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Anime Expo 2025 is in full swing, and Netflix just presented some of its upcoming lineup of series for the rest of 2025 and beyond. Beastars’ second half of its final season was thought to be released sometime this year, but it has now been pushed back and will be released globally in 2026.
Split into two halves, the first batch of episodes, which make up the final season, consisting of a hefty 12 episodes, launched on Netflix on December 5, 2024. It continues the show’s streak in gaining positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
Although we received bad news about the delay, Netflix treated us to a couple of new things: a new synopsis teasing what’s to come in part 2 of the final season and an all-new poster. The updated synopsis for the final season reads:
“Following the confrontation with Riz, Legoshi decides to leave school and begins living alone in Beast Apartments. Meanwhile, Louis, who has left the Young BEASTARS and graduated from the academy, decides to finally face his father, Ogma. Haru, who is enjoying her campus life, deals with an endless series of troubles. Around this time, current BEASTAR Yahya pursues Melon, a violent criminal who seeks pleasure in murdering beasts. The fates of Legoshi and Melon, which never should have crossed paths, are intertwined by a secret held closely by Legoshi’s family.”
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The announcement came as part of Netflix’s presence at the Los Angeles Anime Expo, which kicked off with the announcement that CD Projekt Red and Netflix are indeed working on a season 2 of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Netflix also confirmed our scoop that The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity will be coming to Netflix this September and that Record of Ragnarok will be back this December for its third season.
A sizzle reel for some of the new anime coming to Netflix for the rest of the year can be found embedded below:
Are you disappointed that Beastars will now be released in 2026 rather than 2025, as initially planned? Let us know in the comments. For more on all of Netflix’s upcoming anime slate, keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix.