The Next On Netflix event was set at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the 29th, and included special guests WWE superstars CM Punk and Rhea Ripley, Guillermo del Toro, Ben Affleck, John Mulaney, Tina Fey, and the Duffer Brothers. It was simultaneously live-streamed across 12 countries where local events were taking place.
Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, presented TV series, films, and games set to premiere in 2025. Sharing highlights from the upcoming slate, she predicted that 2025 could be Netflix’s biggest year ever.
No matter what you’re looking forward to this year, there’s no way to be completely ready for what’s next on Netflix,
Among other titles, the 2025 slate will include:
New Films
- Frankenstein from Academy Award®-winning filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro — a project he’s been wanting to make for 50 years.
“Over the decades, the character has fused with my soul in a way that it has become autobiography. It doesn’t get more personal than this,” Guillermo del Toro
- RIP, a crime thriller starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
“a really fun, engaging ride that keeps you guessing.” Ben Affleck
New Comedies
- Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons, adapted from the 1981 film written by Alan Alda.
“we were able to assemble a cast of beloved comedy actors that could create the same warm, human vibe of the original.” Tina Fey
New Unscripted titles
Beyond Netflix’s current slate of must-watch dating shows and behind-the-scenes sports shows include performance-style shows like Building the Band, and social experiment shows like Million Dollar Secret.
Bajaria also announced that, in the future, members will be able to cast a vote live right from their screen, which will open up new opportunities.
New Live events
Above and beyond the WWE, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the NFL on Christmas Day. Bajaria announced that TUDUM, Netflix’s global fan event, will stream live from Los Angeles on May 31, and that Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, a new weekly one-of-a-kind late-night show, will premiere LIVE on March 12.
“We will be live globally with no delay. We will never be relevant. We will never be your source for news. We will always be reckless,” John Mulaney
New Prestige TV including Death by Lightning from David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Zero Day starring Robert De Niro, Black Rabbit starring and executive produced by Jason Bateman and Jude Law, and The Beast in Me with Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys.
Ben Affleck, CM Punk, Tina Fey, Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria, Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer, Rhea Ripley and John Mulaney.
2025 will also have plenty of Returning Favorites including three of Netflix’s biggest shows ever — Stranger Things, Wednesday and Squid Game. Bajaria revealed that Wednesday just wrapped production, and will be out later this year. She also announced that the final season of Squid Game will debut on June 27.
Talking about the final season of Stranger Things, the co-creators Duffer brothers said:
“This is our biggest and most ambitious season yet.” Ross Duffer
“At the same time, we think it’s our most personal story. It was super intense and emotional to film — for us and for our actors.” Matt Duffer
The Duffer Brothers also talked about two new shows they are executive producing in 2026: The Boroughs and Something Very Bad is Going to Happen.
“We’re gonna be hanging around at Netflix, which has been our home for the past 10 years. We couldn’t ask for better partners. If you want to tell original stories like we do, this is really the place to be.” Ross Duffer
Games
Netflix will offer fans a way to go even deeper into their favorite worlds. With Squid Game: Unleashed on pace to be Netflix’s most downloaded game ever, members can expect to see even more games coming in 2025 based on shows they love, from Ginny & Georgia and Sweet Magnolias to Love is Blind and Single’s Inferno. Bajaria also announced Netflix will be the exclusive home to the iconic WWE 2K video games on mobile starting later this year.
“We’re not just one thing. We’re the best of film, TV, documentaries, stand-up, animation and live events — and we’re doing it in 50 languages.
We’re not afraid to make big bets on compelling voices and new ideas — whether it’s a plot twist, an original story, or a big live moment.
That’s what Netflix is all about. Bold choices. Creativity. Surprises. Fandom. Entertaining the world. That’s what keeps our members coming back week after week, month after month, year after year. And that’s what we’ll be doing in 2025.”
Bela Bajaria
– Next On Netflix Announcement
– Games Announcement
- The iconic WWE 2K games are coming to mobile exclusively for Netflix members beginning Fall of 2025
- Netflix Stories is giving the video game treatment to more beloved series including Ginny & Georgia, Sweet Magnolias, Love is Blind and a new season of Outer Banks.
– Film & Series Announcement (alphabetical)
- A Merry Little Ex-Christmas (Film) on Netflix in Fall 2025
- Adolescence (Series) on Netflix on March 13, 2025
- Death by Lightning (Series) on Netflix in 2025
In Death by Lightning, Michael Shannon plays James Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, and Matthew Macfadyen plays the man who would come to kill him.
Here’s your first look at this epic, stranger than fiction true story also starring Nick Offerman and Betty Gilpin.
- The Diplomat Season 3 (Series) on Netflix in 2025
The Diplomat Season 3 will return with even more political intrigue for stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell.
Allison Janney returns this season and reunites on-screen with Bradley Whitford, who joins the cast this season to play Todd Penn, Grace Penn’s husband!
Judy Blume’s groundbreaking novel reimagined for a new generation. Forever is an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and identity through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018.
Frankenstein, written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, and Christoph Waltz.
- Ginny & Georgia S3 (Series) on Netflix on June 5, 2025
- Happy Gilmore 2 (Film) on Netflix in 2025
Your first look at Adam Sandler back on the green (and introducing Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio as his caddie)
- In Your Dreams (Film) In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure about Stevie (12) and her little brother Elliot (8) who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true… the perfect family.
Previously Untitled Noah Baumbach It’s a heartbreaking comedy from Noah Baumbach starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Laura Dern.
- Katrina: Come Hell and High Water (Documentary Series) on Netflix this August
- Temptation Island (Unscripted Series) on Netflix on March 12, 2025
- The Old Guard 2 (Film) on Netflix on July 2, 2025
Uzo Aduba stars in The Residence, Shondaland’s unpredictable whodunnit set inside The White House.
- The Woman in Cabin 10 (Film) on Netflix in Fall 2025
Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce star in The Woman in Cabin
- Tires Season 2 (Series) on Netflix in 2025
Get a first look at special guest stars Vince Vaughn, Ron White, Thomas Hayden Church, Jon Lovitz, Veronika Slowikowska, and Steph Tolev for season 2 of Tires, starring Shane Gillis.
- Troll 2 (Film) on Netflix in 2025
This time they are prepared, but will a new troll-killing machine keep Norway safe? Troll 2 comes to Netflix 2025.
- Untitled Kathryn Bigelow (Film) on Netflix in Fall 2025
- Vini Junior (Film) on Netflix in 2025
- Wayward (Series)
Toni Collette plays the enigmatic leader of a school for troubled teens in WAYWARD, a new limited series from executive producer, co-showrunner, and star, Mae Martin.
In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.
