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Every month, Netflix adds a ton of new content to its library of films and TV shows. But to make room for the newbies, some of the shows and movies you always wanted to watch—and had in your My List for months or years—suddenly disappear.

That's because Netflix doesn't own all the video it streams. The deals it has with networks, production companies, and movie studios mean much of that content comes and—unfortunately goes—with startling regularity. So each month, we keep you up to date with the latest list of what's leaving the service. Let's start with a peek at our top choices for what you should view immediately. The full list is below.


Parks & Recreation: Seasons 1-7 (Gone Sept. 30) Here's another blow to the Netflix catalogue, probably thanks to the launch of Peacock by NBC: Parks & Rec, the amazing show with the ensemble cast that can't be beat (plus a few hundred amazing guest stars like Paul Rudd, Patton Oswalt, and even Joe Biden) will be ushered out the door before the month of September is out. It started out a bit like a clone of The Office, but quickly found its voice when Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope became the perky bureaucrat everyone loved, even her boss Ron Swanson, played incomparably by Nick Offermann. (Let this also serve as a reminder that The Office leaves Netflix by the end of the year.)

The Green Hornet (Gone Oct. 17) Need a bit of goofy in your super-heroics? Then this 2011 revival of the Green Hornet—a hero with ties back to the Lone Ranger in its original radio heyday, then even bigger ties to martial artist Bruce Lee in the 1960's TV show—may be your cup of tea. Unless you're actually a Green Hornet fan, then maybe not so much, as this is a Seth Rogen film where Seth is a bumbling hero, utterly dependent on his "sidekick" Kato to save him.

District 9 (Gone Oct. 31) The film that gives grim and gritty a whole new meaning when it comes to space aliens, this metaphor for immigration and segregation resonates even more today than it did in 2009. And the special effects hold up fantastically, too.

The Silence of the Lambs (Gone Oct. 31) The legendary performances of Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins anchor this 1991 tale of serial killers and FBI agents using each other for their own means. Watch it while you can, maybe for the last time on Halloween.

The Naked Gun (Gone Oct. 31) The Naked Gun was scheduled to depart Netflix in May, but it got a reprieve: The second-best thing created by legendary teaming of Zucker, Zucker, and Abrams after (Airplane!) was the TV show Police Squad! But it was too good to last on network TV in the 1980s. Thankfully, insane heads prevailed in bring it to the big screen. It'll also remind you that OJ Simpson was someone you could once laugh at. Surely, you must be joking.

Everything Leaving Netflix in October 2020 Gone September 30

Parks & Recreation: Seasons 1-7 Gone October 1

Emelie

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Sleeping with Other People Gone October 2

Cult of Chucky

Truth or Dare Gone October 6

The Water Diviner Gone October 7

The Last Airbender Gone October 17

The Green Hornet Gone October 19

Paper Year Gone October 22

While We're Young Gone October 26

Battle: Los Angeles Gone October 30

Kristy Gone October 31

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Burlesque

Charlotte's Web

Clash of the Titans

District 9

The Firm

Fun with Dick & Jane

The Girl with All the Gifts

Grandmaster

Highway to Heaven: Seasons 1-5

The Interview

Just Friends

Magic Mike

Nacho Libre

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story 2: The Next Chapter

Nights in Rodanthe

The Patriot

Set Up

The Silence of the Lambs

Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepy Hollow

Spaceballs

The Taking of Pelham 123

The Ugly Truth

Underworld

Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Zathura

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