Here is a little Tampermonkey script for Chrome that automatically clicks the “Continue playing” button when it pops up on Netflix, pausing the current stream.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Netflix auto continue play
// @namespace https://www.castledragmire.com/Posts/Netflix_Auto_Continue_Play
// @version 1.0
// @description When netflix pops up the "Continue play" button, this script auto-selects "Continue" within 1 second
// @author Dakusan
// @match http://www.netflix.com/
// @grant none
// ==/UserScript==
setInterval(function() {
var TheElements=document.getElementsByClassName('continue-playing');
for(var i=0;i<TheElements.length;i++)
if(/\bbutton\b/.test(TheElements[i].className))
{
console.log('"Continue Playing" Clicked');
TheElements[i].click();
}
}, 1000);
Make sure to set the “User matches” in the settings page to include both “http://www.netflix.com/*” and “https://www.netflix.com/*”.