Netflix Tudum 2025 Live Blog: I’m Talking Wednesday Season 2, Knives Out 3, Stranger Things Season 5 And More
It's a big night for Netflix!
The Live List's Sofia Carson Kicked Off The Event
In a fun homage to some of Netflix's most popular titles of the last year, host Sofia Carson kicked off the show with a Life List of Netflix-themed entries.
From doing the viral dance from The Perfect Couple to running through the airport like she's in Carry-On, it's a fun way to kick off this Netflix celebration.
The Life List's Kyle Allen and Connie Britton even showed up for her big entrance, which resulted in her descending from the ceiling.
And there's the "TUDUM," let's get this show on the road...
Squid Game Season 3's Segment Started With A Dance Number And Ended With A New Trailer
The pink guards came from the Hollywood sign to give us a look at Squid Game Season 3, which was quite the sight to see.
After an impressive dance number from them, Hanumankind, who has music featured in Season 2, is here to perform.
Then, Player 456 and Frontman, AKA Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun, alongside more of the cast, appeared to announce Season 3's trailer, which you can see for yourself below:
They promised Squid Game would "shock the world one last time," and I think that's exactly what they're going to do based on this trailer for the show's final season.
Rian Johnson Is Here To Talk Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Can I just say, the reveal of Rian Johnson was excellent stuff. The use of the "dun, dun, dun," incredible! Whatever slapstick humor is being exuded on this stage right now is magnificent.
Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Cailee Spaeny, Kerry Washington with a t-shirt gun, Jeremy Renner with two t-shirt guns, Daryl McCormack and Glenn Close (from a pre-recorded video) all showed up to say "...and that's where you're wrong!"
And then! Daniel Craig walked on stage with his own "dun, dun, dun" to announce the sneak peek and release date for Wake Up Dead Man.
According to our favorite Southern detective, Wake Up Dead Man will be "the holy grail" of mysteries, and it will come out on XII, XII, XXV, AKA December 12, 2025!
Now, some of our favorite YA casts have shown up to answer fan questions. We've got Outer Banks, Ginny and Georgia, My Life with the Walter Boys and Forever (which is Netflix's newest hit and recently got renewed for Season 2) out here.
Then, Oscar's selfie style, these YA casts got together for a group photo.
Now, the countdown begins for new seasons of most of these shows, personally, I need to get back to the OBX ASAP.
Some of WWE's finest, including The New Day and CM Punk, came out to talk about Netflix being the home of Monday Night RAW.
They also plugged WWE: Unreal as well as Netflix's big venture into live events.
Now, we're on to One Piece and our next adventure on The Grand Line.
We're On To One Piece Season 3 And The Reveal Of Chopper
Starting with a fun review of the leading crew of One Piece, there certainly is a lot of hype surrounding the long-awaited return of this live-action adaptation.
Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Taz Skylar, Mackenyu and Jacob Romero came on stage to reveal they just finished filming Season 2, and what's coming will be "big."
The crew specifically is getting "a little bigger" this season, as Godoy teased, and that leads us into the highly anticipated reveal of Tony Tony Chopper:
Oh my goodness, how cute!
Chopper will be played by Mikaela Hoover, and during this adorable clip, he revealed that One Piece will return in 2026!
We Got Our First Look At Building The Band
We've got AJ McLean on stage now, and he's giving a rundown on the new series, Building the Band.
Nicole Scherzinger, Kelly Rowland and the late Liam Payne will also be featured on this competition series.
It's giving Love is Blind meets The Voice as these contestants interact with each other (without seeing who is singing) to build their dream boy or girl band.
Honestly, it's a sick concept, and I'm intrigued.
Matt Damon And Ban Affleck Busted Cookie Monster And Gave Us Our First Look At The Rip
My favorite celebrity besties, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, are here to bust Cookie Monster.
...and give us our first look at their movie, The Rip.
Affleck noted that this film's inspirations are Heat and Training Day, to name a few, which alone has me in.
They also explained what a rip is, with Steven Yeun and Catalina Sandino collectively saying:
A rip is something you pull from a crime scene, in this case, cash, a bunch of it.
These guys are proving this is a live event in the silliest way, and I'm so here for it. Ben Affleck and Teyana Taylor are passing glasses back and forth; it's great.
Now, we're getting our first teaser of the film, which seems like it will only be played at this event, and it looks like a dark, gritty tale that descends into a mad character study about trust.
The Rip appears on the upcoming 2026 movie schedule, specifically on January 16, and I think we'll all want to catch this one.
Guillermo Del Toro Has Taken The Stage To Talk Frankenstein
We've got Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth on stage now to discuss Frankenstein.
The legendary director said he's been "actively chasing this film for 25 years," and his enthusiasm about it is infectious.
Oscar Isaac said this has been "the experience of a lifetime," and Goth agreed before introducing the Frankenstein teaser, which you can see below:
Oh, this looks gothic, and gorgeous, and absolutely haunting. Oscar Isaac's performance as Victor already has me hooked.
This seems like true Guillermo del Toro magic, everyone. Hold on tight, we're in for a horrifically beautiful ride in November.
The Sofia Carson Universe Is Expanding
Sofia Carson, I will follow the SCU forever, and I can't wait for the release of My Oxford Year on August 1!
Carson and Queen Charlotte heartthrob Corey Mylchreest are here to make us all swoon over their upcoming rom-com. My goodness, I'm excited for this one!
It's Time For Happy Gilmore 2 And The Return Of A Legendry (Fictional) Athlete
Rich Eisen has come on stage to announce the cast of Happy Gilmore 2: Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Adam Sandler. They're here for a press conference about their legacy sequel, and the first question, of course, is: Why did it take so long? Julie Bowen's answer:
We were waiting for Jon Lovitz to become tech avail.
Lovitz then popped up to ask about cameos, which they wouldn't answer. However, we have been promised many of those. We also got questions from Blake Clark, "Abe from Illinois," and more.
Now, Sandler has announced the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer, which you can see for yourself right here:
Bad Bunny as Happy's caddy? Adam Sandler's golf antics? Absolutely ridiculous golf stunts? Hell yeah, brother. Happy is back!
It's Stranger Things Time! And We Have Updates About Season 5
Peyton List said, "We've all been waiting a long time for Stranger Things," and ain't that the truth. However, now we're finally getting some updates from Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp.
First, though, a walk down memory lane.
We got video of the Demogorgon, baby Caleb and Gaten Matarazzo singing the theme song, and the most adorable clip of the young actors on their very first day of shooting Stranger Things all those years ago. Gaten also showed up to share a BTS clip of Max rising into the air while the boys screamed at her.
Eleven herself, Millie Bobby Brown, made a cameo from the void (AKA the set of Enola Holmes 3) to share a BTS video of a helicopter flying around the set she was on.
Man, they told us the final day of filming was emotional, and I think I'm starting to feel those emotions right now after that throwback.
Now, what we've all been waiting for, a release date announcement:
Finally, we know! Season 5, the final season, of Stranger Things will hit Netflix on November 26, Christmas, and New Year's Eve, as Part 1, Part 2 and the finale drop, respectively.
What a way to end 2025 and Stranger Things!!!
We're Returning To Nevermore For Season 2 Of Wednesday
Snaps for the Wednesday cast, everyone!
The Addams Family, led by the ever-fashionable Jenna Ortega, has taken the stage to chat about our upcoming return to Nevermore Academy.
Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Fred Armisen, Joanna Lumley, and Ortega dropped some fun gothic anecdotes before giving us the first six minutes of Wednesday Season 2:
It would appear the season starts with Wednesday held captive. However, we quickly flashed back to learn about her obsession with one particular serial killer, The Scalper (who will be played by Haley Joel Osment).
However, TSA got in the way of Wednesday's investigation, as we cut to a clip of her having trouble going through TSA at the Newark Airport.
Now, we're seeing Haley Joel Osment's absolutely terrifying killer torment Wednesday (Ortega did say this season would be scarier). However, Wednesday seems unfazed.
But wait, there's more! The Monster Queen herself and Wednesday guest star, Lady Gaga, is here to perform!
Obviously, the "Bloody Mary" dance and the original "Goo Goo Muck" number from Season 1 of Wednesday happened during this performance, too!
OMG, Jenna Ortega herself has taken the stage to be part of Lady Gaga's performance, which has now transitioned into her most recent hit, "Abracadabra."
I don't think it gets much better than this, folks... No one does it like Lady Gaga, and I can't wait to see her in Season 2 of Wednesday.
Well, that's all, everyone! We did it! Sofia Carson completed her Netflix Life List, and Lady Gaga absolutely brought the house down.
Now, we can all get ready for an epic 2025. Netflix 100% has a stacked slate that you will not want to miss.
