Netflix Available in the UAE

If you've had any doubts about whether or not 2016 is going to be an amazing year, news released early this morning will stop your second-guessing: a few hours ago, Netflix co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings announced that the service is now available in 130 countries– including the GCC.

There have been rumors that the insanely popular Internet TV service would be arriving in the region in 2016, but getting access to Netflix's thousands of movies and TV shows on the first Thursday of the New Year is what we'd consider a minor miracle. Weekend plans: Netflix and chill.

Ditch your VPN, and click through to see what we're binge watching this weekend!