Krysten Ritter, Finn Jones, Charlie Cox, and Mike Colter, The Defenders
A pair of big franchises that have been very important to Netflix over the years are leaving the streaming service at the end of the month. One is the Marvel Defenders franchise — Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and the team-up limited series The Defenders — which Disney/Marvel collaborated with Netflix on before Disney had a streaming service of its own. Disney decided it would like those characters back, and they're already starting to show up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as you may have noticed when Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) made a brief appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home. The other is the Ryan Murphyverse of FX shows, most notably American Horror Story, which FX parent company Disney is reclaiming as a Hulu exclusive. There's a reason why Netflix wants to own everything on the platform now.
The shows are the most attention-grabbing things leaving Netflix in February 2022, but there are some great movies expiring as well. The best movies leaving Netflix this month include underrated indie dramedy Our Idiot Brother, the '80s fantasy classic Labyrinth, and the legendary sc-fi action movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
We've rounded up a handful of picks for the best shows and movies to watch before they leave Netflix imminently below. Keep scrolling for the full list of everything leaving Netflix in February, which also includes some good stuff we didn't highlight. We also have a list of everything that's coming to Netflix this month.
Looking for more recommendations of what to watch next? We have a ton of them! We also have hand-picked selections based on shows you already love, as well as recommendations for Netflix (movies/shows), Amazon Prime Video (movies/shows), Hulu (movies/shows), Disney+ (movies/shows), HBO Max (movies/shows), Apple TV+, and Peacock.