Netflix‘s next few weeks are teed up to have a major movie competition for the top spots on the streaming service’s viewership leaderboards. While plenty of successful movies and shows have never graced Netflix’s viewing leaderboards, reaching these milestones is oftentimes a major accomplishment for the various releases that reach them, given it requires hundreds of thousands of hours of viewing time.
This also means that, when two major movies or shows release around the same time, it’s all the more interesting to follow their trajectory on Netflix, and see which installment ended up netting itself the top spot on the platform – which is promising to note, given the next movie competition of this sort looks to be only weeks away.
March Is Set To Have A Truly Major Competition To Be Netflix’s #1 Movie
Netflix’s upcoming release roster is set to see a fascinating competition emerge regarding what film gets top spot throughout March, since two major movies are set to release in the month, in the form of Peaky Blinders follow-up Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, and the star-studded War Machine, which features Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, and Stephan James.
Indeed, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and War Machine even have their respective initial releases both set for March 6, 2026 – though The Immortal Man will be first debuting in cinemas, before releasing on Netflix on March 20.
With War Machine and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man both being major action releases that seem set to be some of Netflix’s biggest hits of the year – especially given the prominent actors at the helms of both – the month thus looks teed up to have what could quite possibly be 2026’s biggest competition for the top spot on Netflix’s weekly and monthly streaming leaderboards.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’s Cinematic Release Makes The Netflix Competition Even More Interesting
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man releasing in cinemas shortly before its streaming debut makes the prospective competition between it and War Machine for Netflix’s top spots even harder to predict, and even more fascinating as a result.
The Immortal Man‘s theatrical debut coming on the same day War Machine hits Netflix means that those who may have watched War Machine on its streaming debut date could instead be more inclined to see the Peaky Blinders movie in cinemas – though vice versa might be true for those who have a preference for watching movies at home.
Similarly, the fact Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man‘s theatrical and streaming release are so close together could serve to the film’s benefit or detriment depending on how things go. While it seems possible the biggest Peaky Blinders fans will see the movie in cinemas and then not watch it on Netflix, it’s also possible building early hype for the film theatrically will encourage an even larger viewer base for it.
Whatever the case, it’s safe to say the next month will not be a slow or dull one for Netflix. That said, exactly how these films will fare is a question that can only be answered in the aftermath of both Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and War Machine‘s debuts on the streaming platform.