Netflix Inc. NFLX -2.89% said it is acquiring the special-effects company Scanline VFX, a Canada-based firm that has worked on several shows for the streamer, including “Stranger Things” and “Blood Red Sky.”
The Korean series, where characters desperate for money enter a deadly competition, was viewed by 142 million households in its first four weeks the largest series launch in Netflix history, the company said. The program ranked as first in 94 countries, including the U.S.