Netflix pledges to be 'force for good' by diversifying its programming

Exclusive: service announces collaborations with Stormzy strategist Akua Agyemfra and writer Bisha K Ali among others

Netflix has declared it is on a mission to be a force for good" by increasing the diversity of its programming, and that British film-makers and writers will have their voices amplified globally" by the streaming service.

Announcing a wide-range of new programmes involving Stormzy's cultural strategist Akua Agyemfra, the film-maker Rapman, and the Sex Education and Ms Marvel writer Bisha K Ali , Anne Mensah, Netflix's vice-president of original series, said it was an indication of how seriously" the global giant takes the UK.