The new option, which will first appear on new titles coming to Netflix such as season five of You, shows only spoken dialogue – no audio cues.
In a nutshell: Subtitle use is on the rise, and Netflix is catering to the trend with a new viewing options. Up to this point, watching with subtitles on Netflix in the original language involved toggling the Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH/CC) option. In addition to spoken dialogue, this setting also creates subtitles for audio cues like dramatic music swells and environmental noises, and also labels speaker names.
The new option, which will first appear on new titles coming to Netflix such as season five of You, shows only spoken dialogue – no audio cues or speaker names.
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USA — software Netflix introduces cleaner subtitles focused only on spoken dialogue