On This Day in Netflix History - What's on Netflix

Pick any day of the year. You’ll see company milestones (launches, subscriber marks, major news) and Netflix Originals whose release date matches that month and day in earlier years.

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Released 1 year ago (2025)

1 title

Original

TV Series
Tastefully Yours (Limited Series - New Episodes Weekly)
TV-14Korean
10 episodes
Drama
Driven to claim top culinary honors, an arrogant heir meets a low-profile but stubborn chef whose recipes astonish him -- sparking an unlikely romance.
Cast: Kang Ha-neul, Ko Min-si, Kim Shin-rock, Yu Su-bin, Bae Na-ra, Hong Hwa-yeon
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Released 3 years ago (2023)

4 titles

Original

TV Series
6.3/10
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Black Knight (Season 1)
TV-MA48 minsKorean
6 episodes
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian future devastated by air pollution, the survival of humanity depends on the Black Knights -- and they're far from your average deliverymen.
Cast: Kim Woo-bin, Song Seung-heon, Kang You-seok, Esom
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Must watch
Original

TV Series
4.3/10
Mulligan
TV-1428 minsEnglish
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
In this satirical comedy, when most of Earth is destroyed by aliens, can a few survivors rebuild what’s left of America and form a more perfect union?
Cast: Nat Faxon, Dana Carvey, Tina Fey, Phil LaMarr, Sam Richardson, Chrissy Teigen
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Original

TV Series
8.5/10
Queer Eye (Season 7)
TV-1445 minEnglish
7 episodes
Reality-TV
Grab some tissues! An all-new "Fab Five" serve up hip tips, emotionally charged makeovers and heartfelt reveals that bring out all the feels.
Writer: David Collins
Cast: Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Tan France
Won 10 Primetime Emmys. 21 wins & 61 nominations total
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Movie
5.6/1044/100
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The Mother (2023)
R115 minEnglish
Action, Thriller
A military-trained assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she's never met from ruthless criminals gunning for revenge.
Director: Niki Caro
Writer: Andrea Berloff, Peter Craig, Misha Green
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Paul Raci, Gael García Bernal
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Released 4 years ago (2022)

2 titles

Original

TV Series
8.4/10
Maverix (Season 1)
TV-PG24 minsEnglish
Family, Sport
Motocross teens go for big air as they try to beat their rivals, bring out the best in each other and win it all in this high-speed series.
Writer: Rachel Clements, Isaac Elliott, Sam Meikle
Cast: Darcy Tadich, Tatiana Goode, Tjiirdm McGuire, Sebastian Tang, Charlotte Maggi, S…
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Original

TV Series
5.2/10
Savage Beauty (Season 1)
TV-MA55 minsEnglish
Social, Drama
Seeking revenge for her tragic past, a mysterious woman embeds herself in a powerful family who possess a global beauty empire -- and dark secrets.
Cast: Rosemary Zimu, Dumisani Mbebe, Nthati Moshesh, Angela Sithole, Jesse Suntele, Na…
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Released 5 years ago (2021)

3 titles

Original

Movie
7.7/10
Dance of the Forty One (2020)
TV-MA93 minSpanish
Biography, Drama, History
A gay congressman marries the Mexican president's daughter but cavorts with a young man at a secret club. And then scandal hits. Based on a true story.
Director: David Pablos
Writer: Monika Revilla
Cast: Alfonso Herrera, Emiliano Zurita, Mabel Cadena, Fernando Becerril
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Original

Movie
6.4/1097%64
Oxygen (2021)
TV-MA100 minFrench
Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After waking up in a cryogenic unit, Liz fights to survive and remember who she is before her oxygen runs out.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Writer: Christie LeBlanc
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi, Marc Saez
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Must watch
Original

TV Series
3.8/10
The Upshaws (Season 1)
TV-14English
Comedy
A working-class Black family in Indiana strives for a better life and a happy home while juggling everyday struggles in this comedy series.
Cast: Journey Christine, Michel Estime, Jermelle Simon, Kim Fields
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Released 6 years ago (2020)

2 titles

Original

TV Series
True: Terrific Tales (Season 1)
TV-YKidsEnglish
Animation, Family
Through the magic of the Story Spinner, True and her friends create their own versions of Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood and other classic tales.
Cast: Michela Luci, Jamie Watson, Eric Peterson, Anna Claire Bartlam, Nicolas Aqui, Co…
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Movie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)
TV-1480 minEnglish
Comedy
It's an interactive Kimmy special! Kimmy's getting married, but first she has to foil the Reverend's evil plot. It's your move: What should she do next?
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Sam Means, Meredith Scardino
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Ellie Kemper, Carol Kane, Jane Krakowski
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Released 7 years ago (2019)

1 title

Original

TV Series
8.0/10
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Season 3 - Episode 1)
N/A25 minEnglish
Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Every Sunday, Hasan Minhaj brings an incisive and nuanced perspective to global news, politics and culture in his unique comedy series.
Writer: Hasan Minhaj, Prashanth Venkataramanujam
Cast: Hasan Minhaj, Joyelle Johnson
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Released 9 years ago (2017)

5 titles

Original
Movie
All Hail King Julien: Exiled
Original
Movie
Mindhorn
Original
Movie
Anne with an E
Original
Movie
Sahara
Original
Movie
Get Me Roger Stone