Most of us know of Bill Gates from his work at

Microsoft, the trillion dollar tech company that pretty much helped define the

world as we know it.

When he’s not busy counting his many billions, and

he has 105 of ’em to go through, it turns out Gates is not that different from

the rest of us – money, palatial homes, A-list contact list and all the rest

aside.

It seems Gates is just as preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic as the rest of us, and enjoys the panic-inducing hit Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak which is now streaming on Netflix.

According to Gates, the

film “introduces you to four people who are working super-hard in different

parts of the world to prevent epidemics.”

He adds that because the series

was filmed some time ago, the episodes are focused not on the coronavirus but

on influenza—which was widely regarded as the most likely culprit for a big

outbreak.

“But Pandemic still gives you asense of the inspiring work that heroic doctors, researchers, and aid workersare doing to prevent the very thing we’re all going through right now.”

And if that’s not enough, it seems he likes to spend downtime with his philanthropic wife, Melinda, watching some of our personal faves, including This Is Us and Ozark.

Asked what’s next on his

must-watch list, Gates said “And I’m planning to finally watch I, Claudius—a 1970s BBC seriesset during the Roman empire—after reading a rave review in The Economist. I’ve read a lotabout the Roman times, but this series sounds like an interesting look at theera.

“On the much more escapist front,

a few weeks ago I re-watched one of my favourite movies, Spy Game, starring Robert Redfordand Brad Pitt. It has lots of good surprises, so I don’t want to spoil the plotfor you. Not a lot of people have heard of SpyGame, but I’ve probably seen it 12 times.”

So just in case you thought the

life of the rich and famous is different from our own, it’s not (if you can

ignore the riches and fame).