The WWE Universe will get much more than just wrestling shows on Netflix once Monday Night Raw joins the streaming juggernaut in 2025.
In January, it was announced that Raw will move to Netflix as part of a $5 billion deal with the streaming giant. Fans in the U.S. will have access to Monday Night Raw each week, while those outside of the States will receive Raw, SmackDown, WWE NXT, and Premium Live Events. Netflix will not cover monthly PLEs in areas where deals are already in place with other distributors, such as India.
More WWE Shows On Netflix
Now, more WWE-licensed shows are set to join Netflix as part of this massive deal. Speaking at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media, and Communications Conference, TKO COO Mark Shapiro shared plans for “a lot of ancillary shoulder programming” connected to the WWE. This will include both reality shows and documentaries.
Reality shows, giving a behind-the-scenes look, are hardly a new venture for Netflix. The streaming giant already teams with Formula 1 racing to present Formula 1: Drive to Survive. The show gives fans an in-depth look at the sport as well as the lives of drivers of the race track.
Now, wrestling fans can expect something similar when WWE moves to Netflix. WWE has its own litany of reality shows including past examples like Total Divas and Total Bellas and current projects including Miz and Mrs and Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez.
WWE has a long history of producing high-quality documentaries. In addition to self-produced docs, the promotion has teamed with A&E for the popular Biography series. Now fans can look forward to more productions from WWE with the high-quality production team at Netflix also involved.