Apr 30, 2015 11:08 PM EDT By Staff Reporter, UniversityHerald Reporter

NBC is following in the footsteps of Netflix by making the entire season of its upcoming summer series, "Aquarius," available for streaming after the show's two-hour premiere on May 28.

The network announced Wednesday that all 13 episodes of the Charles Manson miniseries  starring David Duchovny will be available via NBC.com, the NBC app, and all other video-on-demand platforms following its premiere.  This rollout is similar to the way Netflix release "entire seasons of its TV shows all at once," The New York Times reported.

"With "Aquarius" we have the opportunity to push some new boundaries to give our audience something no broadcast network has done before," said NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt in a statement. "We are fully aware how audiences want to consume multiple episodes of new television series faster and at their own discretion, and we're excited to offer our viewers this same experience since all 13 episodes of this unique show have been produced and are ready to be seen. I appreciate the enthusiasm we've gotten from the producers of the show and our partner Marty Adelstein of Tomorrow Studios to launch this series in a new, forward-thinking way."

Thanks to original series on Netflix and Amazon Prime, many consumers are already familiar with this model. However, this is a first for broadcast, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

The full first season of Aquarius will be available for streaming for four weeks. Episodes of the show will continue to air each Thursday at 9 p.m., as scheduled, during this time period.

The show, set in 1967, follows Sam Hodiak, a Los Angeles police detective, played by Duchovny, as he tracks cult leader Charles Manson, portrayed by "Game of Thrones'"Gethin Anthony, according to TV Guide.

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