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Netflix might be busy turning up the heat this summer with a sizzling workplace rom-com. However, at the same time, the streaming giant is getting its ducks in a row to bid farewell to one of the most controversial entries of the genre, It Ends With Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.

Scheduled to leave Netflix on June 9th, the clock is currently ticking on the content lease. So, if you haven’t watched it or have been planning to rewatch it, now is the time to queue it up before it hits the departure date.

Based on Colleen Hoover’s 2016 novel, the romantic comedy follows Lily Bloom, a young woman who moves to Boston, opens up her own floral shop, and falls head over heels for charming neurosurgeon Ryle. Although their love story takes a rapid flight, it soon turns into an abusive relationship, with Lily slowly treading in the darker lanes.

But when her first love, Atlas, re-enters her life, Lily must find the strength to break a generational cycle of trauma and choose a better life for herself.

Whether you love or hate Hoover’s work, there’s absolutely no denying that this movie adaptation was a massive cultural phenomenon. While It Ends With Us exploded at the box office and dominated social media feeds for months, watching it now on Netflix lets you in on a major pop-culture milestone that people cannot stop talking about.

Unlike typical romances that paint villains in obvious strokes, It Ends With Us takes a more nuanced approach. The film introduces Ryle as charming, successful, yet deeply vulnerable before his toxic, abusive traits surface, forcing the audience to navigate the same confusion and emotional manipulation that the protagonist experiences firsthand and triggering a new wave of romance-thriller trend.

While the movie is definitely famous for its on-screen drama and literary legacy, it is almost as infamous for its behind-the-scenes chaos. The It Ends With Us press tour was marked by relentless rumours of a massive rift between Lively and Baldoni, followed by an actual multi-million-dollar lawsuit that was only recently settled.

Streaming it now would particularly help viewers appreciate how the final creative vision came together despite the intense clashing behind the camera. But since It Ends With Us is counting its final days, there’s barely any room to save it for a later watch. As a result, make the most of it while it’s still available on Netflix.