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Since it began streaming in 2007, Netflix has become an unstoppable TV and movie provider. The service is showing no signs of slowing down, as it's preparing to spend $13 billion this year alone on original programming.According to The Economist, Netflix will be ordering so much original content in 2018 — including TV series, comedy specials, documentaries and movies — it's dwarfing major Hollywood studios and big television channels. This year Netflix is ordering a total of 82 original films, far more than Warner Bros' 23 and Disney's 10.In fact, investment company Goldman Sachs forecasts by 2022, Netflix might have an annual spending budget of $22.5 billion. That's almost the same as the total spending by all networks in the U.S. combined.The Economist does point out that Netflix hasn't yet made a profit (in fact it's got an outstanding debt of $8.5 billion) but it's still generating a lot of cash from increasing numbers of subscribers, before plowing that straight into new content.Netflix clearly isn't concerned about recent research suggesting that 80% of subscribers don't watch its original content, as the ones who are watching have been singing the praises of the likes of "Stranger Things," "Black Mirror" and "Jessica Jones."