One of the most complete and beloved film catalogs in Hollywood history quietly disappeared from Netflix on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. All 26 James Bond movies, spanning six decades of cinema and six different actors in the iconic role, were removed from the streaming platform simultaneously — leaving subscribers who had been working their way through the franchise with an abrupt dead end.
The films had been available on Netflix for approximately three months, each carrying a “Leaving Soon” tag in the weeks leading up to their removal. For many subscribers, that warning passed unnoticed until the titles were simply gone.
Why Amazon holds all the cards
The removal is not a mystery. It is the direct consequence of Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM the studio that owns the James Bond franchise in 2022. Since completing that acquisition, Amazon has operated the Bond catalog strategically, leasing it to other streaming platforms like Netflix in short-term arrangements that generate significant licensing revenue before the titles return home to Prime Video.
Netflix’s lease on the Bond catalog has now expired, and with it went all 26 films in a single stroke. The arrangement was always temporary, designed to benefit Amazon financially while keeping the franchise visible across platforms without permanently surrendering it to a competitor. For Netflix subscribers, the result is a sudden and complete absence of one of the most watched action franchises in streaming history.
The full list of what is now gone from Netflix
The 26 films removed from Netflix on April 21 represent the complete Bond catalog across every era of the franchise. 1. Dr. No (1962). 2. From Russia with Love (1964). 3. Goldfinger (1964). 4. Thunderball (1965). 5. You Only Live Twice (1967). 6. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). 7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971). 8. Live and Let Die (1973). 9. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). 10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). 11. Moonraker (1979). 12. For Your Eyes Only (1981). 13. Octopussy (1983). 14. Never Say Never Again (1983). 15. A View to a Kill (1985). 16. The Living Daylights (1987). 17. Licence to Kill (1989). 18. GoldenEye (1995). 19. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). 20. The World Is Not Enough (1999). 21. Die Another Day (2002). 22. Casino Royale (2006). 23. Quantum of Solace (2008). 24. Skyfall (2012). 25. Spectre (2015). 26. No Time to Die (2021).
Bond is not the only franchise heading for the exit
For Netflix subscribers already processing the loss of the Bond catalog, there is more unwelcome news on the horizon. The Mission Impossible franchise is also scheduled to leave the platform, with its removal set for May 1 just ten days away. The back-to-back departures of two of action cinema’s most recognizable franchises within the same month represent a notable thinning of Netflix’s action catalog heading into the summer streaming season.
The pattern behind both exits reflects a broader reality of the modern streaming landscape. Major studios and their parent companies are increasingly reclaiming valuable intellectual property from licensing arrangements and routing it back toward their own platforms. For Amazon, keeping the Bond films on Prime Video exclusively strengthens one of its most powerful content advantages. For Netflix, losing them is a reminder that some of the most valuable content in its library was never truly its own.
Where to find James Bond now
Bond fans looking to continue or complete their run through the franchise will find the films on Amazon Prime Video, where the catalog is expected to reside on a more permanent basis following the lease expiration. Subscribers who do not currently have a Prime Video membership will need one to access the titles going forward.
Source: Men’s Journal
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