Netflixis removing six of its own original shows and movies in February 2025. In the increasingly uncertain streaming landscape, many streaming services have removed their own originals from their libraries, for a variety of reasons. This includes low viewership, as was the case with Paramount+‘sGrease: Rise of the Pink Ladiesand Disney+‘sWillow. Other reasons include tax write-offs, as has been the case with many Max titles including the cancelledBatgirlmovie, which had wrapped filming and was in post-production but was never released.
Netflix has also removed a number of original titles from its library, though the majority of these have been taken down because of the end of licensing agreements rather than viewership or financial issues. This includes theNetflix Marvel showsin theDefendersuniverse, includingDaredevil,Jessica Jones, andThe Punisher, which are now streaming on Disney+. Even though many shows and movies are distributed by Netflix as originals, their licensing deals don’t all exist in perpetuity, so some are renewed after a set amount of time, though others have had their licenses renewed, likeArrested Development.
Netflix Is Removing Four Shows, Two Movies, And A Comedy Special
The Titles Include Unstoppable And The Coldest Game
There are half a dozenNetflix original showsand movies that will be removed in February.The majority of the content leaving the platform is foreign-language titles, particularly limited series and one-season shows, including the anime showCyborg 009: Call of Justice, the Portuguese family dramaUntil Life Do Us Part, the Chinese dramaHandsome Siblings, and the Mexican road trip seriesUnstoppable. The only two feature-length projects on their way out arethe 2017 Hungarian dramaOn Body and Souland the 2019 Polish thrillerThe Coldest Game.
The Coldest Gamecenters on a chess match between the United States and the Soviet Union amid the Cuban missile crisis and features a performance byIndependence Day’s Bill Pullman.
According to the February update fromWhat’s on Netflix,all six of these titles will be removed from the platform by the end of the month, beginning withOn Body and Soulon February 2 and concluding withUnstoppableon February 28, which is the final day of the month, as 2025 is not a leap year. Also being removed, on February 21, is the 2023 comedy specialSommore: Queen Chandelier, which is the most recent title leaving the platform. See a full breakdown of the titles and their dates of removal below:
On Body and Soul(2017)
What This Means For The Removed Netflix Series
They Could Find New Streaming Homes
Ultimately, it remains to be seen where all of the removedNetflixseries and movies will land. However, as their removal is likely the result of the end of licensing deals,it is possible that the titles could find new streaming homes relatively quickly. At the very least, they may arrive on video on demand platforms in the coming weeks, a fate which has even been the case for some shows that were eliminated because of low viewership, includingParamount+‘sGrease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.
Source:What’s on Netflix
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