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Another week, another stacked lineup on Netflix. Whether you’re in the mood to laugh, cry, fight, or race, the streamer has something for you this week. Comedy fans can look forward to Taylor Tomlinson returning with her most personal special yet, while action lovers get to revisit the explosive world of Ethan Hunt. The fan-favorite world of Regency-era romance gets its long-awaited conclusion in Bridgerton Season 4’s second half, and anime devotees will have 13 episodes of brutal, history-shattering fights to binge in BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai. Rounding out the week, a German comedy series about a struggling rapper stumbles into our hearts, the beloved chaos of Ridiculousness finds a new home on the platform, and Formula 1: Drive to Survive is back to pull fans behind the pit wall for another high-octane season. Here is everything coming to Netflix the week of February 23rd, 2026.
February 24: Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter
In her fourth Netflix special, comedian Taylor Tomlinson takes her audience somewhere unexpected: church. Filmed at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Prodigal Daughter is Tomlinson’s most deeply personal hour of stand-up yet, covering the messy terrain of deconstructing her faith, processing religious trauma, exploring her sexuality, and confronting her fear of death. As she told the audience in the trailer, “It’s a lot of God stuff, and a lot of gay stuff, and my agents are nervous.” The 32-year-old comedian grew up performing stand-up in churches near her hometown of Temecula, California, before breaking out with her debut Netflix special Quarter-Life Crisis in 2020, followed by Look at You (2022) and Have It All (2024), the last of which debuted at number one on the platform. In addition to performing and writing the special, Tomlinson also directed it and executive produced alongside Judi Marmel, Rachel Warden, and John Bravakis. The title is fitting, as Tomlinson left the church, dropped out of college, became a comedian, came out as queer, and now finds herself right back where she started, literally standing on a church stage.
February 25: Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning
Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in one of the franchise’s most ambitious installments yet. In the film, Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt and his team face off against the Entity, a powerful rogue artificial intelligence, in a deadly race around the globe. The ensemble cast is stacked, bringing together Hayley Atwell as Grace, a sharp-witted thief who becomes entangled in Ethan’s mission, alongside franchise veterans Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg, plus Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, and Pom Klementieff. The film received critical acclaim, with Rotten Tomatoes’ consensus reading that “with world-threatening stakes and epic set pieces to match that massive title, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One proves this is still a franchise you should choose to accept.” At a whopping 2 hours and 43 minutes, it is the longest film in the franchise’s history and features some of Cruise’s most death-defying stunt work to date, including a now-legendary motorcycle-off-a-cliff sequence. If you are catching up before Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which arrived in theaters in May 2025, this is required viewing.
February 26: Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 (Netflix Original)
The ton’s most anticipated love story reaches its climax. Bridgerton Season 4 centers on eternal bachelor Benedict Bridgerton, played by Luke Thompson, who meets his captivating romantic interest at his mother Violet’s masquerade ball — but he has been looking in the wrong place for his “Lady in Silver,” because she is Sophie, a hardworking maid who comes back into his orbit in a most unexpected moment. Part 1 ended on a breathless cliffhanger, with Benedict asking Sophie the loaded question at the heart of the novel that inspired the season, Julia Quinn’s An Offer from a Gentleman: “Be my mistress?” Part 2 delivers the collision of fantasy and reality, as Benedict must choose between his social standing and his heart, while Sophie carries secrets about her past that are about to catch up with her. Author Julia Quinn has warned that Part 2 will be “incredibly joyful and just heart-wrenching.” This season is also a landmark for the series, as Yerin Ha’s Sophie is the show’s first East Asian lead. Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley also return as Anthony and Kate, arriving just in time to offer Benedict some very pointed older-brother advice.
February 25: Ridiculousness (Multiple Seasons)
If you have ever found yourself falling down a rabbit hole of viral fail videos on the internet, Ridiculousness is the show that built a television empire out of exactly that. The American comedy clip show, which began airing on MTV on August 29, 2011, is hosted by former professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek alongside co-hosts Sterling “Steelo” Brim and, for the bulk of its run, rapper and television personality Chanel West Coast. Each episode, the panel reacts to a curated selection of internet videos, most of them featuring gloriously failed DIY stunts and backyard daredevil attempts gone wrong, with sharp commentary and infectious laughter. The producers do not accept submitted videos, instead licensing already-existing content, and a disclaimer runs before and after each episode warning viewers not to attempt anything they see onscreen. The show became such a cultural phenomenon that, at its peak, it dominated MTV’s programming schedule to an almost absurd degree. With multiple seasons now landing on Netflix, there has never been a better excuse to binge one of cable television’s most enduringly watchable guilty pleasures.
February 26: Crap Happens
This six-episode German comedy series is one of the most refreshingly weird new shows hitting Netflix this week. Created by Dimitrij Schaad and Alex Schaad, Crap Happens follows Toni, a Berlin-based pizza baker who has spent nearly two decades attempting to launch a rap career, whose trajectory shifts when his mother dies under unusual circumstances, specifically while attempting to rescue a duck. That event forces Toni back to his rural hometown, a place aptly named Kacken, where he must suddenly juggle his music ambitions with discovering he is the father of a teenage son he never knew existed. Toni is played by Anton Schneider, also known professionally as Fatoni, a real German rapper, songwriter, and actor, lending the show an authentic, lived-in quality that gives the comedy extra bite. The series is presented in German with English subtitles and dubbing available, and carries a dry, deadpan sensibility that fans of offbeat European comedy will immediately warm to. Think midlife crisis, small-town claustrophobia, and accidental fatherhood, all filtered through a hip-hop lens.
February 26: BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai
The legendary martial arts anime franchise is back, and the stakes have never been higher. Following his epic clash with his father Yujiro Hanma, Baki and his fellow legendary fighters find their peace interrupted by a shadowy experiment 364 meters beneath the Tokyo Skytree, through which Japan’s greatest swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi, has been resurrected. This marks the franchise’s first on-screen appearance in nearly three years, and it arrives with all 13 episodes dropping at once on Netflix worldwide. The trailer establishes terrifying stakes for the new arc, with the Underground Arena lifting its ban on weapons, setting the stage for a brutal collision between eras as modern bare-knuckle brawlers must face a weapon-wielding legend brought back from the grave. Fan-favorite fighters including Doppo Orochi, Jack Hanma, and Kaoru Hanayama all return to face the samurai threat, alongside Baki himself. The series is produced by TMS Entertainment, based on Keisuke Itagaki’s acclaimed manga, and features both Japanese and English dubbed audio at launch. For new viewers, the previous Baki and Baki Hanma seasons are also available on Netflix as a solid entry point.
February 27: Formula 1: Drive to Survive
The beloved docuseries that turned millions of casual viewers into passionate Formula 1 fans is back for another season, and it promises to be as dramatic as ever. Offering unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, this new season follows the drivers and teams as they prepare to battle it out for the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship. The series once again delivers never-before-seen footage, pulling back the curtain on new team lineups, management shakeups, fierce friendships, and the bitter rivalries that define the grid from one season to the next. New alliances and major driver moves defined the 2025 grid, giving the cameras plenty of compelling storylines to chase across every race weekend. Formula 1: Drive to Survive is executive-produced by Academy Award winner James Gay-Rees (Amy, Senna) and Paul Martin (Diego Maradona) for Box to Box Films, the production house that has become synonymous with elite sports storytelling. Whether you are a lifelong F1 devotee or someone who got hooked through earlier seasons of this very show, this is unmissable viewing.
February 28: Jurassic World: Rebirth
One of the biggest blockbusters of 2025 has officially made its way to Netflix, and it brings one of Hollywood’s most stacked casts along with it. Set five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the film follows covert operations expert Zora Bennett, who is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world’s three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora’s operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that has been hidden from the world for decades. Scarlett Johansson leads the film as mercenary-for-hire Zora, with two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali playing her most trusted team member Duncan Kincaid, and Jonathan Bailey stepping into the role of paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis.
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