GM releases Netflix-themed Super Bowl ad starring Will Ferrell

As General Motors puts its electric vehicles in Netflix shows, the automaker and streamer will pay close attention to context. So, for instance, jamming one into “Stranger Things” — set in the 1980s when mainstream EVs were unheard of — makes no sense. And squeezing another into the 1800s world of “Bridgerton” would be even more preposterous.