Netflix Licenses 20 Paramount TV Shows for 2026

Netflix announced a significant licensing agreement with Paramount on Tuesday, bringing approximately 20 television shows to its U.S. streaming library in 2026, including the military drama SEAL Team, the crime series Mayor of Kingstown and the procedural Watson. The deal marks a notable expansion of Netflix's licensed content strategy, even as the two companies compete in efforts to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.

The agreement, detailed in Netflix's fourth-quarter earnings letter to shareholders, introduces former Paramount exclusives to the platform for the first time. SEAL Team, which aired for seven seasons on CBS from 2017 to 2024, follows an elite Navy SEAL unit known as Bravo Team as they undertake high-stakes global missions. The series, led by David Boreanaz as Master Chief Jason Hayes, also features Max Thieriot, who portrayed Clay Spenser until the character's death in season six, Jessica Paré, Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley and Toni Trucks. It has maintained strong viewer appeal, earning an 85 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Mayor of Kingstown, created by Taylor Sheridan and starring Jeremy Renner, represents the first of Sheridan's series to stream on...