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Jacob Stolworthy

Netflix is removing a large selection of movies in April 2026

Netflix removes a large section of titles each month and, depending where you are in the world, you won’t be warned.

While in the US, the streaming service announces which films and TV shows will be taken down ahead of time, this does not happen in the UK.

This means that, as well as the addition of a staggering amount of projects this month, a number of titles could vanish from your watchlist without you realising.

One such title vanishing on Tuesday (31 M) is Dexter, the American drama about a serial killer who lives a double life as a forensic technician working for the police department. All eight seasons of the show were added two years ago, but they’re now being removed due to the expiration of licencing rights.

‘Dexter’ has been removed from Netflix (Paramount)

Fortunately, The Independent has compiled a full list of every movie and TV show being removed from Netflix in April 2026.

NB: We’ve put this list together with help from

1 April

Alexa and Emma – US

The American President – US

Best in Show – US

Beyblade Burst QuadDrive – UK

Big Momma’s House 2 – US

The Bucket List – US

The Call – US

Central Intelligence – UK

Cheaper by the Dozen – US

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 – US

Crazy, Stupid, Love – US

Daddy Day Care – US

Despicable Me – US

Despicable Me 2 – US

‘Despicable Me’ (© Illumination Entertainment and Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.)

District 9 – US

Dr Seuss’ the Cat in the Hat – US

Dr Seuss’ the Lorax – US

Elysium – US

Facing the Giants – US

Fate/Apocrypha (Netflix Original) – UK

Frank and Cindy (2007) – UK/US

Frank and Cindy (2015) – UK/US

Free Solo – US

Friends with Benefits – US

Ford v Ferrari – US

‘Ford v Ferrari’ (AP)

Ghosts of Mississippi – US

Hot Pursuit – UK

Kicking and Screaming (2005) – US

Magical Andes (Netflix Original) – UK/US

Man on Fire – US

The Mauritanian – US

Misery – US

Molly’s Game – US

Night Raiders – US

Pedro el escamoso – US

Pineapple Express – US

Pitch Perfect – US

Pitch Perfect 2 – US

The Place Beyond the Pines – UK

Power – UK

P-Valley – UK

Raging Bull – UK

‘Raging Bull’ (United Artists)

Ransom – UK

Rio – US

Rio 2 – US

Robocar Poli – US

Rumor Has It… – US

Safari – UK/US

The Sting – US

Supertato – US

Twins – US

Wyatt Earp – US

Zero Dark Thirty – US

2 April

Demetri Martin: Demetri Deconstructed (Netflix Original) – UK/US

Inu-Oh – US

La leyenda de la Nahuala – US

3 April

Delirium – UK

Justin Time – UK/US

State of the Union – UK

We Grown Now – US

4 April

After Hours – US

Benjamin – US

Birthmarked – US

Eileen – UK

For Your Consideration – US

Home Fries – US

Match Point – US

A Mighty Wind – US

Total Recall (1990) – UK

Waiting for Guffman – US

Anne Hathaway in ‘Eileen' (Jeong Park)

5 April

Ip Man 4: The Finale – US

6 April

Reunion – UK

Rush Hour 2 – UK

Rush Hour 3 – UK

Scream (1996) – UK

Scream 2 – UK

Scream 3 – UK

Sirius The Jaeger (Netflix Original) – US

Star Trek Beyond – UK

Star Trek Into Darkness – UK

7 April

Cast Away – US

Halloween (2018) – UK

Holy Spider – US

A Journal for Jordan – UK

Piece by Piece – US

Praise This – UK

Queen of the South – US

A Simple Life – UK/US

We Have Always Lived in the Castle – US

‘Piece By Piece’, a Pharrell Williams biopic where every character is made of Lego (© 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

8 April

Bad Boys: Ride or Die – US

Kubo and the Two Strings – US

Story of Kale: When Someone’s in Love – UK/US

9 April

The Hating Game – US

MINTED: The Rise (And Fall?) of the NFT – UK/US

My Friend Dahmer – US

10 April

Girl Haunts Boy – US

Knight of Cups – US

Take Me Home Tonight – US

11 April

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain – UK

12 April

Deconstructing Harry – US

Ex-Machina – UK

Some Other Woman – US

O.J.: Made in America – US

Zero Dark Thirty – UK

Alicia Vikander in ‘Ex-Machina’ (A24)

13 April

Black Mass – UK

Inkheart – UK

Life or Something Like It – UK

Years and Years – UK

14 April

The Fix-It Man – UK

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) – UK

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2016) – UK

15 April

The Fairly OddParents – US

Friendship Playlist – US

Hats Off to Love – US

The Kid (2019) – UK

Knowing – UK

Love in the Clouds – US

Maestra – US

The Passion of the Christ – UK

Sisterhood, Inc – US

The Royal We – US

The Tourist – UK

An Unexpected Valentine – US

Warrior (2011) – UK

Wave of Cinema: One Day We’ll Talk About Today – UK/US

16 April

Chicken Run – UK

Last Christmas – US

Licorice Pizza – US

Life of the Party – UK

The Man in the Iron Mask – UK

Mean Girls (2024) – UK

The Mustang – US

Power Players (Netflix Original) – US

A Quiet Place – UK

The Snowman (2017) – US

Untapped: Closing America’s Opportunity Gap – US

Van Helsing season one to five – US

‘A Quiet Place’ is leaving Netflix (© 2019 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.)

17 April

Black Sails – US

Mr Bean – UK

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

18 April

Join or Die – UK/US

What Happens Later – UK

William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet – UK

19 April

Man Up – UK

The Ruthless (2019) – Netflix Original Removal – US

21 April

Casino Royale (2006) – US

Diamonds Are Forever – US

Die Another Day – US

Dr No – US

For Your Eyes Only – US

From Russia with Love – US

GoldenEye – US

Goldfinger – US

Licence to Kill – US

Live and Let Die – US

The Living Daylights – US

Every Bond film is leaving Netflix in the US (Getty)

The Man with the Golden Gun – US

Moonraker – US

Never Say Never Again – US

No Time to Die – US

Octopussy – US

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – US

Quantum of Solace – US

Skyfall – US

Spectre – US

The Spy Who Loved Me – US

Thunderball – US

Tomorrow Never Dies – US

A View to a Kill – US

The World Is Not Enough – US

You Only Live Twice – US

22 April

Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen (Netflix Original) – US

23 April

Heroes: Silence and Rock & Roll – US

24 April

Murder at Yellowstone City – US

26 April

Daddio – US

30 April

Harold and the Purple Crayon – US

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