There is no better panic than realizing your favorite binge-watch is about to leave Netflix when you thought you had time left. Netflix is set to remove a long list of movies and shows, including Black Lightning, Orphan Black, Rocky, Don’t Breathe and The Fault in Our Stars, from its U.S. library on September 1, 2026, giving subscribers just days to catch up on titles they may have saved for later. With departure notices now appearing, it may be time to go through your watchlist before some hot picks disappear from the streamer. 

September is bringing a fresh wave of changes to Netflix, and a couple of familiar binge-worthy titles are about to disappear from the U.S. library. 

September 1 removals are a mixed bag of movies across decades, genres, and audiences. The lineup features action-packed titles, beloved comedies, horror, drama, family films, and award-winning classics with several recognizable names. There is plenty for subscribers to watch before they leave Netflix, including popular franchises like Creed, Rocky and Zombieland, as well as movies like Little Miss Sunshine, The Big Lebowski, Schindler’s List, Jennifer’s Body and Matilda. 

21 Bridges (2019)

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Airport (1970)

Airport ’77 (1977)

Airport 1975 (1974)

Almost Christmas (2016)

American Graffiti (1973)

Bad News Bears (2005)

Bee Movie (2007)

Burn After Reading (2008)

Crashing (2016)

Creed (2015)

Creed II (2018)

Creed III (2023)

Den of Thieves (2018)

Desperado (1995)

Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story (2024)

Don’t Breathe (2016)

Dracula: Untold (2014)

Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

El Dorado (2000)

Fallen (1998)

Fast & Feel Love (2022)

Goosebumps (2015)

Gridiron Gang (2006)

Home (2015)

Hotel Mumbai (2018)

House on Haunted Hill (1999)

I Can Only Imagine (2018)

Jennifer’s Body (2009)

K-Pax (2001)

Leatherheads (2008)

Legion (2010)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Matilda (1996)

Miracle (2004)

Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

Non-Stop (2014)

Passengers (2016)

Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 (2015)

Pitch Black (2000)

Rocky Balboa (2006)

Rocky (1976)

Rocky II (1979)

Rocky III (1982)

Rocky IV (1985)

Rocky V (1990)

Rookie of the Year (1993)

Rudy (1993)

Schindler’s List (1993)

Scooby-Doo (2002)

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

Searching (2018)

Sniper Legacy (2014)

Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers (1992)

The Big Lebowski (1998)

The Breakfast Club (1985)

The Boss (2016)

The Captive (2014)

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

The Four Seasons (1981)

The Girl on the Train (2016)

The Good Son (1993)

The Green Knight (2021)

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992)

The Hurricane (1999)

The Land Before Time (1988)

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

The Swan Princess (1994)

The Wedding Date (2005)

Trick ‘r Treat (2008)

Trainwreck (2015)

Toro (2016)

Waterworld (1995)

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Zombieland (2009)

Zombieland Double Tap (2019)

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Before you settle in for another binge, you may want to check which series are about to disappear from Netflix, along with the movies. 

The September 1 departures include five series, in a variety of genres and formats, giving subscribers plenty to binge before they are gone. The list includes a mix of licensed titles and a Netflix Original, with some departures boasting full multi-season runs. If you have been holding on to any of these shows for later, you might want to bump them up on your watch list, as the September 1 deadline means there is limited time left to stream them on the platform. 

All About Love (Season 1)

Black Lightning (Seasons 1-5)

Crashing (Season 1)

Oldsters (Season 1)

Orphan Black (Seasons 1-5)

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The reason behind the sudden exits of these popular movies and series comes down to Netflix’s licensing agreements. 

There are many reasons why shows leave Netflix, but one of the biggest reasons is licensing agreements. Netflix usually only licenses a show from another studio or network for a specific amount of time. When that deal expires, Netflix may remove the title if the two sides cannot reach an extension of the rights. Even popular shows are not guaranteed to stay, since the libraries on streaming services are always shifting due to licensing terms, availability, and business decisions. This is also the reason why you sometimes see known titles vanish after a limited run on the platform. 

We are looking at a long list of movies and series leaving Netflix in September, just like many shows and movies left the service in August. So, subscribers might want to take a quick look at their watchlists before the titles go away. There is plenty to catch up on, from popular series to classic films and popular franchises to full seasons of familiar series between now and the removal dates. Titles might not be around forever, as Netflix’s library is subject to change due to licensing agreements.

So, if any of these titles are sitting on your watchlist, now might be the perfect time to press play before they are gone.

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Will you be binge-watching these series and movies before they leave Netflix, or catching them elsewhere after their exit? Let us know in the comments.