Netflix adds 'Avatar' and 'Poor Things' in June

Netflix’s June 2026 slate is taking shape around a mix of franchise TV and licensed library films. A May 20 release guide from What’s on Netflix listed “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Season 2, Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” and the “Creed” trilogy among the titles due next month. Netflix has separately confirmed that “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Season 2 will debut in the United States on June 25. The month’s lineup, as listed so far, also includes returning catalog titles and a separate list of departures. ### When does “Avatar: The Last Airbender” actually arrive? Netflix’s media site lists “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Season 2 for release in the United States on June 25, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. PDT. A Tudum article published March 31 said the live-action series will send Aang and his companions deeper into the Earth Kingdom in the new season. Netflix said Season 2 follows Aang, Katara and Sokka after their victory at the Northern Water Tribe, as they try to persuade the Earth King to join the fight against Fire Lord Ozai. (whats-on-netflix.com) Tudum also said the season brings Ba Sing Se to screen and introduces Toph Beifong. ### Which non-Netflix titles stand out in the June list? What’s on Netflix said June’s licensed additions include “Poor Things,” the “Creed” collection and “Rocky Balboa.” Its guide described “Poor Things” as one of the high-profile library additions early in the month and said the month opens on June 1 with the “Creed” trilogy. (media.netflix.com) The same guide also listed other June arrivals including “Resident Alien,” “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” “Bee Movie,” “Cinderella Man” and “Assassination Classroom” Season 2. What’s on Netflix said its June article was still a work in progress, indicating more titles or date changes could follow. ### Is this an official Netflix announcement or a third-party release guide? (whats-on-netflix.com) What’s on Netflix published the broad June roundup on May 20 under byline Kasey Moore. The site tracks monthly additions and removals and said readers should “keep checking back for further updates.” Netflix’s own confirmation, at least for “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” comes from its media center and Tudum. (whats-on-netflix.com) Those pages confirm the June 25 date and provide plot details for the season, but they do not in the retrieved material present the full month’s complete licensed-film lineup. ### Why are “Poor Things” and “Creed” getting attention in this lineup? (whats-on-netflix.com) June’s most visible draw is “Avatar,” but the licensed film additions give Netflix a second lane for the month. What’s on Netflix singled out “Poor Things” and the “Creed” trilogy in its opening summary of the June slate, placing them alongside the returning live-action “Avatar” series as the headline additions. (media.netflix.com) That framing suggests the service is leaning on both originals and recognizable library films as summer viewing starts, though that characterization comes from What’s on Netflix’s presentation of the slate rather than a formal Netflix statement. ### What should viewers watch next for changes? May 20 is the publication date on the current What’s on Netflix June guide, and the article says it will be updated. (whats-on-netflix.com) Netflix’s own next-step marker is June 25, when “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Season 2 is scheduled to begin streaming in the United States, according to the company’s media site.