Netflix is quite possibly the biggest on-demand video streaming platform in the world with over 137 million paying subscribers all over the world (by Statista numbers at the end of Q3 2018). I’m sure most of you use Netflix on a regular basis (I, personally, end up using it every single day but whatever), and a lot of you may have realized that Netflix’s search functionality isn’t all that great, especially when you consider the exceedingly huge catalogue of films, TV shows, and documentaries that Netflix has. Fortunately, there are a bunch of secret Netflix codes that you can use to view all the films and TV shows that Netflix has in a particular genre. That sounds pretty awesome right? Well, here are all the Netflix codes and how to use them:

First and foremost, let’s answer the question that a lot of you probably have right now — what in the heck are Netflix codes? To keep it simple, Netflix has a bunch of genres that you can search for; you know, things like ‘Action,’ ‘Comedies,’ yada yada. However, Netflix also has a bunch of genres that you don’t get to directly see (for the most part), but they are there, and you can use those to find the exact type of movies and TV shows that you’re looking for.

If you’re using Netflix on your PC, laptop, MacBook, or a Chromebook using a browser, using Netflix codes is pretty straightforward. All you need to know is the URL given below, and the secret Netflix code for the genre you want to check out on Netflix:

There are a bunch of secret Netflix codes, one for each genre on the website, I’ll be posting a table at the end of this article with all of the secret Netflix codes that you can use to search for categories of your interest. However, for explaining this better, we’ll take an example.

How to Use Secret Netflix Codes on Smart TV, Android, and iOS

While all that is well and good, not all of us watch Netflix exclusively on a laptop, right? So, if you use the Netflix app on your Smart TV, iPhone, iPad, Android device, PS4, or Xbox One, you obviously can’t use the URL I mentioned above. So how can you use Netflix codes on the Netflix app?

  • In the results that pop up, scroll down where Netflix shows up ‘Explore Titles Related To.’ Here, tap on the exact genre you were looking for. That’s it, the search results will show up the movies in that specific genre.

Well, now that you know just how to use these secret Netflix codes to get to those hidden Netflix genres, here’s a list of all the secret Netflix codes and the genre they correspond to.

Yeah, there are a lot of these aren’t they?

Use Netflix Like a Pro with These Secret Netflix Codes

Well that was all about secret Netflix codes and how you can use them in the browser, or in the Netflix app on your Android device, iPhone, or any other platforms you might be using Netflix on. Also, while Netflix doesn’t add new codes very frequently, I will be updating the list of secret Netflix codes anytime a new genre makes its appearance on Netflix.