All 9 Movies In Classic 50-Year-Old Franchise Are Officially Leaving Netflix After Just 3 Months

Some movie franchises are practically inseparable from the actors who helped create them, and few have remained culturally relevant for half a century. This particular series began with a modest 1976 drama that became a phenomenon, then kept reinventing itself through sequels and eventually a hugely successful spinoff series.

Netflix gave subscribers an unusually convenient way to revisit the entire saga this summer, adding all nine movies to the service at once. The timing could hardly have been better, with the original film approaching its 50th anniversary and the larger franchise once again entering an active period.

Unfortunately, the marathon window is already closing on these legendary sports movies. After arriving on Netflix on June 1, all six Rocky movies and the three Creed films are scheduled to disappear after just three months, with August 31 serving as the final day to watch. That leaves less than two weeks to revisit Rocky Balboa’s entire story and follow Adonis Creed into the franchise’s next generation before all nine movies leave Netflix at once.

The Rocky & Creed Movies Are Leaving Netflix Soon

According to What's on Netflix, the entire Rocky and Creed collection is scheduled to leave Netflix in the United States on September 1, meaning August 31 is the last day subscribers can watch the movies. The franchise only arrived on June 1 as part of Netflix's licensing arrangement with MGM, making this a remarkably brief three-month streaming window.

The departure includes Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, and 2006's Rocky Balboa. Michael B. Jordan's entire spinoff trilogy—Creed, Creed II, and Creed III—is leaving at the same time. Netflix itself made a point of promoting the complete nine-film collection when it arrived in June, so losing the whole thing together only a few months later stings like taking an uppercut to the jaw.

Almost All The Rocky Movies Are Still Worth Watching Today

The impressive thing about revisiting the series from the beginning is how many of these movies still hold up. The original Rocky remains the obvious masterpiece, turning a fairly simple underdog story into one of the most influential sports movies ever made. Rocky II gives the first film a satisfying continuation, while Rocky III and Rocky IV gradually transform Sly Stallone's Balboa from grounded Philadelphia fighter into a larger-than-life 1980s movie hero.

Then there's Rocky V. Your mileage may vary, but I cannot endorse it. The attempt to bring Rocky back to his working-class roots makes sense on paper, yet the movie remains the franchise's easiest entry to skip. Thankfully, Rocky Balboa gave Stallone a far more fitting return 16 years later.

The Creed movies then pulled off something even more difficult: extending Rocky's story without turning Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed into a supporting player in his own franchise. Ryan Coogler's 2015 Creed is arguably the best movie in the series after the original, while Creed III proved the spinoff had become capable of standing without Stallone appearing onscreen at all.

What's Next For The Rocky & Creed Franchise?

Netflix may be losing the movies, but the franchise itself is nowhere near finished. Creed 4 remains in the plans, although fans shouldn't expect it immediately.

Michael B. Jordan said in late 2025 that another installment was “eventually, definitely” happening, while also making clear that he doesn't intend to spend the next 15 years repeatedly climbing back into the boxing ring as Adonis. No release date has been announced.

Meanwhile, the Creed universe is already expanding on television. Prime Video's live-action series Delphi is in production and centers on the boxing academy seen throughout the movies. Wood Harris is returning as Little Duke, with André Holland, André Royo, Demián Bichir, and others joining the cast. Jordan is executive producing the series.

There is also something arriving much sooner for longtime Rocky fans. I Play Rocky dramatizes the extraordinary story of Stallone writing the original movie and refusing to sell the screenplay unless he was allowed to play Rocky himself. Anthony Ippolito stars as the young Stallone in Peter Farrelly's film, which begins its theatrical rollout in November—perfectly timed for the original movie's 50th anniversary.

So while Netflix subscribers only have until August 31 to make their way through all nine movies, 2026 is shaping up to be a surprisingly big year to be a Rocky fan.