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Waiting for the latest season of your favorite Netflix Original show, new Netflix Original movie, or special can sometimes be agonizing. If you’re just a day or two away from the latest season of Stranger Things, Outer Banks, Wednesday, or Bridgerton arriving, what time will the new episodes drop? The answer depends on where you live.
As outlined in Netflix’s help document, new movies and shows are released at midnight. Pacific Time (midnight) on the United States West Coast (i.e., Los Angeles, where Netflix is based). Now, we’ve got time zones here, which means that depending on where you live, you’ll be staying up late, waking up early, or waiting until you come home from school or work before you can watch.
Below, we’ve created a handy tool for most countries (sorry if we’ve forgotten yours—please include it in the comments, and we’ll update it). This tool covers the largest time zones in the world. Remember, new Netflix Originals are always released at midnight in Los Angeles, so this will change the time you get to watch them if you’re in the UK, for example, from British Summer Time to Greenwich Mean Time.
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World Map of Time Zones
Interactive world map showing when New Netflix Titles Arrive occurs at 12:00 AM PST in major cities and countries worldwide. Click on markers to see local times.
List of Countries and Time Zones
Search and browse time zone conversions for New Netflix Titles Arrive across 40+ major cities worldwide.
When do licensed movies and series drop on Netflix?
Licensed titles (anything without a Netflix N label) are released at midnight in each respective time zone. So if you’re in the United Kingdom wanting to watch the new season of Brassic, which Netflix has licensed from Sky, you can do some from midnight in GMT or BST, depending on whether you’re in daylight saving time.
Some Korean dramas and anime series that Netflix receives weekly episodes of don’t always follow this schedule and can be added slightly later or earlier, depending on the delivery.
When do Netflix Games get released on Android and iOS?
There’s currently no set time for when new games are released, and so far, they don’t follow a specific series or movie format. For the most part, new games are made available in the mid-to-late afternoon in Britain, meaning early-to-mid morning in the United States. Pre-registering for a title means it’ll be available on your device as soon as it becomes available.
There you have it – where do you live in the world, and would you prefer Netflix releases titles in a more suitable fashion where you live? Let us know in the comments.
