10 Most Anticipated Netflix Original Movies Of 2026

Netflix has a long list of confirmed original movies coming in 2026, and there are some exciting projects on that list. Although now there are many streaming platforms offering a variety of movies and TV shows, Netflix continues to be one of the biggest and most popular ones, thanks to its wide selection of licensed and original content.

Netflix adds new movies and TV shows to its catalog every week, and there’s always anticipation around its original projects. When it comes to movies, Netflix has a wide variety of projects ready to be released in 2026, from different genres and for different audiences, and some are truly exciting.

The Rip

January 16

Directed by Joe Carnahan, The Rip is an action thriller movie starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The Rip follows a group of Miami cops, among them Lt. Dane (Damon), Sgt. JD Byrne (Affleck) and Detective Numa (Teyana Taylor), who discover a stash of millions in cash. This leads to distrust as others learn of it, making the group question whom they can trust.

The Rip is Netflix's first big movie release of 2026, with a cast with well-known talents like the ones mentioned above, accompanied by others like Steven Yeun, Sasha Calle, Scott Adkins, and Catalina Sandino Moreno. The Rip is also produced by Affleck and Damon, from a script by Carnahan.

War Machine

March 6

War Machine is a sci-fi action movie directed by Patrick Hughes. War Machine follows the final recruits of a special ops boot camp who find themselves in a fight for survival against a deadly force from another world. Starring in War Machine are Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Jai Courtney, and Esai Morales.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

March 20

The acclaimed British historical crime drama TV series Peaky Blinders is coming back with a movie, which serves as a continuation of the show. As such, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man brings back Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, leading a notable cast that includes Tim Roth, Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, and more.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man takes the audience back to Birmingham, 1940, amidst the chaos of World War II. Tommy Shelby returns from self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning to date, forcing him to face his own demons while the future of the family and the country is at stake. On top of that, Shelby will have to choose between confronting his legacy or burning it.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is the beginning of the expansion of the Peaky Blinders franchise, as a sequel series was announced in October 2025, with Murphy returning one more time as Tommy Shelby and also serving as executive producer.

May 8

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a mystery drama movie based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Shelby Van Pelt. Directed by Olivia Newman, Remarkably Bright Creatures stars Sally Field as Tova, a widow working at a local aquarium, where she finds joy again after the dark times she had been going through.

At the aquarium, Tova forms an unlikely bond with a giant Pacific octopus and a wayward young man who’s in town in search of family. With the help of her new friend, Tova uncovers a mystery that leads them to a life-changing discovery and restores their sense of wonder. Also starring in Remarkably Bright Creatures are Lewis Pullman, Kathy Baker, Joan Chen, and Colm Meaney.

Enola Holmes 3

TBD

The third Enola Holmes movie is finally coming to Netflix in 2026. Based on the book series The Enola Holmes Mysteries, by Nancy Springer, the movies follow the title character (played by Millie Bobby Brown), who, in this universe, is the youngest sister of Mycroft (Sam Claflin) and Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill).

Although at the time of writing, plot details about Enola Holmes 3 haven't been revealed, what's known is that it will follow Enola to Malta, where she will find herself involved in her most complex case to date. Accompanying Enola are her famous brother, her love interest Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), Dr. Watson (Himesh Patel), and Moriarty (Sharon Duncan-Brewster).

The Whisper Man

TBD

The Whisper Man is a crime thriller movie based on the novel of the same name by Alex North. Directed by James Ashcroft, The Whisper Man introduces the audience to a widowed crime writer, who, after his eight-year-old son is kidnapped, goes to his estranged father, who is a retired police detective, for help.

In the process of investigating the disappearance of his son, the writer finds a connection between his son’s kidnapping and a decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.” Starring in The Whisper Man are Adam Scott, Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, John Carroll Lynch, Hamish Linklater, and Owen Teague.

Quasimodo

TBD

Netflix’s Quasimodo is a different look at the classic character from Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Directed by Jean-François Richet, Quasimodo takes the audience back to 1830 Paris, on the eve of the July Revolution, to meet the title character, played by Vincent Cassel, in a reimagining of the life of the man said to have inspired Victor Hugo’s character.

Quasimodo, then, sees the character caught between political turmoil and an impossible love, all while the cholera epidemic spreads through Paris. Quasimodo is described as a darker yet historically accurate take on the title character’s story, and very far from the well-known Disney version of Quasimodo.

Narnia

TBD

Narnia is an epic high fantasy movie based on C. S. Lewis’ 1955 novel The Magician’s Nephew, the sixth published and first chronological novel in his The Chronicles of Narnia book series. Directed and written by Greta Gerwig, the novel tells the origin of the magical world of Narnia and follows two children who are tricked into using magic rings to travel to other worlds.

This leads them to witness the creation of Narnia and accidentally bring the evil witch Jadis into this new world. Gerwig’s movie is expected to follow this premise, and it stars Emma Mackey as Jadis, Carey Mulligan as Mabel Kire, David McKenna as Digory Kirke, Beatrice Campbell as Polly Plummer, and Daniel Craig in an undisclosed role.

Good Sex

TBD

Good Sex is a romantic comedy movie written and directed by Lena Dunham. Good Sex introduces the audience to Ally (Natalie Portman), a couple’s therapist turning 40, who spent a decade in a failed relationship. As she enters a new decade in her life, Ally reluctantly begins to explore the New York dating scene.

Ally gets more than she could have expected when she meets two men – one in his 20s and the other in his 50s – through whom she learns that there’s no real formula for good sex. Also starring in Good Sex are Mark Ruffalo, Meg Ryan, Rashida Jones, Tramell Tillman, and Tucker Pullsbury.

Heartstopper Forever

TBD

Heartstopper Forever is a romantic comedy movie that also serves as the series finale of the TV series Heartstopper, based on the graphic novel of the same name. Heartstopper Forever reunites the audience with Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke), who are about to face their biggest challenge yet as Nick prepares to leave for university and Charlie finds new independence at school.

As the reality of a long-distance relationship weighs on Nick and Charlie, their friends also go through their own ups and downs in love and friendship, as they all confront the challenges of growing up. Although it doesn’t have a set release date yet, Heartstopper Forever is confirmed to arrive in 2026.