Netflix Locks In Streaming Date for 2014 Monster Blockbuster and Its Sequel

Netflix is kicking off December by letting the big guy stomp onto your home screen. For the first time on the service, two cornerstone MonsterVerse movies hit Netflix in the U.S. on the same day — just in time to close out 2025 with some kaiju-scale chaos.

The drop

'Godzilla' (2014) and 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' (2019) start streaming on Netflix on December 1 in the United States. This is their official Netflix debut, and they are part of the platform's first wave of December releases, which mixes licensed films, dramas, and seasonal programming. They are arriving after strong theatrical runs and plenty of ongoing franchise relevance, so if you skipped them in theaters or want a refresher, timing is ideal.

Why these two matter in the MonsterVerse

Gareth Edwards' 'Godzilla' resets the board: it introduces the MonsterVerse take on the character as the last known survivor of a prehistoric superspecies, surfacing when other ancient organisms start messing with global stability. It is the entry that defines this version of Godzilla as a territorial apex force of nature rather than a straight-up villain.

Michael Dougherty's 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' pushes the mythology wider. Monarch — the franchise's monster-tracking organization — scrambles as multiple Titans wake up around the world, including heavy hitters King Ghidorah, Rodan, and Mothra. The movie scales Godzilla up compared to his 2014 height and gives him a formal scientific designation inside Monarch's system. Produced by Legendary Pictures, it is the third MonsterVerse film overall, anchored by an ensemble cast tied to Monarch's research team.

Design nerd-out, because the details are cool

The MonsterVerse team made a point of keeping Godzilla recognizable to Toho fans while tweaking him for this era. For 2014, they added gills and structural changes so he looks like he actually moves through water, not just stomps out of it. By 'King of the Monsters', they enlarged his dorsal plates and shifted proportions to lean into a more predatory silhouette. Across both movies, his reappearances track with major ecological upheavals — it is not random, and the films treat that like a warning siren.

Also landing on Netflix December 1

• A League of Their Own
• As Good as It Gets
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• Downton Abbey
• Grantchester
• Rio
• Zero Dark Thirty

If you are queuing up your final-month watchlist, the Godzilla double feature is the headline, and the rest is a pretty solid mix to round out the weekend.

Note: This was first tipped by Vritti Johar at SuperHeroHype and also ran via ComingSoon.