Sidemen Announce Netflix Move After Reaching YouTube’s ‘Limit’

The Sidemen, accustomed to producing content for YouTube, have stated they have “hit the limit” of their potential on the video-sharing platform and are therefore transitioning “to something even bigger.” These British YouTube personalities have revealed that the second season of their reality program, *Inside*, is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in the coming year. The streaming service additionally plans to produce a US adaptation. The Sidemen, a collective of seven members including content creator, rapper, and boxer KSI, collectively possess over 146 million YouTube subscribers. Vik Barn, also known as Vikkstar123, informed the BBC that this transition is “ambitious” yet “exciting to conquer a new challenge.” He remarked, “Netflix is the gold standard and part of us working with them is to say that over the past decade we’ve managed to go from filming content in our bedrooms to working with the biggest streaming platform in the world.” The Sidemen began producing content for YouTube in the early 2010s. Initially, their focus was on playing and reacting to video games, but over the last decade, the group has expanded its offerings to include comedy sketches, travel challenges, podcasts, and a dating show. According to Vik, they currently employ a production team exceeding 100 individuals who assist in video creation and idea generation. *Inside*, an idea that has “massively taken off