Netflix surges in after hours trading after subscriber growth beats estimates... #WDYM https://t.co/ZaTfwydAEl pic.twitter.com/yoQPE0Ev3I — Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) October 17, 2016

The streaming company also is apparently recalibrating its hopes for China, as its letter indicates short term plans to license its exclusive content to other services in the country instead of continuing to pursue a way to launch Netflix there. In friendlier countries, expect to see more deals like the new one with Comcast to put Netflix on cable boxes, as it celebrates "a new golden age of content, with consumers everywhere enjoying unprecedented access to amazing amounts of high-quality programming."

CFO David Well said Netflix wants to fill half of its catalog with original content, and the company says it plans to have over 1,000 hours of originals available next year, up from 600 in 2016. For now, it's touting just-launched series like Stranger Things, Narcos season two, The Get Down and Marvel's Luke Cage. The company will live stream its earnings call in a few minutes which you can watch here, if there are any updates we will add them to this post.