Netflix inked a multi-year deal with Lionsgate in April to air the series. Additional seasons will be added after they air on the AMC Network.
Lionsgate and creator Matthew Weiner announced in March that the show will return to AMC for its fifth and sixth seasons. Because of a contract dispute, though, the fifth season won't air until early 2012, rather than in August, when the new seasons typically begin. The first four seasons of the show have been available via streaming for some time to Netflix customers in Canada.
Netflix gained the ire of many subscribers earlier this month by initiating a price increase for customers who stream movies and get DVDs delivered. Netflix’s stock got hit in after-hours trader Monday, after the company predicted it would see a slowdown in subscriber acquisitions in the third quarter thanks to the price hike.
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