Netflix subscribers in the UK are set for a significant shake-up as the streaming giant prepares to remove a host of major film and television franchises from its library. A raft of beloved titles, including the entire Harry Potter series, all ten seasons of Friends, and the Transformers saga, are scheduled to depart the platform between late December 2025 and early January 2026.
Major Franchises Set to Depart
The exodus represents one of the most substantial catalogue refreshes in recent memory for Netflix UK. The platform is continually updating its offerings, which sometimes means saying goodbye to popular content to make way for new acquisitions and original productions. The list of confirmed departures reads like a who's who of modern entertainment, impacting multiple genres and generations of viewers.
The removal will happen in waves. The action-packed Transformers film series will exit on 25 December 2025. Come the New Year, the platform will lose the entire Wizarding World collection. This includes all three films in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them prequel trilogy and the core eight Harry Potter movies, all leaving on 1 January 2026.
That same day, one of the world's most-streamed shows, the iconic sitcom Friends, will also be removed. Furthermore, the recent prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) is set to vanish, alongside the classic family film Matilda (1996) and the psychological thriller Split (2016).
Additional High-Profile Titles Exiting
The list of departures extends far beyond these blockbuster names. On 2 January 2026, subscribers will lose access to Steven Spielberg's seminal thriller Jaws (1975), the critically acclaimed advertising drama Mad Men (7 seasons), and the legal series that boosted Meghan Markle to fame, Suits (9 seasons).
Other notable exits include the Oscar-winning neo-western No Country for Old Men on 19 December 2025, the beloved teen rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You on 29 December 2025, and the ensemble romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love on 4 January 2026.
Full List of Departing Titles
The scale of the change is underscored by a comprehensive list of titles scheduled for removal. Key entries leaving on 1 January 2026 alone include:
- The Big Bang Theory (12 Seasons)
- Rick and Morty (7 Seasons)
- Paddington & Paddington 2
- Superbad (2007)
- Don’t Breathe (2016)
Further removals on 2 January include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (5 Seasons) and Star Trek: Prodigy (2 Seasons). This mass departure highlights the transient nature of content on subscription streaming services, where licensing agreements dictate availability.
For UK audiences, this serves as a reminder to finish those re-watches or to seek out where these major franchises might land next. The loss of such cornerstone content is likely to drive significant viewer engagement with other platforms in the increasingly competitive British streaming market.
