You’ve Only Got One Month Left To Watch All Of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Movies On Netflix

Sylvester Stallone’s iconic six-movie-long action series is reportedly set to leave Netflix next month, giving prospective viewers the matter of just a few weeks to enjoy the franchise on the streaming service. While plenty of talented actors’ legacies fade out before their time, there are some household names whose reputations and filmographies stay the distance, and Sylvester Stallone is certainly one of the latter.

Over the years, Stallone’s roles in the Rambo series as its titular lead, the Rocky series as its star, and a range of other action drama hits – including releases like Demolition Man and newer installments like The Expendables – have cemented his fame throughout the decades, and ensured he’s still a recognizable name today.

This makes it all the more worth noting that Sylvester Stallone’s biggest movie series is reportedly queued up for a big streaming change, being set to leave Netflix in the course of the next few weeks – meaning anyone hoping to watch or rewatch the series on Netflix is set to have a limited timespan in which they can do so.

All Six Rocky Movies Are Reportedly Leaving Netflix In September

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The Rocky franchise is scheduled to face a major change on streaming shortly, as Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, and finally 2006’s Rocky Balboa are all reportedly set to leave the platform in September 2026, meaning audiences will go from being able to see the series on Netflix in its entirety, to having a metaphorical drought when it comes to seeing the Rocky series on the streaming service.

This does align with Netflix’s method of operations, though, as it’s not uncommon for a series to enter or leave the platform all together, both because these releases arriving together allows audiences to potentially watch through all the film series at once, and because the movies leaving in a less unified manner could also leave viewers unsatisfied when they realize there’s now only one or two different installments on the platform.

Even if the Rocky series does indeed leave Netflix in September 2026 as is reported, it isn’t impossible for the series to return, as it’s not unheard of for popular movie franchises like the Rocky film roster to reemerge on the platform later down the line. That said, watching the Rocky series now does make sense for a fair few reasons, whether the franchise makes a return to Netflix later on or not.

Now Is The Perfect Time To Start Watching Or Rewatching The Rocky Movie Series

The Rocky series leaving Netflix in September 2026 would give audiences three weeks minimum to catch up on or rewatch the entire series, which would require a fair few evenings revisiting the iconic story of the underdog boxer and his rise to glory – and the subsequent exploration of the aftermath of said initial rise.

However, this is a timespan that makes watching the series very much possible, as rather than having to watch the Rocky movies back to back in one sitting or one weekend, viewers can enjoy the series broken up into parts, and watched at a more relaxed pace that may better allow audiences to take the films and their overarching story in, unless they actively want to have more of a marathon movie session.

With the original Rocky and the wider Rocky movie series having earned a place in the cinematic landscape as one of the most culturally significant and famous movie series of all time – and an action series that has had lasting resonance, which is significant given the size of the genre – it’s also well worth catching up with the series before its reported Netflix exit to connect with a franchise that has helped define the world of film all the way into the current age we find ourselves in now.