The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In March 2024

Though we might find ourselves overwhelmed by the sheer amount of streaming services available in the modern age, one platform remains king: Netflix. The streamer that started it all still boasts the most subscribers, which means that when TV shows and movies depart their hallowed servers, it's kind of a big deal.

Netflix is basically the closest thing we have to the monoculture that existed prior to the internet age, when home entertainment choices were limited and we pretty much all watched and discussed the same shows and movies. Now, despite the fact we're currently enduring a real tyranny of choice when it comes to our viewing options, when Netflix does anything you can bet that most people are paying attention — just look at the cultural phenomenon that was "Stranger Things 4" which managed to send Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" back to the top of the iTunes charts almost 40 years after it first debuted. All of which is to say that Netflix isn't just the most popular streaming service, has a major cultural impact.

So, if a movie or show happens to be on Netflix, the departure of that particular media can be a fairly big deal — just look at when "The Office" left the service for Peacock. With that in mind, you might be interested to learn that Netflix has confirmed what films and TV shows will be stricken from their servers in March 2024. So, if you're one of the company's 263 million subscribers, read on for a full breakdown of what's leaving Netflix and when, alongside some recommendations to help you decide what to catch before it's gone for good.

One franchise is pretty much responsible for dictating the style of modern action movies: the "John Wick” saga. 2014's "John Wick” introduced a whole new approach to on-screen combat that has been emulated by almost every actioner since. Not only did "John Wick" define modern action movie sensibilities, it spawned a whole blockbuster franchise with each entry topping the last in terms of all-out bombastic action set pieces. This culminated in what is arguably the pinnacle of modern action filmmaking, 2023's "John Wick: Chapter 4."

While that particular action triumph isn't currently on Netflix, the "John Wick" series can be seen almost in its entirety on the streamer, which currently plays host to "John Wick," "John Wick: Chapter 2," and "John Wick: Chapter 3." Those movies will be departing the platform as of March 30, 2024, however, so if you want to remind yourself how we got to the action fantasia of "John Wick: Chapter 4," why not run through the first three entries in the saga? 

Not only will this give you a chance to once again bear witness to franchise director Chad Stahelski's ability to outdo himself with the gun-fu action sequences each time, the first "John Wick" remains the best film in the series. That doesn't mean the sequels aren't impressive for their ability to build an immersive world and one-up their predecessors in terms of combat scenes. But that first entry was so refreshing, not just in terms of its unique style that seemed to somehow elevate its B-movie sensibility, but because it revived Keanu Reeves' career at a time when it seemed his star was inexorably fading. As such, now is the perfect time to start at the beginning while you can, and remind yourself of John Wick's humble, blood-soaked beginnings.

Studios abandoned big comedies (though the genre still thrives in the indie arthouse world) for a variety of reasons. Aside from the fact superhero movies are the only thing people will pay to see these days (at least until recently), there's the fact that action moviemaking translates well to foreign audiences, allowing studios to inflate their box office take with ease. Comedies, on the other hand, often rely on appealing to the sensibilities of the culture in which they're created and don't necessarily work as reliably overseas. In other words, the days of the Judd Apatow-dominated early-aughts are well behind us.

But it's hard to get too down about that when the entire history of filmmaking is merely a click away in 2024, allowing us to revisit classic comedies of old any time. Or, if you're too young to remember when "Meet the Parents" debuted, experience some classic movie comedy for the first time.

This 2000 rom-com came just before Apatow and his cohorts began their takeover, but it's just as funny as anything he oversaw. "Meet the Parents" stars Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, who travels with his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), to meet her parents for the first time. Their brief stay quickly goes awry, with Greg embarrassing himself in front of Pam's father, Jack (Robert De Niro), and mother, Dina Byrnes (Blythe Danner), in a number of excruciating ways. There's lots to love about this precursor to the Apatow era, but the main thing is that "Meet the Parents" is just laugh-out-loud funny. Which is pretty much all we can ask of our comedy movies. So why not remind yourself of a time when Hollywood was actually invested in that kind of thing before "Meet the Parents" leaves Netflix on March 31, 2024.