New Movies Coming to Netflix in 2026

2026 is going to be yet another busy year for Netflix Film. The streamer has already confirmed a number of 2026 titles, and below, we’ll walk you through all the three dozen-plus movies we suspect could be or are expected to be released back on production schedules. 

A few quick qualifiers before we get into it. Rather than delve into Netflix’s entire movie development slate —which we’ve done before, takes forever, and doesn’t account for the many that won’t see the light of day —we’re going to focus on movies we think will be out in 2026. That’s because we either know they’re in post-production, in production, or will have commenced production by the end of this year and perhaps even in early 2026.  

Also, most importantly, this list is highly subject to change and is based on our decade-plus of research and coverage of Netflix. Things are subject to change, and we’re also not able to list all the movies we know are coming. We’re expecting a list from Netflix itself through Next on Netflix (assuming it returns in early 2026), so we’ll update this post then with the updated information.

Finally, to keep this list manageable, we’re sticking to just English-language movies. 

For more on what’s coming to Netflix throughout 2026, keep an eye on our full release calendar for the year here.

Without further ado, let’s get into it:

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11817

Director: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Gabriel Barbosa, Noah Alexander Sosnowski, Emma Ho, Riley Chung
Genre: Sci-fi, Horror

11817 is a contained survival thriller about a family of four who wake up to find their house completely sealed from the outside, with no explanation and no escape route. As food and supplies begin to dwindle, fear turns to paranoia. The threat outside is unknown, but the pressure inside grows just as dangerous. Directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Chernin Entertainment, 3 Arts, and Rocket Science, the film was shot in London in spring 2025. 

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72 Hours

Director: Tim Story
Cast: Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Mason Gooding, Teyana Taylor, Ben Marshall, Zach Cherry, Kam Patterson
Genre: Action, Comedy
Status: Post-production, might release in 2026

72 Hours is a workplace comedy about a middle-aged executive whose career is hanging in the balance. When he’s accidentally added to a group chat planning a wild bachelor party for a bunch of twenty-somethings, he decides to join them in a last-ditch attempt to prove he’s still relevant. The setup promises chaos: generational clash, misguided confidence, and the sinking realization that trying too hard can be its own punchline.

The film is directed by Tim Story and produced by Kevin Hart, John Davis, Will Packer, and the Cobra Kai team of Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg. Shot in New Jersey and Miami in the summer of 2025, it carries the tone of raunchy party comedy mixed with a touch of midlife crisis humility. With Hartbeat and Counterbalance involved, expect high-energy ensemble humor, emotional undercurrents about identity and aging, and at least one scene where someone deeply regrets tequila.

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A Dog’s Perfect Christmas

Director: Cathryn Michon
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Milo Ventimiglia, Brooke Lena Johnson, Jennifer Tilly, Ethan Loomis, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Mary Steenburgen
Genre: Drama, Christmas
Status: In production, might release in 2026

A Dog’s Perfect Christmas is a new holiday film told from the perspective of Winstead, a senior basset hound who has quietly watched over the Goss family for years. When the family matriarch is unexpectedly placed in an induced coma, the household begins to fall apart. Winstead, alongside a grandfather and a teenager trying to keep things together, finds help in the form of Ruby, an energetic young corgi whose arrival shakes up the home at just the right moment. It is a warm, family-centered story that mixes grief, hope, and a lot of canine heart.

The film is directed by Cathryn Michon and co-written with W. Bruce Cameron, whose previous dog-centered novels inspired films like A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey. Dennis Quaid, Milo Ventimiglia, Brooke Lena Johnson, Jennifer Tilly, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Ethan Loomis, and Mary Steenburgen lead the cast. Filming is underway in Vancouver with a likely holiday 2026 release window.

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Apex

Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, Eric Bana, Bessie Holland
Genre: Action, Thriller
Status: Confirmed for 2026

Shot in Australia from February through May 2025 across multiple locations, this new survival thriller sees Charlize Theron lead her second Netflix action film, following the two The Old Guard entries. Chernin Entertainment produces it and follows a grieving woman called Sasha seeking solace in the wilderness, only to find herself ensnared in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer.

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Animals

Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Adriana Paz, Ray Fisher, Mark Kassen, Christopher Woodley
Genre: Crime Drama, Thriller
Status: Confirmed for 2026

Another movie that Ted Sarandos called out for release in 2026 will be one of two Ben Affleck movies set to launch this year, though we suspect this will be much later. Filmed in Los Angeles in the Spring of 2025, Affleck will also direct this film, which centers on a mayoral candidate and his wife resorting to extreme measures to reunite with their kidnapped son. 

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Bad Day

Director: Jake Szymanski 
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Ed O’Neill, Danielle Brooks, John Higgins, Rhenzy Feliz, Jessica Belkin, Emma Victoria Pearson, Sam Richardson, Ben Schwartz, K Callan, Ayden Mayeri, Mark Duplass, Rob Corddry
Genre: Action, Comedy
Status: In production through December 2025, might release in 2026

Bad Day is an action-comedy centered on a single mom who is just trying to keep one small promise to her daughter. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. What should be a simple task spirals into the worst day imaginable, sending her through escalating chaos, unexpected detours, and the kind of absurd situations only parenthood can deliver. The premise leans into both sentiment and slapstick, with the emotional drive clear: sometimes showing up for someone you love means surviving absolute madness. Directed by Jake Szymanski and produced by Netflix and Good One Productions, the film is being shot in New Jersey and New York. 

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Best of the Best

Director: Lena Khan
Cast: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Janina Gavankar, Hasan Minhaj, Lilly Singh, Nico Greetham, Saara Chaudry, Chris Silcox, Sasha Bhasin, Chaneil Kular
Genre: Comedy
Status: Post-production, could release in 2026

Formerly titled For The Culture and previously set up at Amazon MGM, Best of the Best dives into the high-pressure world of collegiate Bollywood dance teams. While specific plot details are still being kept under wraps, the premise centers on students competing for prestige, pride, and personal identity within an intensely competitive circuit. Expect a mix of choreography, campus friendships and rivalries, and the emotional stakes of proving yourself both onstage and off.

The film was shot in New Jersey in late summer 2025 and is produced by Netflix alongside 186K Films and Rideback. With its focus on college life and dance culture, it looks positioned to join titles like Work It and Feels Like Ishq that blend youthful romantic energy with performance-driven storytelling.

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Doing Life

Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Naomi Baker, Jay Reeves, Karen Obilom, Jasmine Sargent, Danielle Moné Truitt
Genre: Drama
Status: Was in production in early 2025, expected 2026 release.

One of many upcoming Tyler Perry projects is Doing Life, set to be headlined by Tamberla Perry and Joyce Glenn. The logline reads, “A struggling single mom’s path crosses with a former prisoner seeking redemption, leading them to discover strength in their unlikely connection.”

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Don’t Say Good Luck

Director: Julia Hart
Cast: Sunny Sandler, Melanie Lynskey, Max Greenfield, Stephanie Beatriz, Bebe Neuwirth, Steve Buscemi, Jack Champion
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Status: Post-production, could release in 2026

Both of Adam Sandler’s kids are getting star vehicles on Netflix in due course, with both in similar genres and filming windows in late 2025. Sunny Sandler will be headlining this particular entry as Sophie Birenbaum, who is hoping and is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until suddenly she’s living with even more drama at home than on the stage.

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Enola Holmes 3

Director: Philip Barantini
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, Louis Partridge, Himesh Patel, Helena Bonham Carter, Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Genre: Action, Mystery
Status: Post-production, expected to release in 2026

Enola Holmes 3 sees Millie Bobby Brown return as the spirited young detective, now drawn into a case that takes her from London to the shores of Malta. The mystery is described as more personal and more dangerous than any she has tackled before, placing her ambitions as a sleuth in direct conflict with her growing emotional world. 

Philip Barantini directs, with Legendary and Netflix once again backing the series. Shot across the United Kingdom and Malta in mid-2025, the film brings back familiar creative voices, including writer Jack Thorne and producers Mary Parent and Alex Garcia, with Millie Bobby Brown also returning as a producer. 

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Fight for ’84

Director: Andres Baiz
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Malachi Beasley, Shea Whigham, Dan Perrault, Will Chase, Algee Smith, Jamir Cope, Mitchell Edwards, Al-Shabazz Jabateh, Tre McBride, Xavier Mills, Adrian Martinez, Javier Bolanos
Genre: Sports, Biopic
Status: In production through December 2025. Might release in 2026.

Fight for ’84 is a sports drama based on the true story of the U.S. Olympic boxing team in the aftermath of the tragic 1980 plane crash that killed the athletes originally set to compete. The film follows a coach brought in to rebuild the team from scratch, pushing a new group of fighters to rise to the moment and carry the weight of a legacy that was stolen. Directed by Andrés Baiz and produced by Grand Electric, Night Owl, Move Films, WeBros, and Jamie Foxx, among others, the film is shooting in New Jersey. 

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Good Sex

Director: Lena Dunham
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Role Model, Rashida Jones, Meg Ryan, Tramell Tillman
Genre: Romance
Status: Post-production, might release in 2026, originally set for 2027

After Lena Dunham’s debut on Netflix with the series Too Much, she’ll be returning in due course with another title in the romantic comedy space. The story focuses on Ally, a successful couples therapist who hits forty and realizes her own love life is in shambles. Fresh out of a decade-long relationship, she is thrown back into dating by her best friend and finds herself pulled between two very different men. 

Written, directed, and produced by Lena Dunham, with Natalie Portman also producing, the film was shot in New York and New Jersey in the summer of 2025. Netflix acquired it for a significant price from CAA and FilmNation Entertainment. This was originally set to hit theaters in 2027, but that was before Netflix jumped on it. Whether it gets pushed up is unclear. 

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Heartland

Director: Shana Feste
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Carter Faith, John Hawkes, Garrett Hedlund, Jennifer Nettles, Ross Lynch, Ben Dickey
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Status: In production through late November 2025, might release in 2026

Heartland is a crime thriller set against the world of country music. It follows a former star who has retreated from fame, only to be pulled back into Nashville when her niece goes missing. To find her, she has to confront the life she walked away from and move through the city’s darker corners, where talent, ambition, and exploitation are often tangled together.

Directed and written by Shana Feste and produced by Chernin Entertainment and Sandbox Entertainment, the film is shooting in Atlanta and Nashville. It blends mystery with music industry drama, centering on a woman forced to reckon with both her past and the place that shaped her.

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Heartstopper: Forever

Director: Wash Westmoreland
Cast: Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Joseph Balderrama, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, William Gao, Rhea Norwood, Tobie Donovan, Oliver Maltman, Jenny Walser, Raiko Gohara, Cormac Hyde-Corrin, Kizzy Edgell, Ash Self
Genre: Romance, Drama
Status: Post-production, expected in 2026

For three seasons, Heartstopper swept the world with its incredible storytelling of the relationship between Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring, based on the works of Alice Oseman. Set to return for one final outing and going out with a bang, the series is set to return with a big movie. It was shot in the UK in the Summer of 2025 and will see Nick head to university and Charlie settle into school life, the strain of distance tests their relationship. Both they and their friends must navigate shifting feelings, new independence, and the changes that come with growing up.

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Here Comes the Flood

Director: Fernando Meirelles
Cast: Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, Daisy Edgar-Jones
Genre: Heist, Romance, Action
Status: Confirmed for 2026

Here Comes the Flood is shaping up to be one of Netflix’s big, glossy heist romances. Directed by Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and produced by Simon Kinberg, the film follows an Iraq War veteran who takes a job as a security guard for the ultra-wealthy, only to be recruited by an international thief for a major bank robbery. Things get complicated when he falls for a teller inside the target bank, placing him directly between desire and duty. It is framed less as a high-tech caper and more as a character-driven story about choosing who you want to be when the stakes are personal.

It’s in production from early Fall and shooting across New York, New Jersey, and on location in Morocco, and will wrap in early 2026. With production running from mid-fall 2025 into early 2026, this one is being positioned as a prestige thriller with emotional weight. Ted Sarandos called out the movie as one of the titles in 2026’s movie slate. 

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Just Picture It

Director: Lee Toland Krieger
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Margo Martindale, Julian Dennison, Idina Menzel, Brec Bassinger, Gabriel LaBelle, Amrit Kaur, Anthony Keyvan, Andrea Frankle, Scott Kasics, Victoria Blade
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Status: Post-production, could release in 2026

Just Picture It is a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist, centered on two carefree college students who suddenly start receiving photos on their phones that show them ten years in the future. The images paint a life where they are happily married with kids, despite the fact that they have never actually met. What follows is a mix of curiosity, panic, and possibility as they try to figure out whether fate is nudging them together or if the future can be rewritten.

Directed by Lee Toland Krieger and produced by Millie Bobby Brown alongside PCMA and Roth Kirschenbaum Films, the movie was shot across Atlanta and surrounding Georgia locations in the Fall of 2025. It officially wrapped in mid-October. 

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Ladies First

Director: Thea Sharrock
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Emily Mortimer, Charles Dance, Fiona Shaw, Tom Davis, Weruche Opia
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Status: Post-production since early 2025, expected in 2026.

Serving as a gender-flipped relationship comedy based on the French film Je Ne Suis Pas Un Homme Facile. The story follows a smug, unapologetic womanizer who wakes up in a parallel world where women hold all the power. Offices, politics, dating dynamics, daily expectations: everything is inverted. When he meets a sharp and ambitious woman who mirrors his own behavior back at him, he is forced to reconsider what confidence, desire, and respect actually mean. It filmed in the United Kingdom from November 2024 through January 2025. 

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Little Brother

Director: Matt Spicer
Cast: John Cena, Eric André, Christopher Meloni, Ego Nwodim, Sherry Cola, Caleb Hearon, Ben Ahlers, Michelle Monaghan
Genre: Comedy
Status: Post-production, expected in 2026

Little Brother is a relationship comedy about a high-profile real estate agent whose perfectly managed life starts to unravel when his unpredictable younger brother suddenly shows up. The setup promises sibling rivalry, old resentments resurfacing, and the kind of chaos that exposes how much of adulthood is held together by routine and image. Directed by Matt Spicer and produced by David Bernad and Ruben Fleischer, the film was shot in New Jersey and New York in the summer of 2025.

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Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew 

Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: David McKenna, Beatrice Campbell, Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, Denise Gough
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Status: Confirmed for late 2026

Easily one of, if not the biggest, movies of the year is undoubtedly the long-awaited and much-discussed Narnia movie from Greta Gerwig. If you can believe Netflix has now had the rights to adapt Narnia for eight years, and while we would’ve obviously liked to have seen something sooner, we’ll finally get our wishes by the end of 2026, with a planned IMAX release before the movie hits Netflix for Christmas. 

Set to adapt the first canonical entry in the Narnia novels by C.S. Lewis and a prequel to the main books, the film will introduce the creation of Narnia through the accidental intervention of two children, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer, and a wicked sorcerer, Jadis. The story explains the origins of the White Witch, the wardrobe, and the lamppost, culminating in Aslan’s creation of the magical world.

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Office Romance

Director: Ol Parker
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Brett Goldstein, Betty Gilpin, Edward James Olmos, Tony Hale, Bradley Whitford, Amy Sedaris
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Status: Confirmed for 2026 Release

Office Romance is a workplace rom-com centered on Jackie, the no-nonsense CEO of Air Cruz, who enforces a strict no-dating rule within the company. That policy gets tested when a charming new lawyer joins the team and sparks fly. The film leans into the classic setup of professional boundaries meeting undeniable chemistry, with the tension of corporate stakes, reputation, and personal vulnerability all tangled together. Directed by Ol Parker and produced by Jennifer Lopez, the film was shot in New Jersey in Spring 2025 and comes from Nuyorican Productions and Ryder Picture Company. 

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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Director: Steven Knight (likely)
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo
Genre: Crime, Historical, Drama
Status: Confirmed for 2026

It has now been more than three years since Peaky Blinders concluded its run on the BBC. Throughout its six seasons, Netflix served as the exclusive international distributor. Although confirmation took a long time, Netflix is once again teaming up on what was initially believed to be a feature film designed to wrap up the story. Originally expected to arrive in 2025, the film, titled Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, will finally see Cillian Murphy return as Tommy Shelby.

Given the movie just got officially rated, we suspect it won’t be too long into 2026 before we have to wait to watch the long-awaited follow-up. As you may also know, Netflix and the BBC are also going behind the film with two new seasons focusing on a new generation, which are also in the works. 

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People We Meet on Vacation

Director: Brett Haley
Cast: Tom Blyth, Emily Bader, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil, Lucien Laviscount, Lukas Gage, Tommy Do, Miles Heizer, Alice Lee, Alan Ruck, Molly Shannon
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Status: Confirmed for release on January 9th, 2026

Serving as one of the first romantic comedies for 2026 is People We Meet on Vacation, a movie that’s had a lot of buzz about it thanks to the passionate following of not only the main Cast involved but also the loyal following of the author of the book the movie is based on, Emily Henry. 

Filmed in late 2024, the movie has already released a trailer and several first-look images, featuring Tom Blyth as Alex and Emily Bader as Poppy. The story follows two best friends who live in different cities and lead very different lives, yet reunite every summer for a vacation together. Despite their close bond, they have never crossed the line into romance. This year, that long-standing question of why not gets put to the test.

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Ray Gunn

Director: Brad Bird
Genre: Animation

The incredibly talented Brad Bird, known for titles like The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and The Iron Giant, is working on a new animated movie for Skydance Animation that was initially expected to land in 2026. It’s being co-written by Matthew Robbins and brings to life the story of the last human private detective in a futuristic world inhabited by humans and aliens.

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Director: Olivia Newman
Cast: Lewis Pullman, Kathy Baker, Sally Field, Beth Grant, Laura Harris, Colm Meaney, Meghan Heffern, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Joan Chen
Genre: Drama

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a drama based on Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel, following a widowed night janitor who works alone at a small-town aquarium. Her quiet routine changes when she forms an unexpected connection with a giant Pacific octopus, a creature far more observant than anyone realizes. As their bond deepens, the octopus becomes a catalyst for her to confront the decades-old disappearance of her son, pulling her into a mystery that has shaped her entire life. It was filmed in Vancouver in spring 2025; the adaptation is produced by Anonymous Content and Night Owl for Netflix.

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Roommates

Director: Chandler Levack
Cast: Sadie Sandler, Sarah Sherman, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Chloe East, Storm Reid
Genre: Comedy
Status: Post-production, expected in 2026

Serving as the second Sandler daughter star vehicle, Roommates is a college-set comedy about Devon, an eager freshman who believes she’s found the perfect new best friend when she asks the effortlessly cool Celeste to split a dorm room with her. What begins as an ideal start to campus life slowly unravels into a quiet war of side-eye, subtle sabotage, and mounting passive aggression as expectations and personalities clash under one very small roof. Directed by Chandler Levack and produced by Happy Madison, the film was shot in New Jersey in the summer of 2025. 

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Saturn Return

Director: Greg Kwedar
Cast: Charles Melton, Rochel Brosnahan, Will Poulter 
Genre: Drama
Status: In production through December 2025, could release in 2026

Saturn Return is a relationship drama originally set up at Neon about two people who once loved each other deeply and are forced to confront what remains of that bond after years apart. Eve and Anders dated for a decade, but life moved them in different directions. When they reunite at Anders’s father’s funeral, old feelings resurface. Directed by Greg Kwedar and produced by Plan B Entertainment, the movie is filming in Chicago in late 2025. 

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Steps

Director: Alyce Tzue
Cast: TBA
Genre: Animation
Status: In production, expected in 2026

One animated movie that’s been bubbling away for the past few years and should finally surface in 2026 is Steps, a new family animated feature film from Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci. Produced by Amy Poehler, Kim Lessing, and Jane Hartwell, the movie is a new spin on the classic Cinderella story, focusing on two stepsisters who are overlooked for marriage by the prince and embark on an epic journey, realizing that their own perfect fairytales might be different from what they originally thought. 

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Swapped

Director: Nathan Greno
Cast: TBA
Genre: Animation
Status: Confirmed for 2026

Previously known as Pookoo, this movie comes from Netflix’s output deal with Skydance Animation and the director of Tangled and the writer of Meet the Robinsons. The synopsis reads, “A small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of The Valley, that magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime.”

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The Adventures of Cliff Booth

Director: David Fincher
Cast: Brad Pitt, Scott Caan, Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Carla Gugino, JB Tadena, Corey Fogelmanis
Genre: Drama 
Status: Confirmed for release in 2026, expected in the summer

One of Netflix’s most secretive projects in its history, The Adventures of Cliff Booth continues the story first introduced in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, this time shifting the focus to Brad Pitt’s stuntman-turned-folk-hero. Plot specifics are tightly guarded, but the project is framed as a sequel that expands on Cliff’s legend. David Fincher directs from a script by Quentin Tarantino, with production taking place across Los Angeles from late 2025 into early 2026. Positioned as a major Netflix release with a sizable budget, the film is also rumored for a meaningful theatrical release. 

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The Boy in the Iron Box

Director: David Prior
Cast: Kevin Durand, Rupert Friend, Jaeden Martell, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Aksel Hennie, Arnas Fedaravicius, Julian Kostov, Chris Petrovski, Eugene Prokofiev
Genre: Horror
Status: In production through January 2026, might release next year.

The Boy in the Iron Box is a horror feature adapted from a six-part story by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro. After a group of mercenaries crash-lands on a remote snow-covered mountain, they take shelter in an abandoned fortress to escape a pack of wolves. Inside, they discover a chained, sealed box hidden in a pit. Once opened, the men realize they are not alone in the dark, and something ancient and violent has been released.

Directed and written by David Prior, with Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale producing, the film is being shot in Toronto throughout the winter.

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The Last Mrs. Parrish

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Isabel May, Jennifer Lopez, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Pierson Fode, Debi Mazar, Scarlett Spears, Denis O’Hare, Paisley Day Herrera, Matilda Szydagis, Iván Amaro Bullón, Chyril Paulann, Frank Harts, Renata Friedman
Genre: Thriller
Status: In production through November 2025, may release in 2026

Previously set up as an Amazon series, Jennifer Lopez will instead be leading this feature film adaptation of the famous novel by Lynne and Valerie Constantine, who both serve as EPs. The new psychological thriller is about a con artist who sets her sights on a wealthy, seemingly perfect couple. She befriends the glamorous wife and begins an affair with the husband, believing she can take over the wife’s place and claim the luxurious life for herself. But as she becomes more deeply entangled in their world, she discovers that the marriage she idealized is far darker and more complicated than she ever imagined. Produced by 3dot Productions and Nuyorican Productions, the movie is filming in New Jersey and New York beginning in September 2025.

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The Mosquito Bowl

Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Brent Comer
Genre: Sports, Drama, Period
Status: Filming through late October, might release in 2026

The Mosquito Bowl is a World War II drama based on Buzz Bissinger’s nonfiction book, following four celebrated college football stars who enlist in the Marines after Pearl Harbor. As they train for the invasion of Okinawa, the players take part in an informal but legendary football game among the troops, a final moment of camaraderie and competition before facing the brutal reality of war. 

Directed and produced by Peter Berg, who has worked on Netflix with the likes of American Primeval and Spenser Confidential, the movie is filming in Queensland, Australia, with Imagine Entertainment and Film 44. It began production this August and is due to wrap up sometime near Halloween. 

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The Rip

Director: Joe Carnahan
Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sasha Calle, Nestor Carbonell, Lina Esco, Scott Adkins, Kyle Chandler
Genre: Action, Thriller
Status: Confirmed for release on January 16th, 2026

The Rip is a gritty crime thriller led by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, reteaming on-screen and behind the camera through their Artists Equity banner. When a crew of Miami cops stumbles upon millions in cash in a rundown stash house, loyalties begin to erode. Whispers spread, outside players get wind of the score, and a tight-knit unit starts to fracture under greed, pressure, and fear. What begins as a lucky break turns into a test of trust, character, and survival.

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The Whisper Man

Director: James Ashcroft
Cast: Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, Michael Keaton, John Carroll Lynch, Hamish Linklater, Owen Teague, Acston Luca Porto
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Status: Post-production, expected for release in 2026

The Whisper Man is a psychological thriller based on Alex North’s bestselling novel. It follows a grieving father who moves with his young son to the small town of Featherbank, a place still haunted by the memory of a serial killer known as The Whisper Man. When the boy begins hearing faint whispers outside his window, the past and present start to blur, raising the question of whether evil ever truly disappears. Directed by James Ashcroft and produced by AGBO, the film was shot in New Jersey in spring 2025. 

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Unabom

Director: Janus Metz
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, Shailene Woodley, Annabelle Wallis, Alexander Ludwig
Genre: Thriller, Biopic
Status: Post-production, expected for release in 2026

Unabom is a psychological crime thriller tracing the life of Ted Kaczynski, charting his path from a promising Harvard math prodigy to the domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber. Directed by Janus Metz and filmed in Montreal in summer 2025, the film draws from real events and emphasizes both the human and institutional failures that shaped one of the most infamous criminal investigations in modern American history.

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Voicemails for Isabelle

Director: Leah McKendrick
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Nick Robinson, Nick Offerman, Lukas Gage, Harry Shum Jr., Ciara Bravo
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Status: Post-production, expected for release in 2026

Another big rom-com for 2026 is likely going to be Voicemails for Isabelle. After losing her sister, a young woman in San Francisco keeps calling the old number and leaving long, funny, emotional voicemails to feel close to her again. What she does not know is that the number has been reassigned. On the other end, an Austin real estate agent starts receiving these messages from a stranger who is unknowingly baring her soul to him. It was filmed in Vancouver in the summer of 2025. 

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War Machine

Director: Patrick Hughes
Cast: Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, Daniel Webber
Genre: Action, Sci-fi
Status: Post-production, expected for release in 2026

Not to be confused with Netflix’s 2017 Brad Pitt movie of the same name, this new action sci-fi thriller is a collaboration between Netflix and Lionsgate, headlined by Reacher star Alan Ritchson. Filmed in multiple locations across both Australia and New Zealand from Summer 2024 through to the end of the year, the movie follows recruits of a grueling special ops boot camp who encounter a deadly force from beyond this world.

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Why Did I Get Married Again?

Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Richard T. Jones, Jill Scott, Lamman Rucker, Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal, Janet Jackson, Taraji P. Henson

Revealed as production was already underway and caught by paparazzi, Tyler Perry is bringing back Why Did I Get Married with plenty of new and old faces returning from the prior entries. A group of couples reunite in celebration as Marcus and Angela’s daughter prepares to tie the knot. After being apart for quite some time, they learn quickly that as much as things change, they stay the same. Realizing their children have grown up to be so much like them, they must reflect on the examples they’ve set and ask themselves. Shot on location in Italy and at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, the movie could launch in 2026. 

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Of course, Netflix’s development slate goes far beyond what’s been mentioned above here… While we won’t do an exhaustive list (this post is over 5,000 words already), some of the highlights include:

• Big Fix
• Bioshock
• Cujo
• Extraction 3
• Fast and Loose
• Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
• Gears of War
• Ghostbusters Animated Film
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Leo 2
• My Hero Academia
• Red Notice Sequels
• The 99’ers 
• The Council
• The Fifth Wheel
• The Gospel of Christmas
• The Mitchells vs. The Machines 2
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

And again, a few more we can’t talk about! 

What new movie are you looking forward to checking out on Netflix in 2026 (and perhaps beyond) – let us know in the comments down below.