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September 2026 marks the end of the licensing period for many shows on Netflix, including all eight seasons of the classic sitcom. GirlfriendsA fan-favorite historical drama Spartacus. Here are all the licensed shows leaving the streamer throughout the rest of the month.
So far this month, Netflix subscribers have seen several highly-rated series leave the streamer, including All five seasons of Black orphan And the popular superhero series on the CW Black lightning. As we look ahead to the rest of the month, seven more big licensed titles will be leaving Netflix. Consider this your final call to view it.
Make sure to check Here for the full list of movies and shows leaving Netflix throughout September. Or if you’re more inclined to see a positive list, we’ve compiled all of them Movies and shows headed to Netflix in September hereWhich is led by new projects involving Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Florence Pugh.
Girlfriends (seasons 1-8)
Leave Netflix: September 11
Classic American sitcom Girlfriends It has been running on Netflix US for six years at this point following a licensing agreement with CBS in September 2020, making it among the longest-running licensed sitcoms on the streamer. However, on September 11, the license period expired, with all eight seasons and 172 episodes disappearing from Netflix’s library. The original deal was It is scheduled to expire in 2023but Netflix eventually renewed the licensing agreement and the sitcom stayed around for another three years.
Since it arrived on Netflix, Girlfriends The first season alone generated over 21,800,000 viewing hours, with many viewers continuing through Season 8, which achieved a total of 6,600,000 viewing hours.
Starring Jill Marie Jones, Golden Brooks, Persia White, and Tracee Ellis Ross, comedy series. Girlfriends It follows the four friends long after they have separated from school. Years later, their paths cross again, and they rekindle their former friendships—all while struggling with the daily stress of their adult lives.
Netflix’s multi-year deal with Mara Brock Akil in 2020 will see other projects from Girlfriends The content creator is working on the streaming device, most notably with teen romance drama series Forever (2025), which is currently streaming on Netflix.
Heels (Seasons 1-2)
Leave Netflix: September 15
In 2024, Netflix struck a two-year licensing deal with Starz to bring the wrestling drama Heels To her library. Both seasons were released on Netflix on September 15, 2024. Now, two years later, the deal and both seasons have not been renewed. Heels They leave. when Heels The series premiered on Netflix in 2024, and there were distant hopes that it might find additional life and be renewed for a fourth season, but stars Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig were already attached to other projects to commit to another season, and the renewal never happened. However, both seasons work very well and don’t leave viewers hanging for another installment – it was ambitious rather than required.
Heels The film is set in a quaint Georgia community and follows a family-owned wrestling promotion, as two brothers and high-strung rivals battle over their late father’s legacy, in and out of the ring. The series achieved great success during its two seasons. It currently holds a very strong 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Nashville (seasons 1-6)
Leave Netflix: September 15
After a short one-year licensing agreement, all six seasons became drama seasons nashville They will be leaving Netflix on September 15th. When the series hit the streamer in 2025, it was its first stint on Netflix — and viewers were thrilled to see it in the American library. It was excitement It is reflected in viewership Also, the series achieved 118.6 million viewing hours, which translates to 8.1 million views over the course of its run. It made a lot of sense for Netflix to keep such a consistently popular show in its library – 124 episodes equivalent a lot of viewing hours – but the license has not been renewed.
Starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere. nashville is a love letter to country music, following a legendary country musician whose popularity wanes at the end of her career, and an up-and-coming country singer who steals the spotlight.
Spartacus (seasons 1-4)
Leave Netflix: September 15
Netflix license Spartacus Seasons 1-4 are in the same one-year agreement that saw… nashville He also reaches the library. However, unlike nashvillethis show had already had stints on Netflix dating back to 2015. It was a wise move on Netflix’s part to bring the series back under a one-year agreement, with the franchise airing an alternate-history sequel Ashour’s house In December 2025.
The deal saw Netflix become the one-stop home for all things Netflix Spartacusincluded blood and sand, Prequel series arena gods, and Revenge and war of the damned Seasons. In terms of viewership, the series has been up, racking up 259.4 million hours of viewing since its triumphant return to Netflix.
Despite Netflix’s strict 12-month lease,… Spartacus The franchise is almost a guaranteed win when it’s on the streaming device.
Castle and Castle (Seasons 1-2)
Leave Netflix: September 17
Shortly after the first season of the Nigerian drama Castle and citadel It premiered in 2018, and Netflix signed an exclusive deal with EbonyLife TV. Netflix became the home of the series, and when Season 2 was released in 2021, it streamed as a Netflix exclusive for a 5-year licensing period. That window ends on September 17, and there’s no indication that Netflix is intent on renewing the deal.
A Nigerian legal drama and the first legal procedural drama in Africa, Castle and citadel It follows married couple Remi (Dakore Akanda) and Tega Castle (Richard Mofe Damijo), whose opposing legal forays have put a strain on their marriage.
The series’ performance was low to modest during its time on Netflix. Looking at our Sharing toolboth seasons have a total of 460,000 viewing hours, although 2026 numbers haven’t been counted yet.
Lopez vs. Lopez (Seasons 1-2)
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Leave Netflix: September 18
American sitcom Lopez vs. Lopez Debuting in 2022. Written by George Lopez and Mayan Lopez, who star as fictional versions of themselves. The series and the events of the series are loosely shaped by their actual relationship and experiences. It’s the perfect sitcom to turn your brain off and enjoy, filled with dysfunctional family drama and adulthood headaches.
The first season of Lopez vs. Lopez It premiered on Netflix in November 2023 through a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Universal Television. License granted only to Netflix US; No other areas had the offer. For all our Sharing toolBoth seasons Lopez vs. Lopez Together they received a total of 34,100,000 viewing hours during their time on Netflix.
Seasons 1-2 of the series will leave Netflix on September 18. Fans don’t have long to enjoy the series, but with 32 episodes across two 22-minute seasons, it’s possible!
Penelope (season 1)
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Leave Netflix: September 24th
It has an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is an 8-episode survival drama. Penelope It was a huge hit when it debuted during the “Episodic Pilot Showcase” at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. It attracted interest from all over the streaming world, and Netflix US eventually acquired the rights. International rights fell to other services, such as Sky in the UK.
The series follows our 16-year-old heroine, played by Megan Stott (In the aftermath, small fires are everywhere), who is fed up with modern society and instead takes herself into an unknown wilderness, to forge a new life for herself.
Penelope It leaves Netflix on September 24, giving American viewers two weeks to complete the series.
The good place
Leave Netflix: September 25
Note: The good place is leaving Netflix globally, a year after it was removed from Netflix US in 2025.
A comic play with a wonderful and imaginative touch, The good place It starts with everyone dying, in some version of heaven. Our heroine, Eleanor (Kristen Bell), has lived a morally corrupt life as a saleswoman, but still finds herself in a paradise-like afterlife. Realizing that she only got there as a result of mistaken identity, she attempts to hide her elusive past life to stay there.
The good place It started in 2016 and ran for four amazing seasons. The reviews speak for themselves, with the series currently sitting at an impressive 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. It has amassed over 371,900,000 total viewing hours during its time on Netflix, as measured by Our engagement tool.
We wrote about condition The good place On Netflix in more detail here.
Which of these licensed series will you watch before they leave Netflix this month?