Netflix has just released its 2026 slate and it’s pretty stacked. What’s more, it isn’t even the full list, as the studio is planning to add more to its lineup as the year progresses. After all, 2026 has only just begun. Happy New Year to us, indeed.

Here’s a look at the highlights of Netflix’s new 2026 slate, alongside all the new images the streamer released to coincide with its announcement, starting with its series offerings. Check the full list below.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2

Season 2 of the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series will hit the streamer this year, but no word yet on exactly when the next part of the saga will be released. That’s definitely something to keep your eyes peeled for in the coming months, but for now, Netflix has given audiences a new exclusive photo to keep them sated until the official drop. It joins several other first-look photos released from the second season, all of which feature Aang, the series’ protagonist who is known as the last surviving Airbender.

Beef

You read that right. The beef is finally back — and no, we’re not talking The Bear. Season 2 of Beef, the breakout hit dramedy starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong from 2023, will finally air this year on the streamer, and we’ve got a release date for the new chapter of the series: April 16. In case you forgot, Yeun and Wong won’t be returning this season, but only because the show is more of an anthology style series where each season features a new story. This time, Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny are in the hot seat, presumably hanging out the side of their best friends’ rides trying to holler at each other, or something like TLC’s prophetic words.

Bridgerton

The queen is back in town, and the ton is, we can only assume, on fire with romance new and old. Bridgerton is back for Season 4, which will be split into two parts, and the streamer has released a new exclusive photo from the new chapter. The new image features Golda Rosheuvel as the inimitable Queen Charlotte looking devastatingly stylish, which means we’re bound to get some great moments this coming season from the series’ best character. Yeah, I said it. The upcoming season, which is set to follow the exploits of Luke Thompson’s Benedict, will air its first half on January 29 and the second part will arrive about a month later on February 26.

Man on Fire

A new drama series called Man on Fire will make its debut on Netflix some time in 2026, and with a cast stacked like this one, it’s hard not to be stoked for it. The adaptation, which is based on A.J. Quinnell’s book series, will be seven episodes long and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll, Bobby Canavale, and Scoot McNairy. So you know it’s gonna be intense — especially considering it's about a former special forces mercenary struggling with PTSD and to get his life back on track when he’s forced back into the game. No word yet on an exact release date, but Netflix has debuted a sneak peek photo of Abdul-Mateen toting a gun, so like I said, it’s gonna be intense!

Sweet Magnolias

Sweet Magnolias is back for its fifth season, and we’ve got a release date! I know all you Serenity residents have been waiting with bated breath, but you only have to wait until June 11. It’s not tomorrow, but at least the season 5 premiere date is now in sight. The streamer also released a first-look photo for the new season, which features stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Heather Headley, and Brooke Elliott, who play a group of lifelong best friends on which the series focuses, embracing against a beautiful outdoor landscape. Is it June yet?

Virgin River

Season 7 of Virgin River is on its way and it’ll be here before you know it. Netflix has announced the release date for the next chapter in the saga based on the best-selling book series by Robyn Carr: March 12. Fans will be able to revisit Alexandra Breckenridge’s Melinda Monroe and her frest start in the town of Virgin River again very soon, but to keep everyone happy until then, the streamer also debuted a first-look image from the season alongside the release date. The picture features Breckenridge’s Melinda standing with costar Martin Henderson as her husband, Jack Sheridan.

Netflix has several major film releases on its slate for 2026 as well. Here’s the skinny on what’s to come.

Enola Holmes 3

Netflix previously announced a third installment in the Enola Holmes film series, which stars Stranger Things breakout Millie Bobby Brown, but they’ve now given fans a new sneak peak photo to get them excited ahead of the film’s summer release. The picture features Brown as Enola sitting on a bed with Louis Partridge as Tewkesbury, Enola’s love interest, holding some sort of small flower in front of her. We don’t have an exact release date yet for the film so it seems some things about this third installment will stay mysterious for a little while — but rest assured, she’s coming to investigate.

Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip

Tyler Perry has a new comedy coming to Netflix this year, and the streamer has revealed exactly when fans can expect it to drop, and it’s actually pretty soon: February 13. Other than that, we still don’t know a ton about the project, which is, of course, written and directed by Perry. He also stars alongside Jermaine Harris and Amber Reign Smith. Unlike most of the other projects on this slate, we don’t have any first-look images for the film, so the synopsis will have to suffice for now: “In an effort to teach him about the real world, Joe takes B.J. on a cross-country college road trip where tensions get high but life-changing lessons are learned.”

Little Brother

John Cena and Eric Andre are teaming up to make us laugh with an all new comedy coming to Netflix sometime this year called Little Brother, in which, you guessed it, an accomplished guy’s weirdo younger brother comes back into his life and shakes things up. Cena is seemingly playing the straight man in this one, with Andre taking on the younger brother role, at least that’s the vibe the first-look photo the streamer has just released. Alongside Cena and Andre, Michelle Monaghan, Chris Meloni, Ego Nwodim, Sherry Cola, and Caleb Hearon star. Matt Spicer, who directed the hilarious Ingrid Goes West, takes the helm on this project, which comes from a screenplay by the guys who wrote Yes Man, Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel. No release date just yet here, but we’ll be waiting.

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Where the Crawdads Sing director Olivia Newman is back with a new drama called Remarkably Bright Creatures, which Netflix has announced a release date for. The movie, which is based on the best-selling book, will be dropping on the platform on May 8. It will star Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, and Colm Meaney in a story about an elderly woman who befriends an octopus at the aquarium where she works and has no idea that very same octopus is dead set on solving a mystery that will change her life. There’s no imagery available for the film just yet, but the synopsis is more than enough to keep us excited for the upcoming release.

Swapped

Nathan Greno, co-director of Tangled, has a new animated adventure on the way called Swapped, formerly titled PooKoo. It’s already an exciting upcoming animated offering knowing it's a buddy comedy with Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple voicing the aforementioned buddies, a woodland creature and a bird, who end up body swapping. But now, Netflix has announced that Tracy Morgan and Cedric The Entertainer will star in the film alongside Jordan and Temple. The streamer has also released new images of both of their characters, respectively: Boogle, a fish voiced by Morgan, and Caloo, a prairie dog-style creature voiced by Cedric. There’s no release date for this film just yet, but it’s coming some time this year.

War Machine

Patrick Hughes, director of The Hitman’s Bodyguard, is back with a new sci-fi action experience called War Machine. The film — which follows an elite team’s training exercise gone wrong during the final stages of US Army Ranger selection — has received a release date from the streamer, which will debut it on the platform on March 6. The movie, which Hughes wrote alongside James Beaufort, will star Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber. No first-look images for this project yet, so it seems we may have to wait the two months to see inside this fight for survival.

Everything announced as coming to Netflix in 2026:

2026 SERIES AND LIVE RELEASE DATES

⬥ HIS & HERS

On Netflix January 8, 2026

⬥ THE BOYFRIEND S2

On Netflix January 13, 2026

⬥ AGATHA CHRISTIE’S SEVEN DIALS

On Netflix January 15, 2026

⬥ THE UPSHAWS, PART 7

On Netflix January 15, 2026

⬥ CAN THIS LOVE BE TRANSLATED?

On Netflix January 16, 2026

⬥ STAR SEARCH

LIVE On Netflix January 20, 2026

Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9pm ET / 6pm PT

⬥ WWE: UNREAL S2

On Netflix January 20, 2026

⬥ QUEER EYE S10

On Netflix January 21, 2026

⬥ FINDING HER EDGE

On Netflix January 22, 2026

⬥ FREE BERT

On Netflix January 22, 2026

⬥ SKYSCRAPER LIVE

LIVE On Netflix January 23, 2026 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET

⬥ MIKE EPPS: DELUSIONAL

On Netflix January 27, 2026

⬥ BRIDGERTON S4 PART 1

On Netflix January 29, 2026

⬥ FORMULA 1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE S8

On Netflix February 2026

⬥ GLITTER & GOLD: ICE DANCING

On Netflix February 1, 2026

⬥ IS IT CAKE? VALENTINES

On Netflix February 4, 2026

⬥ THE LINCOLN LAWYER S4

On Netflix February 5, 2026

⬥ LOVE IS BLIND S10

On Netflix February 11, 2026

⬥ THE NIGHT AGENT S3

On Netflix February 19, 2026

⬥ STRIP LAW

On Netflix February 20, 2026

⬥ BRIDGERTON S4 PART 2

On Netflix February 26, 2026

⬥ BEASTARS FINAL SEASON PART 2

On Netflix March 2026

⬥ THE ACTOR AWARDS PRESENTED BY SAG-AFTRA

LIVE On Netflix March 1, 2026 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET

⬥ ONE PIECE: INTO THE GRAND LINE

On Netflix March 10, 2026

⬥VIRGIN RIVER S7

On Netflix March 12, 2026

⬥ STEEL BALL RUN JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

On Netflix March 19, 2026

⬥ TYLER PERRY’S BEAUTY IN BLACK S2, PART 2

On Netflix March 19, 2026

⬥ MLB OPENING NIGHT LIVE

On Netflix March 25, 2026

⬥ JO NESBØ’S DETECTIVE HOLE

On Netflix March 26, 2026

⬥ DINOSAURS

On Netflix Q1 2026

SPRING 2026

⬥FULL SWING S4

On Netflix April 2026

⬥BEEF S2

On Netflix April 16, 2026

⬥DEVIL MAY CRY S2

On Netflix May 12, 2026

SUMMER 2026

⬥ SWEET MAGNOLIAS S5

On Netflix June 11, 2026

⬥ MLB T-MOBILE HOME RUN DERBY

LIVE On Netflix July 13, 2026

⬥ MLB FIELD OF DREAMS GAME

LIVE On Netflix August 13, 2026

FALL / Q4 2026

⬥ LUPIN S4

On Netflix Fall 2026

⬥ WIN THE MALL

On Netflix Fall 2026

⬥ SIX KINGS SLAM

LIVE On Netflix October 2026

⬥ NFL CHRISTMAS GAMEDAY

LIVE On Netflix December 25, 2026

COMING SOON [ALPHABETICAL]

⬥ 3 BODY PROBLEM S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ A DIFFERENT WORLD

On Netflix 2026

⬥ AGE OF ATTRACTION

On Netflix 2026

⬥ ALLEY CATS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS: DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS S3

On Netflix 2026

⬥ AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ BAKI-DOU: THE INVINCIBLE SAMURAI

On Netflix 2026

⬥ BIG MISTAKES

On Netflix 2026

⬥ BEING GORDON RAMSEY

On Netflix 2026

⬥ BLACK DOVES S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE BODY

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE BOROUGHS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ BOYFRIEND ON DEMAND

On Netflix 2026

⬥ BRAZIL 70

On Netflix 2026

⬥ CALABASAS CONFIDENTIAL

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE CHESTNUT MAN S2: HIDE AND SEEK

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE DIPLOMAT S4

On Netflix 2026

⬥ EAST OF EDEN

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE EAST PALACE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ EMILY IN PARIS S6

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE EMPRESS S3 (Final Season)

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE FOUR SEASONS S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE GENTLEMEN S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE GOLDEN TICKET

On Netflix 2026

⬥ HOLLYWOOD ARTS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ HUMAN VAPOR

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE HUNTING WIVES S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ I WILL FIND YOU

On Netflix 2026

⬥ KYLIE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ LEANNE S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ LET’S MARRY HARRY

On Netflix 2026

⬥ LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ LONG STORY SHORT S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM S4

On Netflix 2026

⬥ LOVESICK

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MAN ON FIRE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MATING SEASON

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MILLION DOLLAR SECRET S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MIS MUERTOS TRISTES

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MONSTER: THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MY BRILLIANT CAREER

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS S3

On Netflix 2026

⬥ NEMESIS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ NOBODY WANTS THIS S3

On Netflix 2026

⬥ NORTH OF NORTH S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE PART 2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ OPERATION SAFED SAAGAR

On Netflix 2026

⬥ OUTER BANKS S5 (Final Season)

On Netflix 2026

⬥ PERFECT MATCH S4

On Netflix 2026

⬥ PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ RAFA

On Netflix 2026

⬥RUNNING POINT S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ SESAME STREET

On Netflix 2026

⬥ SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN

On Netflix 2026

⬥ STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM ‘85

On Netflix 2026

⬥ SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST S3

On Netflix 2026

⬥ TEMPTATION ISLAND S2

On Netflix 2026

⬥ TIRES S3

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE ULTIMATUM: MARRY OR MOVE ON S4

On Netflix 2026

⬥ UNACCUSTOMED EARTH

On Netflix 2026

⬥ UNTITLED KEVIN HART COMPETITION SERIES

On Netflix 2026

⬥ UNTITLED NEWFOUNDLAND PROJECT

On Netflix 2026

⬥ UNTOLD

On Netflix 2026

⬥ VLADIMIR

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE WITCHER S5 (Final Season)

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE WONDERFOOLS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ XO, KITTY S3

On Netflix 2026

2026 FILM RELEASE DATES

WINTER 2026

⬥ PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION

On Netflix January 9, 2026

⬥ ONE LAST ADVENTURE: THE MAKING OF STRANGER THINGS 5

On Netflix January 12, 2026

⬥ THE RIP

On Netflix January 16, 2026

⬥ KIDNAPPED: ELIZABETH SMART

On Netflix January 21, 2026

⬥ COSMIC PRINCESS KAGUYA

On Netflix January 22, 2026

⬥ MIRACLE: THE BOYS OF '80

On Netflix January 30, 2026

⬥ QUEEN OF CHESS

On Netflix February 6, 2026

⬥TYLER PERRY’S JOE’S COLLEGE ROAD TRIP

On Netflix February 13, 2026

⬥ WAR MACHINE

On Netflix March 6, 2026

⬥ PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN

On Netflix March 20, 2026

SPRING 2026

⬥A GORILLA STORY: TOLD BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

On Netflix April 17, 2026

⬥ APEX

On Netflix April 24, 2026

⬥ LADIES FIRST

On Netflix May 2026

⬥ REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES

On Netflix May 8, 2026

SUMMER 2026

⬥ 72 HOURS

On Netflix Summer 2026

⬥ ENOLA HOLMES 3

On Netflix Summer 2026

⬥ THE WHISPER MAN

On Netflix Summer 2026

FALL / Q4 2026

⬥QUASIMODO

On Netflix Fall 2026

⬥ NARNIA

On Netflix December 2026

COMING SOON [ALPHABETICAL]

⬥ 11817

On Netflix 2026

⬥ A DOG’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ ANIMALS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ BEST OF THE BEST

On Netflix 2026

⬥ DON’T SAY GOOD LUCK

On Netflix 2026

⬥ GOOD SEX

On Netflix 2026

⬥ TYLER PERRY’S THE GOSPEL OF CHRISTMAS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ GUARDING STARS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ HEARTSTOPPER FOREVER

On Netflix 2026

⬥ HERE COMES THE FLOOD

On Netflix 2026

⬥ IN A HOLIDAZE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ LITTLE BROTHER

On Netflix 2026

⬥ MÉXICO 86

On Netflix 2026

⬥ THE MOSQUITO BOWL

On Netflix 2026

⬥ OFFICE ROMANCE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ POSSIBLE LOVE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ RAY GUNN

On Netflix 2026

⬥ ROOMMATES

On Netflix 2026

⬥ SATURN RETURN

On Netflix 2026

⬥ STEPS

On Netflix 2026

⬥ SWAPPED

On Netflix 2026

⬥ ’TIS SO SWEET

On Netflix 2026

⬥ UNABOM

On Netflix 2026

⬥ VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE

On Netflix 2026

⬥ TYLER PERRY’S WHY DID I GET MARRIED AGAIN?

On Netflix 2026

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Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.