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After a surprisingly short stint on the stage, the hit crime drama series sneaky pete The departure from Netflix globally will occur in July 2026.
As you remember, Netflix surprised subscribers last summer by acquiring the license sneaky peteA high-profile original series that was initially commissioned and distributed by competitor Amazon Prime Video. As stated, the underlying rights were owned by Sony Pictures Television. Co-created by Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston and House’s David Shore, the show follows a thug (Giovanni Ribisi) who adopts the identity of his former cellmate to escape from a vicious gangster.
When Netflix bought the streaming rights in July 2025, it marked another major acquisition in a trend of rival platforms licensing their original IP to the streaming giant. However, as is often the case with these third-party agreements, the license was entirely a short-term, one-year, non-exclusive deal.
when is it sneaky pete Leaving Netflix?
The series was licensed to Netflix in two separate stages, meaning its departure will also vary depending on where you live.
In the first phase, Sneaky Pete entered English-speaking territories between July 10 and 11, 2025. Exactly one year later, those rights are expiring.
- Australia and United Kingdom Will watch the series continue 9 July 2026.
- United States and Canada will see the series removed 10 July 2026.
In phase two, Netflix rolled out the series to the rest of its international territories between July 25 and 26, 2025. If you live in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Sweden, or Switzerland, you can expect the show to debut exactly one year after their respective launches (July 25 or 26, 2026).
how well you did sneaky pete Show on Netflix?
For an older, licensed show that was widely available on Amazon Prime Video for years, Sneaky Pete put up a very respectable fight in the Netflix library. While it missed the weekly global top 10, according to Flixpatrol data The series spent only one month in Netflix’s top 10Aided by its two-phase rollout, there was a huge surge when Netflix picked it up outside the US and UK.
We also have solid viewership data for the second half of 2025 (July to December) from Netflix’s official engagement report. Unsurprisingly, Season 1 was the major driver of engagement, with viewership declining as the season progressed:
| Sneaky Pete: Season 1 | 249 | 59,600,000 | 8:36 | 6,900,000 |
| Sneaky Pete: Season 2 | 542 | 33,700,000 | 8:32 | 3,900,000 |
| Sneaky Pete: Season 3 | 697 | 24,200,000 | 7:40 | 3,200,000 |
In all three seasons, the show earned equal total 14 million views In its first six months on the platform. Not too shabby for a licensed title.
If you’ve been putting off watching or finishing Sneaky Pete, you have until mid to late July 2026 to finish your engagement. Once leaving Netflix, the series will remain available exclusively on its original home on Amazon Prime Video.
Will you be sad after seeing this? sneaky pete Leave Netflix after only one year? Let us know in the comments below.
