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Netflix content reductions and expansions

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2026-08-22 18:21 UTC → 2026-08-26 21:21 UTC · added ~~removed~~

Netflix’s August 2026 content reshuffle was followed by a series of large‑scale catalog purges across the summer. In June, the service announced the removal of more than 30 series, including *Kim’s Convenience*, *Blindspot*, *Zoey 101*, and *Sex and the City*, as well as 34 cult titles such as *Gomorra*, *Full House*, and *Degrassi: Next Class*. Licensing expirations prompted the deletion of 36 films—including *Heat*, *Pulp Fiction*, and *Us*—and a further batch of roughly 40 titles in July, featuring the *MonsterVerse* entries, *Godzilla*, *Joker*, and the *Spider‑Man* Sam Raimi trilogy. August saw another extensive round‑out, with movies like *Pretty Woman*, *American Gangster*, *Labyrinth*, and *Ex Machina* leaving the platform, alongside series such as *Fear the Walking Dead* and several anime seasons. As the August purges continued, Netflix announced that Peter Jackson’s *The Hobbit* trilogy—comprising *An Unexpected Journey*, *The Desolation of Smaug*, and *The Battle of the Five Armies*—will be removed from the platform at the end of August 2026. Ongoing library overhauls in late August include the scheduled departure of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-winning film ‘Poor Things’ on September 7, 2026, and the biographical drama ‘The Hurricane’ on September 1, 2026. Other removals include the 2004 film ‘Catwoman’ and several Argentine productions, such as ‘Crane World’, ‘White Elephant’, and ‘Carancho’, slated to leave between August 17 and August 23. While pruning legacy and licensed content, Netflix ~~continued~~ continues to expand its ~~own slate~~ animation and ~~specific genres.~~ trending catalog. The service is set to debut all seasons of ‘One-Punch Man’ in the USA starting August ~~lineup included~~ 25, 2026. Current trending titles include the Mexican thriller *The ‘La captura’, ‘Back to Black’, ‘The Last ~~House*, the romantic drama *Spoiler Alert*,~~ Wave’, and ~~a focus on Black‑centered content. New August additions also included the~~ ‘Do Not Disturb’. The animation ~~film *The Ribbon Hero*, the *Fate* series, and series~~ library remains bolstered by titles such as *Chicago P.D.* and *Murder in a Small Town*. To bolster its animation library, Netflix unveiled an extensive upcoming slate at Anime NYC 2026. Key upcoming projects include a new WIT Studio adaptation of ‘The One Piece’ set for February 2027, a ‘LEGO One Piece’ special ‘Pluto’, ‘Cowboy Bebop’, ‘Attack on September 29, 2026, and second seasons of ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ (October 2026), ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ (January 2027), and ‘Sakamoto Days’ (January 2027). Other scheduled titles include ‘Bass X Machina’ Titan’, and ~~‘Fool Night’.~~ Studio Ghibli licenses.

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