie or show and enjoy the party!

With Netflix Party, you can brighten up this time of social isolation with movie nights and communal series binges. Try it out with your friends this weekend and let us know how you like it! We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this new streaming tool.