Netflix Release Schedule 2026: New Movies and Series Still To Come This Year

If you thought the first half of 2026 was busy, your watchlist is about to get a lot more crowded. As we cross the midway point of the year, Netflix is leaning heavily into its “something for everyone” mantra, balancing massive returning franchises with a surprisingly deep dive into live sports and international prestige dramas.

From the cozy corners of Serenity in Sweet Magnolias to the high-stakes bending of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the summer months are packed with sequels that fans have been white-knuckling for. But the real story of late 2026 might be Netflix’s increasingly confident footprint in live broadcasting. Between NFL Christmas Gameday, MLB specials, and a massive Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rematch, the “Netflix and Chill” vibe is officially making room for “Netflix and Stadium Nachos.”

Beyond the blockbusters, the 2026 slate is arguably the most global we’ve seen to date. With a massive influx of Korean thrillers, Spanish mysteries, and high-budget animation like Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn, the streamer is clearly betting on variety to keep subscribers clicking. Whether you’re here for the final season of The Witcher or the holiday charm of A Dog’s Perfect Christmas, here is your comprehensive guide to everything still to come on Netflix for the remainder of 2026.

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Key Highlights for the Second Half of 2026:

• The Big Sequels: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 2), Enola Holmes 3, and The Gentlemen (Season 2).
• Live Sports: NFL Christmas games, MLB Home Run Derby, and high-profile boxing.
• Award Contenders: New projects starring Robert De Niro, Natalie Portman, and Denzel Washington.
• Final Farewells: Series finales for Heartstopper, The Empress, and The Witcher.

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What’s Coming to Netflix in June 2026

• The Murder of Rachel Nickell– June 4th – UK true-crime documentary.
• Poldi– June 4th – German documentary.
• Night Shift for Cuties (Season 1)– June 4th – Indonesian comedy series.
• The Witness (Limited Series)– June 4th – UK crime drama.
• Mexico 86– June 5th – Satire starring Diego Luna.
• Office Romance– June 5th – Rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein.
• Teach You a Lesson (Season 1)– June 5th – Korean action school drama series.
• The Marked Woman– June 5th – Spanish thriller movie.
• USA 94: Brazil’s Return to Glory– June 7th – Sports documentary.
• Norway: The Dark Horse – June 9th – World cup documentary.
• Colors of Evil: Black– June 10th – Polish crime thriller movie.
• My Family (Season 2)– June 10th – Italian drama series.

• Sweet Magnolias (Season 5)– June 11th – Return of the fan-favorite drama in Serenity, SC.
• The Evil Lawyer (Season 1)– June 11th – Thai legal drama.
• Viral Hit (Season 1)– June 11th – Japanese action/martial arts teen drama.
• I Am Frankelda – June 12th – Acquisition of the stop-motion animated movie endorsed by Guillermo del Toro.
• The Polygamist (Season 1)– June 12th – Zulu telenovela.
• I Will Find You (Miniseries)– June 18th – Crime drama adaptation.
• Voicemails for Isabelle– June 19th – Rom-com starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson.
• Another Self (Season 3)– June 24th – Turkish drama series.
• In the Hand of Dante– June 24th – Drama film starring Oscar Isaac and Jason Momoa.
• The American Experiment – June 24th – Documentary series to celebrate the US’s 250th anniversary.

• Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 2)– June 25th – Live-action fantasy series.
• Chris & Martina: The Final Set – June 26th – Tennis sports documentary.
• Little Brother– June 26th – Comedy movie starring John Cena and Eric André.
• The Rest Is Football– Daily (June & July) – Hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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What’s Coming to Netflix in July 2026

• Enola Holmes 3– July 1st – Millie Bobby Brown returns for a new mystery in Malta.
• Human Vapor (Season 1)– July 2nd – Japanese science fiction horror series.
• Survival of the Thickest (Season 3)– July 2nd – The final season of the comedy drama.
• Sparks of Tomorrow (Season 1)– July 5th – Japanese steampunk anime.
• Little House on the Prairie– July 9th – Western historical drama reboot series.
• MLB T-Mobile Home Run Derby– July 13th – (LIVE) From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
• Quarterback (Season 3)– July 14th – Sports docuseries.
• The Hawk (Season 1)– July 16th – Sports comedy series.
• Heartstopper: Forever– July 17th – Special feature-length finale to the teen drama.
• The Map of Longing (Miniseries)– July 17th – Spanish drama adaptation.

• Ransom Canyon (Season 2)– July 23rd – Romance Western series.
• The Truthers – July 24th – Spanish pyschological thriller film.
• 72 Hours– July 24th – Workplace comedy starring Kevin Hart and directed by Tim Story.

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What’s Coming to Netflix in August 2026

• Alley Cats (Season 1)– August 7th – Adult animated comedy series.
• The Last House– August 7th – Horror thriller movie.
• MLB Field of Dreams Game– August 13th – (LIVE) Minnesota Twins vs. Philadelphia Phillies from Dyersville, Iowa.
• A Child of My Own – August 13th – Documentary from Maite Alberdi about an elaborate fake pregancy.
• Tires (Season 3)– August 13th – Workplace comedy series.
• Don’t Say Good Luck– August 14th – Dramedy starring Melanie Lynskey and Steve Buscemi.
• Moria– August 14th – Swedish biopic.
• Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing – August 19th – Documentary.
• Graveyard (Season 3)– August 28th – Turkish drama series.

• The Whisper Man– August 28th – Thriller starring Robert De Niro.
• One Hundred Years of Solitude (Season 2)– August TBD – Magical realist drama.
• The Ribbon Hero– August TBD – Japanese anime movie based onPrincess Knight.

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What’s Coming to Netflix in September 2026

• Best of the Best – September 18th – Comedy starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Hasan Minhaj.
• Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao II– September 19th – (LIVE) Sports Event.
• Balaraw: Blood Island (Season 1)– September 24th – Filipino folk horror series.

• Lego One Piece (Miniseries)– September 29th – Fantasy action-adventure animation.

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What’s Coming to Netflix in October 2026

• Bass x Machina (Season 1)– October 6th – Steampunk Western animation series.
• Dead-End Job – October 9th – Korean mystery horror fantasy.
• Six Kings Slam– October TBD – (LIVE) Tennis event.

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What’s Coming to Netflix in December 2026

• A Filipino Christmas– December 3rd – Holiday drama anthology series.
• Tantara – December 11th – Korean period drama.
• NFL Christmas Gameday– December 25th – (LIVE) NFL Football.

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What’s Coming to Netflix in Mid / Fall / Late 2026

Because these titles are specifically billed for late in the year or around the holidays, we expect them between September and December.

Late 2026 Movies & Documentaries:

• A Dog’s Perfect Christmas– Holiday drama starring Dennis Quaid.
• Guarding Stars– Holiday romance starring Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki.
• In A Holidaze– Holiday time-loop movie starring Maddie Ziegler and Rob Lowe.
• Quasimodo– Fall 2026 – French film starring Vincent Cassel.
• Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas– Holiday drama.
• Untitled Charles III Documentary

Mid-to-Late 2026 Series:

• A Different World– Late 2026 – Comedy reboot.

• East of Eden– Late 2026 – Drama miniseries.
• Husbands in Action– Mid-2026 – Korean action comedy.

• Lupin (Part 4)– Fall 2026 – Omar Sy returns.
• Mission: Cross 2– Mid-2026 – Korean spy action comedy sequel.
• Mousetrap– Mid-2026 – Korean thriller.
• Notes from the Last Row– Mid-2026 – Korean suspense.
• Our Sticky Love– Mid-2026 – Korean romantic comedy.
• Possible Love– Late 2026 – Korean drama film.
• Pride and Prejudice– Late 2026 – Period drama miniseries.
• Road– Late 2026 – Korean crime drama.
• Take Charge of My Heart– Late 2026 – Korean romantic fantasy.
• The East Palace– Mid-2026 – Korean fantasy period drama.
• The Empress (Season 3)– Late 2026 – The final season of the German historical drama.

• The Gentlemen (Season 2) – Fall 2026 – Next season of Guy Ritchie’s epic.
• The Scandal– Mid-2026 – Korean historical drama.
• Untitled Nick Cannon Docuseries– Late 2026 – Biography.
• Untitled Sara Khorami Medical Drama Series– Late 2026 – Norwegian medical drama.
• Win the Mall– Fall/Late 2026 – Reality competition series.

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TBD 2026 Netflix Original Movies

These movies are confirmed for 2026, but do not have an exact month assigned yet.

• Against the Hurricane– Feature film inspired by the Otis hurricane.
• Animals– Action thriller starring Ben Affleck and Gillian Anderson.
• Campioni– Italian remake of the Spanish hitCampeones.
• El cautivo– New film from Alejandro Amenábar.
• En nombre de otro– Fast-paced Spanish thriller.
• Good Sex– Romance directed by Lena Dunham starring Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo.
• Gracias, equipo– Spanish feature.
• Here Comes the Flood– Romance heist action starring Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson.
• Less of a Stranger– 1980s music biopic about the rock band Lady Pank.
• Love in Slow Motion– Romantic comedy starring Noor Alghandour.
• My Crazy Feminist Girlfriend– Romance film starring Mei Nagano.
• Noi Un Po’ Meglio– Italian romantic comedy.
• One Year to Live, Buy a Man– Japanese romance film.

• Ray Gunn– Animated sci-fi noir from Brad Bird.
• Revenge– Polish comedy about a female-run detective agency.
• Saint– Polish revenge thriller.
• Saturn Return– Relationship drama starring Rachel Brosnahan and Charles Melton.
• Senza Volto– Italian thriller.
• Steps– Animated spin on Cinderella with Ali Wong and Stephanie Hsu.
• Takedown– Feature film starring Alfonso Herrera and Noé Hernández.
• The Adventures of Cliff Booth– David Fincher directs thisOnce Upon A Time in Hollywoodfollow-up.
• The Child– Spanish feature.
• The Final Problem (El problema final)– Spanish feature.

• The Mosquito Bowl– WW2 film starring Nicholas Galitzine and Bill Skarsgård.
• The Storm– Swedish feature film.
• ‘Tis So Sweet– Tyler Perry drama starring Taraji P. Henson.
• Torrente Presidente– Return of the iconic Spanish saga.
• Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Again?– New spin on the franchise.
• Unabomber– Biopic starring Russell Crowe and Jacob Tremblay.
• Until the End (Jusqu’au Bout)– French drama starring Nawell Madani.

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TBD 2026 Netflix Debut Series

These new series are confirmed for 2026 but do not have an exact month assigned yet.

• #Love– Tamil romance drama.
• Akka– Hindi drama.
• Alicia’s Law– Spanish legal drama.
• All The Truth Behind My Lies– Spanish romance drama miniseries.
• Bloody Smart– Mandarin fantasy drama.
• BuyBust: The Undesirables– Filipino action thriller.
• Bytet– Swedish psychological thriller.
• ChiaroScuro– Italian light crime series.
• Chumbak– Hindi comedy.
• Confessions– Mandarin psychological thriller.
• Delusion– Thai crime drama.
• Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?– Japanese comedy.
• Dogman– Mandarin musical drama.
• Doors Closed, Bids Open– Japanese reality series.
• Earle Meets World– Reality series.
• El círculo– Mexican series.
• El otro padre– Series starring Manolo Cardona.
• Empress of Flames– Thai period drama.
• Family Business– Hindi drama.
• Gordon – Spanish-language true crime thriller.
• Hollywood Arts– Teen sitcom /Victoriousspinoff.
• How to Survive Med School– Mandarin drama.
• Legacy– Telugu crime drama.
• Let’s Marry Harry– Dating show.
• Lobo– Spanish historical true crime miniseries.
• Lock Upp– Hindi reality competition.
• Long Vacation– Korean romance drama.
• Love Is Blind: Netherlands– Dating show.
• Love Is Blind: South Africa– Dating show.
• Lovesick – Spanish-language historical drama from Mexico.
• Minerva Academy– Italian teen drama.
• Minimum Wage– Workplace comedy.
• Miracles of the ER– Mandarin medical drama.
• Mis Muertos Tristes– Argentine supernatural series.
• Money Trap: The Karun Treasure– Turkish action comedy.
• Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story– Crime thriller.
• Musafir Cafe– Hindi drama.
• My Brilliant Career– Period drama.
• My Sad Dead– Spanish horror miniseries.
• O Saathi Re– Hindi romance drama.
• Oasis– Spanish teen-thriller.
• Operation Safed Sagar– Hindi military action drama.
• Pacify– Mandarin science fiction action thriller.
• Physical 100: Italy– Physical competition.
• Physical 100: Mexico– Physical competition.
• Plastic Beauty– Japanese drama.
• Prime Time– Deion Sanders sports documentary.
• Quiztopia– Japanese dystopian fiction.
• S&X– Japanese drama.
• Schooled!– Science reality competition.
• Seni Tanıyorum– Turkish thriller.
• Sonra Gözler Görür– Turkish crime drama.
• Sua Mãe Te Conhece?– Portuguese reality competition.
• SuburraMaxima– Italian crime drama.
• Summer of ’36 (L’Été 36)– French murder mystery series.
• Super Subbu– Telugu comedy drama.
• Talaash: A Mother’s Search– Hindi mystery thriller.
• The Arena (L’Arène)– MMA competition series.
• The Body– Coming of age psychological drama.
• The Case– Swedish crime drama.
• The Facade of Love– Korean romance melodrama.
• The Fixers– Mandarin action comedy.
• The Golden Ticket– Reality competition.
• The Other Father– Spanish drama.
• The Riot– Polish thriller inspired by 1989 prison riots.
• Turn of Fate – Italian thriller fka Nemesis.
• Unaccustomed Earth– Drama series.
• Untitled Mauro Mendonça Filho series– Portuguese drama.
• Untitled Newfoundland and Labrador series– Supernatural drama miniseries.
• Untitled Tony Parsons Docuseries– True crime.
• Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai– Hindi thriller.

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Expected Returning Series Coming to Netflix in 2026

• 1670 (Season 3)
• 3 Body Problem (Season 2)
• America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Season 3)
• Badly in Love (Season 2)
• Better Late Than Single (Season 2)
• Black Doves (Season 2)– Confirmed for Winter 2026
• Culinary Class Wars (Season 3)
• Death Inc. (Season 4)
• Dhindora (Season 2)
• Emily in Paris (Season 6)
• Ethos (Season 2)
• Kian’s Bizarre B&B (Season 2)
• Leanne (Season 2)
• Long Story Short (Season 2)
• Love Village (Season 3)
• Medusa (Final Season)
• My Life with the Walter Boys (Season 3)
• Nobody Wants This (Season 3)
• North of North (Season 2)
• Outer Banks (Season 5 – Final Season) – Rumored for July 2026
• Rhythm + Flow Italy (Season 3)
• The Devil’s Plan (Season 3)
• The Diplomat (Season 4)
• The Hunting Wives (Season 2)
• The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On (Season 4)
• The Witcher (Season 5 – Final Season)

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