Netflix Is Losing Some Major Licensed Shows Throughout September
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Multiple major licensed series including ‘Girlfriends’, ‘Heels’, and ‘Nashville’ are scheduled to depart Netflix US throughout the remainder of September 2026.
By Ashley Hurst
• @AshWHurst
September 9th, 2026 – 1:02 pm
Picture Credit: Duplass Brothers Productions
September 2026 marks the expiry of licensing windows for several shows on Netflix, including all 8 seasons of classic sitcom Girlfriends, and fan-favorite historical drama Spartacus. Here’s all the licensed shows departing the streamer throughout the remainder of the month.
So far this month, Netflix subscribers have seen numerous highly-rated series depart the streamer, including all five seasons of Orphan Black and The CW’s popular superhero series Black Lightning. As we look ahead to the remainder of the month, seven more big licensed titles are leaving Netflix. Consider this your final call to watch them.
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Be sure to check out:
- Full list of movies and shows departing Netflix throughout September
- Movies and shows headed to Netflix in September, which is spearheaded by new projects involving Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Florence Pugh.
Girlfriends (Seasons 1-8)
Leaving Netflix:
September 11th
Classic American sitcom Girlfriends has been on Netflix US for six years after a licensing agreement with CBS in September 2020, making it among the longest-standing licensed sitcoms on the streamer. However, on September 11, that licensing window is up, seeing all eight seasons and 172 episodes disappear from Netflix’s library. The original deal was set to expire in 2023, but Netflix ultimately renewed the licensing agreement and the sitcom stayed around for three more years.
Since it landed on Netflix, Girlfriends Season 1 alone has racked up more than 21,800,000 hours viewed, with many viewers sticking around until Season 8, which has 6,600,000 total hours viewed.
Starring Jill Marie Jones, Golden Brooks, Persia White, and Tracee Ellis Ross, sitcom Girlfriends follows the four friends long after they went their separate ways after school. Years later, their paths cross once more, and they rekindle their former friendships — all while struggling with the day-to-day stress of their adult lives.
Netflix’s multi-year deal with Mara Brock Akil in 2020 would see other projects from the Girlfriends creator be made at the streamer, most notably with romantic teen drama series Forever (2025), which is currently streaming on Netflix.
Heels (Seasons 1-2)
Leaving Netflix:
September 15th
In 2024, Netflix struck a two-year licensing deal with Starz to bring wrestling drama Heels to its library. Both seasons landed on Netflix on September 15, 2024. Now, two years later, the deal has not been renewed and both seasons of Heels are departing.
When Heels landed on Netflix back in 2024, there were distant hopes that it could find extra life and get renewed for a fourth season, but stars Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig were already tied up in other projects to commit to another season, and the renewal never happened. Even so, both seasons work extremely well and don’t leave viewers hanging for another instalment — it was aspirational rather than required.
Heels takes place in a quaint Georgia community and follows a family-
