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As The CW’s Beauty and the Beast prepares to depart Netflix September nineteenth, it appears prudent to take inventory of the remaining CW sequence on Netflix and estimate when they are going to be eliminated. Here’s a breakdown of after we’re anticipating all The CW exhibits on Netflix US to depart.
Note: This article was initially revealed June 2022 and has since been up to date with new expiration date estimates and content material exits recorded.
Netflix and The CW first struck an output deal in 2011 which meant every new present aired throughout the TV season would see its episodes added to Netflix shortly after the season finale aired. This offered Netflix with a whole lot of in style content material however the CW benefitted as properly. Through the lifetime of this deal many CW sequence gained new notoriety and noticed spikes of their viewership the next TV season. Riverdale is likely one of the sequence that benefitted essentially the most from this “Netflix bump.”
The deal was renewed once more in 2016.
In 2019, The CW and Netflix selected to not renew the output deal. WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS (co-owners of the CW) deliberate to carry their new sequence again to be used on their new streaming providers: Paramount+ or HBO Max. Despite this, ViacomCBS relinquished their alternative to stream their CBS-produced CW sequence, as an alternative licensing all of them to HBO Max alongside the WarnerMedia-produced exhibits. The official phrase was it “made sense to keep them in one spot” however in actuality Bob Bakish’s ViacomCBS simply couldn’t say “no” to a payday. This new setup started with the Fall 2019 slate of sequence which is why Nancy Drew and Kung Fu being on HBO Max as an alternative of Netflix.
What concerning the sequence nonetheless on Netflix from the earlier deal?
The licensing phrases required every present to stay solely on Netflix for a whopping 5 years after Netflix obtains the ultimate season.
As a end result, there are nonetheless a major of CW sequence streaming on Netflix ready for the clock to countdown. In some circumstances, the sequence proceed to get renewed for brand new seasons annually and so the 5-year countdown hasn’t even begun!
Let’s take the guesswork out of this and share the checklist together with their estimated elimination date. Please word that this stays hypothesis and elimination dates are topic to contracts and to alter. This checklist solely applies to the United States of America and different areas will fluctuate.
The CW Shows Concluded
Recent departures: Reign and The Vampire Diaries in September 2022.
| Title | Date Final Season Added | Estimated Removal Date |
|---|---|---|
| Life Sentence | June 23, 2018 | August 23, 2023 |
| The Originals | August 9, 2018 | October 9, 2023 |
| Crazy Ex Girlfriend | April 13, 2019 | June 13, 2024 |
| Jane the Virgin | August 8, 2019 | October 8, 2024 |
| iZombie | August 10, 2019 | October 10, 2024 |
| Arrow | February 5, 2020 | April 5, 2025 |
| The 100 | October 8, 2020 | December 8, 2025 |
| Supernatural | November 27, 2020 | December 18, 2025 |
| Black Lightning | June 16, 2021 | August 16, 2026 |
| Supergirl | October 19, 2021 | December 19, 2027 |
| Legends of Tomorrow | March 10, 2022 | May 10, 2027 |
| Charmed | June 18, 2022 | August 18, 2027 |
| Legacies | June 24, 2022 | August 24, 2027 |
| In the Dark | September 5, 2022 | November 5, 2027 |
| Roswell, New Mexico | September 13, 2022 | November 13, 2027 |
| Dynasty | September 24, 2022 | November 24, 2027 |
Ongoing The CW Shows Still Coming to Netflix
Shows beneath are The CW exhibits nonetheless coming to Netflix on an annual foundation. Therefore, we will’t but predict once they’re on account of depart.
| Title | Status |
|---|---|
| All American | Season 5 arrives in 2023 |
| The Flash | ninth and ultimate season arrives in 2023 and title will go away in 2028 |
| Riverdale | seventh and ultimate season arrives in 2023 and title will go away in 2028 |
What about Gilmore Girls?
Gilmore Girls is a thriller and an outlier. It doesn’t comply with the identical contract sample as the opposite sequence as a result of it’s been streaming for six years as of October 1st. In 2016 Netflix launched a restricted sequence revival: Gilmore Girls: A Year within the Life.
Warner Brothers produced and distributed this which implies the day ought to come when Netflix says goodbye to each the unique sequence and their very own Netflix Original revival. This November marks 5 years because the revival premiered and I wouldn’t be shocked if the revival leaves at the moment. I wouldn’t be shocked if the entire franchise leaves in fall 2022. Our sources now inform us that authentic sequence will go away July 1, 2026 and the revival sequence will go away go away November 25, 2026 after a ten yr license.
Drew Ryan is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of DejaView News. He has levels in English and Library & Information Science from Lawrence University, Concordia University-Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Interested within the minutia and licensing of streaming service content material, he’s at all times publishing lists, strategies, and advocating for Disney’s lacking library to be added to Disney+. You can discover him waxing nostalgic over basic Disney Channel or geeking out over Marvel, CW exhibits, Netflix, & Disney @DrewsClues.