How to Watch Netflix With Friends Far Away

1. Netflix Party

Netflix Party is a Google Chrome extension that lets you and your friends remotely watch Netflix together.

The extension synchronizes playback between everyone who’s watching, adds a chat window, and allows anyone who’s watching to play and pause the video. When someone hits the pause button, playback on everyone’s screen will stop.

Creating a session is easy. Just start playing a video on Netflix, hit pause, then hit the extension’s browser button in the upper-right corner of the window.

2. Watch2Gether

If you watch a lot of YouTube videos with friends, you will probably be familiar with Watch2Gether. The app has its own player that lets you natively access content from YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, and SoundCloud.

Netflix is not compatible with the Watch2Gether player, but the company has come up with a workaround. The beta W2gSync feature lets you paste a Netflix URL directly into a special window in your private room. When you start the video, everyone else will be able to see it. However, only the person who created the room and added the URL will be able to control it.

For W2gSync to work, you will need to download the official Watch2Gether Chrome browser extension.

3. Kast

Kast is another great way to watch videos with friends. It supports all of the major online streaming services, including Netflix. You can use Kast as a desktop app on Windows and macOS, or via a web browser. There’s also a mobile version for Android and iOS.

When using Kast, one person controls the stream via a proxy on the online portal. Anyone who is in the same room (called a “Party”) as the streamer can watch the show. Parties can be either private or public.

All of the Kast apps are free to download and use. You can upgrade to a premium version for improved video quality, a wider selection of reactions and emojis, and ad-free viewing experience.

4. Scener

Scener lets you watch Netflix remotely with friends (in sync) while simultaneously providing an accompanying chatroom that you can use to talk about the show in real-time.

But before you download Scener, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. Firstly, the app only works with the primary Netflix profile on any given account. If you share your account with someone else, make sure you select the main profile when setting up the viewing party.

Secondly, the maximum number of people who can watch concurrently in a room is 10.

And finally, only the room leader can pause and restart video playback. If you need a bathroom break mid-party, you’ll need to ask the room leader to stop playback.

Scener is available on the Apple App Store, Chrome Web Store, and Roku.

5.  Metastream

Meta stream lets you watch Netflix with friends via a web browser. The company has not developed standalone desktop or mobile apps. As well as Netflix, several other mainstream video sites are supported, including YouTube, Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Twitch.

In addition to synced Netflix playback, the Meta stream interface provides a chatbox and video queuing for continuous watching. Inviting friends to join your Netflix party is as simple as sharing a private code.

Before you can use the Meta stream, you will need to download and install the accompanying browser extension. Extensions are available for Chrome and Firefox.