Netflix Tudum 2025: The unveiling of exciting future film and TV news
The Netflix Tudum live event took place on Saturday, May 31 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles - revealing a series of big news stories.
From Squid Game to Stranger Things, Netflix uncovered what is set to be an exciting near-future for film and TV fans worldwide.
Here to summarise the nittiest and grittiest of it all is Film News Blitz’s Joe Matthews.
A return to the Upside Down
Stranger Things fans have been waiting for this news for years following the release of season four, but season five has finally been given a release date - or should we say, release dates?
Taking the same approach as they did in 2022, Netflix will release the ultimate season in segments, with the first four episodes coming on November 26, followed by another three on Christmas Day, with the finale going live on New Year’s Eve.
Netflix has also confirmed that a 25-page document of plot points and lore mythology given to them by the Duffer brothers, Matt and Ross, has not yet had all of its details spilled.
Therefore, this last season is sure to answer the biggest questions arising from the supernatural world of the Upside Down.
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Happy Gilmore’s latest tee time
Adam Sandler is set to return to screens as the fan favourite Happy Gilmore, in Happy Gilmore 2.
Exclusively on Netflix - the sequel is set for release on July 25, 2025.
The announcement came with a lively Q&A with several members of the cast, including Lavell Crawford, Blake Clark and Jon Lovitz, amongst others, before fans were treated to the debut of the highly anticipated official trailer.
Benoit Blanc returns
The last decades’ favourite film detective is set to take on another case, with Daniel Craig returning as the Knives Out detective Benoit Blanc for a third installment.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery reels Benoit back in, and the star-studded cast made an appearance on stage alongside writer-director Rian Johnson.
Daniel Craig himself, alongside Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny and Daryl McCormack were in attendance as the premiere date was set for December 12, 2025 for Netflix audiences across the globe.
Squid Game Season 3 trailer
The opening act of the night was the announcement of the Squid Game season three trailer’s release.
It followed on from electric dance performers from the infamous pink guards from the show, before cast members such as Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun took to the stage to break the news of the new trailer.
The final chapter is set to come to a dramatic close on June 27, exclusively on Netflix.
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Frankenstein brought back to life
Guillermo del Toro’s latest project Frankenstein is heading towards its release date, and fans were not only treated to the appearances of del Toro, alongside cast members Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth, they also saw an exclusive first look at the film's teaser trailer.
There was also a pre-recorded message from another cast member - Jacob Elordi, who greeted fans before the director came to the stage and discussed his personal journey towards the making of the film, with Isaac and Goth describing their experiences.
Tony Tony Chopper takes to the screen
One Piece is set to return in 2026, and fans finally got a glimpse of the fan favourite reindeer doctor, Tony Tony Chopper, who is set to be voiced by Mikaela Hoover, and is just as adorable as you might have imagined.
Interestingly, with the WWE becoming a greater part of the Netflix sphere, it was wrestling stars CM Punk, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods who delivered the news of the upcoming season.
They were subsequently joined on stage by cast members Inaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, and Taz Skylar, who gave fans an exclusive look at the show’s future.
New Damon and Affleck crime thriller update
The Rip sees Matt Damon and Ben Affleck team up once again as Miami cops in a new crime thriller alongside Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, and Catalina Sandino Moreno - the latter introducing the exciting teaser exclusively for the live broadcast.
Said teaser has since been confiscated, but the cast did reveal that the film will release on January 16, 2026 - exclusively on Netflix.
Wednesday teaser
The final event of the show gave fans a six-minute sneak peak at the first episode of Wednesday Season 2, which will premiere on Netflix on August 6 and September 3.
Wednesday Addams is set to return to our screens.
The sneak peek, aptly titled 'Here We Woe Again,’ shows us the titular psychic terrorising classmates with the grizzly details of the Kansas City Scalper, who she aims to track down and kill.
A successful event
Netflix Tudum 2025 certainly gave us a lot to think about - but more importantly, us cinema and TV fanatics have a whole lot of exciting new releases to look forward to.
From fan-favourite characters from Stranger Things, Wednesday Addams herself and even Dr Frankenstein’s monster returning to the screen, to new characters played by Damon, Affleck and Mikaela Hoover.
One thing’s for sure - it’s going to be a year to remember for Netflix.
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