There's a new way to search Netflix's hundreds of secret categories

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Netflix Categories

Netflix has an insane amount of content, but it's not always easy to find what you want.

The categories Netflix normally gives you access to while you're browsing are pretty broad, but below the surface Netflix actually splits movies and TV shows into hundreds (and potentially thousands) of incredibly specific micro-categories.

All these categories are tagged with a number - for example, "Epics" is category No. 52858. If you know the code, all you have to do is type it into your address bar after the word "genre," like this: http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/52858.

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But it's annoying to try and find those codes, which is why engineer Deekshith Allamaneni decided to make a Chrome extension that makes it easy for you to find them.

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The extension, called "Netflix Categories," gives you both a dropdown menu for the categories and a search bar. It also lets you mark your favorites. Right now, the extension has over 100 categories, and Allamaneni says more will be added soon.

Here's a short video of how it works:

And if you're curious to see some of best secret categories, here's a list we previously put together of 18 of them: