Clear Your Schedule: Netflix Delivers a Big Win for DC Fans on November 17

Missed Blue Beetle in theaters? You are getting another shot. The 2023 DC movie that quietly earned a lot of fans is finally headed to Netflix, and yes, there is a date.

When and where

Blue Beetle starts streaming on Netflix in the U.S. on November 17, 2025, as part of the service's November lineup. Whats on Netflix flagged the date, and it lands in a month that is also set to include two heavy hitters: Stranger Things Season 5 and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Quick refresher: what it is

The film follows recent college grad Jaime Reyes, who comes home full of plans and immediately winds up bonded to an ancient piece of alien tech known as the Scarab. The Scarab chooses him as its host, wrapping him in a powerful, unpredictable suit of armor and throwing him into superhero life whether he is ready for it or not. It is a straightforward origin story with a bit more personality than DC had been delivering around that time.

The essentials

• Title: Blue Beetle (2023)
• Director: Angel Manuel Soto
• Cast: Xolo Mariduena, Bruna Marquezine, Susan Sarandon
• Writer: Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
• Producers: John Rickard, Zev Foreman
• Studios: DC Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures
• Theatrical release: August 18, 2023
• Runtime: approximately 128 minutes
• U.S. streaming start: Netflix on November 17, 2025
• Also scheduled on Netflix that month: Stranger Things Season 5; Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

How it landed

The box office was modest, but audiences dug it: the movie sits at a 90% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

'Funny with lots of action and an appealing cast, Blue Beetle is an entertaining superhero origin story with a few fresh twists.'

If you skipped it amid DC fatigue, this is one of the brighter entries from that era. For the record, the Netflix date was first tipped by Whats on Netflix, and this update was originally reported by Vritti Johar for SuperHeroHype.