Whether you binge-watch old series, stay home to watch new ones or just enjoy the blockbusters it has to offer, there's no denying the impact Netflix has had on our viewing habits. But for every Netflix hit, the path to your screen is littered with those films that never quite made it - either because they were made yet remain unreleased, or because they never got off the starting blocks to begin with. Here's eight that could have been your next obsession but haven't yet seen the light of day... (Picture: Getty Images)

1. Ember

First up, we have this gorgeous-looking slab of traditional hand-drawn animation from director Sergio Pablos (who made the festive Netflix hit Klaus). Ember told the story of a young girl called Dikika as she sets off on a journey to find a far-off volcano, and the spark that could save her tribe. While the future looked bright for this one, Variety confirmed in 2022 that Netflix would not be moving ahead with the project, saying the decision was 'creatively driven' rather than financial. Pablos retains the rights to the movie and it's entirely possible it could surface elsewhere at some point, but as it stands it's yet to find another distributor (Picture: PA)

2. Bill Cosby 77

Here's one which was supposed to land in 2014 but understandably found itself being pulled from the schedules just days before it was due for release. The comedy special, filmed in San Francisco and intended to mark Bill Cosby's 77th birthday, was due to release on Thanksgiving - until dozens of women came forward with sexual assault allegations against the comedian, leading to his arrest. Netflix subsequently delayed the movie before cancelling it altogether in July 2015. While his conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2021, the special remains unreleased (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

3. The Mothership

When your movie boasts a star as big as Oscar-winner Halle Berry, you'd assume it would be a shoo-in for release, wouldn't you? Well yes - but not in the case of The Mothership. The sci-fi adventure sees the X-Men actress play Sara Morse, who is left as a single mother after her husband mysteriously vanishes from the family farm. However,a year later she and her children discover a strange, alien object under the house which could hold the clues to his disappearance. While it was filmed in 2021 it remains on the shelf, with The Hollywood Reporter citing post-production delays and reshoot issues, specifically around the film's child stars looking older than they did when the movie was first filmed. As a result work on the movie was halted in 2024, and while another distributor could pick it up, it's fair to say this ship is currently grounded (Picture: LA Pictures1)

4. Gore

This one would have been a proper prestige project - and even a potential awards contender - had it ever seen the light of day. Gore was the Netflix-financed biopic of writer Gore Vidal,starring Kevin Spacey as the title character. It went before the cameras in 2017 but while it was in post-production allegations of sexual misconduct against the actor began to surface - with Netflix announcing in November of that year they were severing ties with Spacey. And as well as ditching him from hit show House Of Cards, it also meant Gore would not be released. Although it could still be picked up by another distributor, IndieWire reports thatbuying the rights to it could prove costly, given it was financed solely by Netflix (Picture: Netflix)

5. Bright 2

Fantasy adventure Bright, featuring Will Smith as an LAPD officer in an world where humans and mythical creatures co-exist, was a big hit with viewers when it was released in late 2017 (even if the critics weren't so sure). In fact it was so popular that the company ordered a sequel in December of that year, shortly after the original was released. The project was hit by countless delays, further complicated by the departure of director David Ayer. And the final nail in the coffin appeared to be the now infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars when Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage after he made a joke about his wife Jada. What's On Netflix reported a month later that development on the sequel had been halted, and we've not heard a peep from it since (Picture: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

6. House/Wife

Netflix has seen its fair share of success from tech thrillers in the past - witness the success of Black Mirror, for example, or the recent movie hit Cassandra - but here's one which never saw the light of day. House/Wife starred Alice Brada as a mother recovering from a brutal accident, who moves into a smart home filled with AI technology. All of which goes well until the tech surrounding her starts to develop human emotions. No specific reason has been given as to why this one never made it to screen but The Hollywood Reporter revealed in 2023 that Netflix would no longer be releasing the film. And with another distributor yet to step in and snap up the rights, this one's still on the shelf (Picture: Monica Schipper/WireImage)

High in the Clouds

He might be a legendary songwriter, but former Beatle and music icon Sir Paul McCartney also has a nice sideline in writing children's books - among them High in the Clouds. The story of a squirrel named Wirral who joins a group of rebels to fight back against a tyrannical owl who has banned music, it was co-written and illustrated with Geoff Dunbar and Philip Ardagh, and was published in 2005. Netflix subsequently announced plans to bring it to the screen in 2019, before exiting the project in 2023. Will it ever become a reality? The good news is yes, as the film is now being produced independently - and according to the IMDB will be with us in 2027. So it's a happy ending, at least, for one movie on this list (Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)