People don’t want random without some control. Especially when it’s only pushing what Netflix wants viewed. Things I know people want, because it used to be my job to know :

1. A “channel” experience that is genre based but already running, like having a “Cheers station” that always plays Cheers, or “romance” that has something running, and everyone streams the same episode at the same time

2. The ability to schedule their own tv night, ie “one episode of 90s Show, one episode of Family Guy, then whatever Lockwood & Co episode is next”

3. A random episode button

4. Recommendations based on what was just watched, not an algorithm based on our likes

5. Co-watching, where people can match their feeds and even send notes (like emojis)

6. Themed watch guides, like “Monica and Chandler’s relationship” and then it plays key episodes for that storyline; going across shows is also desired (The Madeline Hahn Guest Appearance Extravaganza, etc)

7. Stand-up specials broken out and remixed together into 5-10 minute blocks with the ability to jump to the full special

8. A “trailer channel” that lets people jump straight into to the full film/show

9. Not for me, but “Celeb watch lists” that are recommendations, like “Stephen King’s Halloween Haunt” (some channels do this poorly, because they’re promoting a show the person is in, not thinking about who an “expert” making choices would be)

10. A way to browse better than ribbons, using additive filters (JustWatch’s top movie wall always tests fantastic); basically you say “show me thrillers, and comedies” and it ranks the best/popular thrillers and comedies into a scrollable wall that blends them all together