Netflix is reportedly working on choose-your-own-adventure TV shows

REMEMBER those Choose Your Own Adventure books? Well, Netflix wants to create its own version.

REMEMBER those Choose Your Own Adventure books that let you decide how the story unfolds?

Well, Netflix is reportedly working on bringing a similar feature to its TV shows.

The streaming giant is said to be working on technology that will effectively allow users to choose how their favourite shows play out.

Certain episodes will produce multiple storylines and viewers will be able to use the remote control to choose what happens in pivotal moments in the show, according to a report by the UK’s Mail Online.

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Soon you might be able to make such decisions for yourself.

“We’re doing work on branch narratives so you are actually making choices as you watch. All the content will be there, and then people will have to get through it in different ways,” a Netflix source said.

The concept is not a new one as it appears in certain DVDs and is primarily aimed at a younger audience. But it’s still very much in the experimental phase for Netflix.

“We’ll see how it plays out. It’s an experiment. We’ll see if it gets much success. For creators, it’s new territory,” the source said.

If it proves to be a hit, the streaming giant believes interactive viewing could open up a whole new wave of innovation.

“Once you have got interactivity you can try anything,” Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said, confirming that the company is working on interactive shows.

Some social media users have expressed concern that such a feature might take away from the story telling experience of critically acclaimed shows such as The Crown.

It’s likely, at least in the beginning, that fractured storylines would all loop back to one or two eventualities — limiting the overall impact of the new interactive style.

Netflix will initially trial the technology with kids programs and if it proves successful, it could apply it to adult shows.

Founder and CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings during a keynote address at the Mobile World Congress last week. Picture: Manu Fernandez