Netflix Confirms 11 Hit Shows Returning in 2026 and Teases What’s Still To Come in 2025

Netflix has just released its latest financial earnings. While these updates aren’t quite as exciting as they once were—since the company stopped reporting subscriber numbers—and much of the coverage overlaps with what we report on What’s on Netflix and elsewhere, the Letter to Shareholders and follow-up video interview still offered plenty of insight. The streamer reiterated and confirmed what’s still to come in 2025 and gave an early preview of the buzziest titles slated for 2026.

In a note to investors, Netflix highlighted its remaining 2025 releases. Many of the titles on the list aren’t surprises, as several have already received release dates and first looks, with some even out by now, but there were a few unexpected additions.

Let’s dive into the 47 titles mentioned in Netflix’s Q3 letter that are still due out in the remaining months of this year:

Returning Seasons

• Culinary Class Wars (Season 2)
• Delhi Crime (Season 3)
• Emily in Paris (Season 5)
• Envious (Season 3)
• Love is Blind (Season 9)
• Nobody Wants This (Season 2)
• Selling Sunset (Season 9)
• Squid Game: The Challenge (Season 2)
• Stranger Things (Final Season)
• The Accident (Season 2)
• The Believers (Season 2)
• The Diplomat (Season 3)
• The Witcher (Season 4)

New Series

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• Death by Lightning
• Heweliusz
• Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will (Mexico)
• Last Samurai Standing (Japan)
• Physical: Asia (South Korea)
• Single Papa (India)
• Simon Cowell: The Next Act
• The Beast in Me (starring Matthew Rhys and Claire Danes)
• The Monster of Florence (Italy)

Films

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• A House of Dynamite (Kathryn Bigelow)
• Ballad of a Small Player (Edward Berger, UK)
• Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro)
• Jay Kelly (Noah Baumbach, starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler)
• Raat Akeli Hai 2 (India)
• The Perfect Neighbor (documentary)
• Train Dreams
• Troll 2 (Norway)
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson)

Live Events

• Jake Paul vs. Gervonta “Tank” Davis (Boxing Match, November 14)
• NFL Christmas Gameday Doubleheader (Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders, Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings)

Kids & Family

• Gabby’s Dollhouse (new season)
• In Your Dreams (animated film)
• Mark Rober’s Experiments
• Sesame Street
• Two new Dr. Seuss shows

Stand-Up Comedy Specials

• Kevin Hart
• Leanne Morgan
• Matt Rife
• Ricky Gervais
• Tom Segura

Games

• Boggle Party
• LEGO® Party!
• Pictionary: Game Night
• Tetris Time Warp

An Early Preview of What’s Coming in 2026

Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO, also teased Netflix’s most hyped 2026 returning hits list during the Q3 2025 Earnings interview, which was streamed a few hours after Netflix’s results for the quarter were released. As per usual, Sarandos was keen to rattle off a list of upcoming shows and movies from their slate.

• Bridgerton (Season 4) – Just confirmed for a split release in both January and February 2026.
• Beef (Season 2) – We’re hearing this is eying a late Spring release.
• Emily in Paris (??) – This could be a mispeak, given that season 5 is due out in December 2025, or did he confirm season 6?
• One Piece (Season 2) – Expected early in the year.
• Outer Banks (Season 5) – Another confirmation of the final season due on our screens in 2026.
• Virgin River (Season 7) – Already suspected not to release until next year, the feel-good drama is now definitely confirmed for 2026.
• The Gentlemen (Season 2) – Just wrapped filming with the Guy Ritchie UK return, promising a bigger and better second outing.
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 2) – At long last, the return of the live-action adaptation of the Nickelodeon series.
• Running Point (Season 2) – Currently still in production, the comedy series is set to make its grand return next year.
• Ginny and Georgia (Season 4) – Just recently getting into production, Ted confirmed a 2026 return for the drama.
• Lupin (Season 4) – The French epic with Omar Sy is set to return after a long hiatus in 2026.

They weren’t the only mentions for 2026 releases, either. Sarandos also rattled off some brand new shows coming up in 2026, including:

Movies also got a mention too, with the following cited for a 2026 return:

• Greta Gerwig’s Narnia – The first Narnia movie to come from Greta Gerwig, confirmed for a Christmas 2026 release. Expected to be titled Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.
• Here Comes the Flood – starring Denzel Washington
• Animals – directed by Ben Affleck
• Apex – action film starring Charlize Theron
• The Rip – Starring both Matt Damon and Ben Affleck- is confirmed for a January release.
• Office Romance – rom-com with Jennifer Lopez
• People We Meet on Vacation – rom-com based on Emily Henry’s book – confirmed for a January 2026 release.
• Quasimodo – an epic French film
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – the much-awaited Peaky Blinders movie with Cillian Murphy

Of course, this scratches the surface of what’s coming up in 2026, and we’ve already been tracking what’s coming up throughout 2026 in our big schedule for the year.

Which of these titles are you looking forward to watching? Let us know in the comments.