The streaming service Netflix has already revealed key dates for some films such as People We Meet on Vacation, The Rip, and the much-anticipated followup Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man starring Cilllian
Murphy as Tommy Shelby. Apart from that, Netflix has many A-list stars from Ben Affleck, Robert DeNiro, Denzel Washington, John Cena and Jennifer Lopez gearing up to present their features in the new year. From Greta Gerwig's IMAX film Narnia to the heist thriller Here Comes The Flood, there are plenty of exciting films to tune into this coming year. Get ready to set your watchlist from now.
March
War Machine - March 6Alan Ritchson and Dennis Quaid lead this action film in which an elite team’s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat during the final stage of US Army Ranger selection.
April
Apex - April 24Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana star in the action thriller directed by Baltasar Kormákur about a grieving woman testing her limits in the Australian wilderness when she is suddenly ensnared in a deadly game with a ruthless predator.
May
Remarkably Bright Creatures - May 8Sally Field and Lewis Pullman lead this film adaptation of the best-selling book. Oscar winner Field plays elderly widow Tova who forms an unlikely friendship with a giant pacific octopus Marcellus that lives in the aquarium where she works. Unbeknownst to Tova, Marcellus is on a mission to solve a mystery that will heal the widow’s heart and lead her to a life-changing discovery.
Ladies First - Date TBDThea Sharrock's comedy features Sacha Baron Cohen as a ladies man who gets a real wake-up call when he finds himself in a parallel world dominated by women. He goes head-to-head with a fiery female counterpart (Rosamund Pike) who constantly challenges him.
December
NarniaGreta Gerwig adapts CS Lewis's classic works in this first chapter through Narnia. The film's
rumoured starcast includes Meryl Streep, Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig, and Carey Mulligan, alongside two young newcomers. The film adaptation will also be released in IMAX at the end of the year.
More 2026 Releases
72 HoursKevin Hart plays a forty-year-old executive hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twenty-somethings on a wild three-day bachelor party after he’s inadvertently added to their group text. Marcello Hernandez, Mason Gooding and Teyana Taylor also star in the comedy film.
Enola Holmes 3Millie Bobby Brown
returns in third film of the young detective mystery franchise as Enola Holmes travels to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before. Louis Partridge, Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter are also starring in the film.
The Whisper ManThe mystery thriller finds a widowed crime writer seeking help from his estranged father, a retired former police detective after his eight-year-old son is abducted. He discoves a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.” Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott star in the film directed by James Ashcroft.
11817Directed by Louis Leterrier, the sci-fi thriller stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as a family who are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.
AnimalsBen Affleck stars and directs this thriller about a Los Angeles mayoral candidate drawn into a web of deception after his son is kidnapped and must pay a ransom. Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz and Steven Yeun are also part of the film.
Best of the BestMaitreyi Ramakrishnan plays Maya who joins college’s competitive Bollywood dance team along with her childhood best friends Anjali (Priyanka Kedia). The road to winning the national championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined. Ankur Rathee, Janina Gavankar, Hasan Minhaj and Lilly Singh also star.
Good SexLena Dunham directs this rom-com starring Natalie Portman as a couples’ therapist named Ally who reluctantly begins dating in New York City after a decade in a failed relationship. She meets two men — one in his twenties and one in his fifties — who show her there is no set formula for good sex. Mark Ruffalo, Tucker Pillsbury aka Role Model, and Tramell Tillman also star.
Guarding StarsJared Padalecki plays a no-nonsense bodyguard is assigned to protect a charming action star, played by Leighton Meester over the holidays. Sparks fly and secrets unravel when the two are paired together at Christmas. Andie MacDowell, Walker Hayes, Noah LaLonde are also part of the holiday film.
Heartstopper ForeverKit Connor and Joe Locke
return as Nick and Charlie as the teenage couple prepare for the next stage in their relationship. Directed by Wash Westmoreland, the film wraps Alice Oseman's Heartstopper story after the show's end as Nick prepares to leave for university and Charlie finds new independence at school.
Here Comes The FloodDenzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones headline an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses. The heist thriller is directed by Fernando Meirelles.
Little Brother John Cena plays famous real estate agent whose carefully curated world is upended when his eccentric “little brother” (Eric Andre) unexpectedly reappears. Michelle Monaghan and Chris Meloni also star in the comedy film by Matt Spicer.
México 86Diego Luna leads this comedy that follows Mexico’s improbable bid to host the 1986 World Cup — an audacious, against-all-odds feat made possible only by pure Mexican ingenuity.
The Mosquito BowlPeter Berg directs this war film set after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis play four of America’s top college football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines and prepare for the brutal invasion of Okinawa. They’ll play in a legendary game featuring some of the greatest players in history, a game that, for many, will be the last they ever play.
Office RomanceJennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein are
paired together in the raunchy romantic comedy, directed by Ol Parker, about a secret office romance and the trouble two workaholics get in when they start thinking with their hearts.
Saturn ReturnRachel Brosnahan and Charles Melton star in this Chicago-set romance about love, loss, and life’s complicated turns. Directed by Greg Kwedar, the film follows the couple over a decade from college to adulthood. Kim Dickens, Jean Yoon, David Morse and Will Poulter are also part of the cast.
StepsAli Wong and Stephanie Hsu voice Cinderella's evil stepsisters in this animated feature film directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa. When misunderstood Lilith (Wong) is blamed for hijacking the Royal Ball with a stolen magic wand, she accidentally turns her sister Margot (Hsu) into a frog and leaves the kingdom in the hands of a prince-obsessed mean girl. Now Lilith must team up with Cinderella (and a surprisingly dreamy troll) to save the kingdom, repair the fractured fairytale, and prove that even so-called villains deserve a shot at happily-ever-after.
SwappedThink Freaky Friday but with animales. The animated comedy film directed by Nathan Greno features a small woodland creature (voiced by Michael B. Jordan) and a majestic bird (voiced by Juno Temple) — natural sworn enemies of the Valley — who suddenly swap bodies and must team up to survive the wildest adventure of their lives.
UnabomJanus Metz's drama is inspired by true events and follows Ted Kaczynski’s (Jacob Tremblay) transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Russell Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Shailene Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
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