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James. Freaking. Bond is coming to Netflix. It’s not a rumour. Not a maybe. Not a random title buried in the catalogue. Actual Bond movies. The ones you have rewatched on TV and learnt the dialogue by heart. The 007 films you argued about online and definitely quoted at the wrong moments. Netflix just woke up one morning and made a move that has got people’s watchlists shaking.

Starting January 15th, Bond walks straight onto Netflix screens in multiple regions, and yes, that includes No Time to Die. Daniel Craig’s final Bond. The emotional one. The one people still talk about like it personally hurt them. If you skipped it in theatres or avoided rewatching because you weren’t ready, Netflix just removed your excuse.

And that is not even ten per cent of the full frenzy. Sitting right next to it will be Skyfall, which people will immediately claim is the best Bond movie ever made. Again. Loudly. You will also get Quantum of Solace, which has its own army of defenders every time it comes back into conversation. And yes, Die Another Day is also part of the drop, which means peak early-2000s Bond energy is about to resurface, whether anyone is ready for it or not.

The whole list itself is hilarious in the best way. You have got polished, serious, emotional Bond sitting next to messy, flashy Bond. One minute you are watching grief and legacy, the next you are watching Bond surf a wave after an explosion. Netflix is letting you pick your own pick.

Here is the catch, though. These movies are only sticking around for three months. Shocked? Surprised? Panicking? Very understandable. But at the same time, you also need to understand that this is not a slow situation. You can’t add the movies to just the “Remind me” alert and then forget about them. You need to make the best of this opportunity. If you don’t know, most of us are already planning the watching order. Some will start with Skyfall. Some will go full Craig arc. Some will jump straight to Die Another Day just to see how wild it still feels. All valid choices.

And while yes, Netflix is also adding some Rocky, Creed, and Legally Blonde movies around the same time, let’s not pretend anything is competing with Bond showing up like this. Bond landing on Netflix changes how a lot of people suddenly spend their nights.

Why is James Bond even coming to Netflix if Amazon owns it?

This part sounds confusing until you remember how streaming actually works. Amazon MGM Studios owns the Bond catalogue, but that doesn’t mean it lives on one platform forever. Amazon still licenses its films out, and this Netflix deal is part of that bigger plan. Bond usually pops up briefly on Prime Video around October, then shifts elsewhere. Netflix getting it means way more eyeballs and way more noise.

There is also the waiting game. The next Bond film already has Denis Villeneuve attached, but that movie is years away. Probably closer to 2028. Until then, keeping Bond front and centre matters. Netflix is basically keeping the Bond conversation alive while everyone waits.

So yeah. James Bond is coming to Netflix. Time to clear your watchlist, people.