Jamie Lee Curtis’ Iconic Slasher Is Back — The New Chapter Is Headed to Netflix

Well, here’s a streaming update for horror fans: Halloween Ends, the one that wraps up Jamie Lee Curtis’s big return to the world of Michael Myers, is heading to Netflix—though not right away. Yep, Netflix will add it in April… 2026 (not this April, not next—so don’t throw a marathon party just yet).

The End of Laurie Strode vs. Michael Myers?

If you lost track of the modern Halloween trilogy, here’s the quick recap: Jamie Lee Curtis came back in 2018, Blumhouse rebooted the timeline (ignoring pretty much everything after the original 1978 movie), and that kicked off a new round of Michael Myers carnage. Halloween Ends is the third in that series, serving as the (supposedly) final battle between Laurie Strode and her masked nemesis.

The plot picks up four years after Halloween Kills. Michael Myers has vanished, but Haddonfield can’t shake off his shadow—people are still on edge. And then there’s Allyson, Laurie’s granddaughter, who gets involved with Corey, a guy the whole town shuns after a tragic accident involving a kid he was babysitting. Things get weirder when Corey stumbles across Michael hiding out in—you guessed it—the sewers, and that encounter takes him down a pretty dark path. That’s the short version, at least; the movie definitely takes... some swings.

Who’s Who Behind the Masks

• Director: David Gordon Green (also did the other two films in this trilogy)
• Writers: David Gordon Green and Danny McBride stuck together from the start, with Paul Brad Logan and Chris Bernier joining for this last installment
• Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie, obviously), Andi Matichak (Allyson), Rohan Campbell (Corey), Will Patton (Deputy Frank), Kyle Richards (Lindsey)

One (More?) For the Road

The making of this trilogy had its own twists. Green and McBride originally pitched it as a two-parter and even wanted to shoot both movies back-to-back. They ended up playing it safer, seeing if the 2018 film would actually hit; turns out it did—over $259 million at the box office—so sequels rolled ahead. While working on the second movie, the creative team decided, 'Hey, let’s make it a trilogy.' Because why kill Michael Myers off once, when you can keep rolling?

How Did Halloween Ends Do?

Halloween Ends premiered at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles on October 11, 2022, before opening wide in theaters a few days later (October 14). It didn’t pull in quite as much cash as its predecessors, but bringing in $104.3 million worldwide on a $40 million budget is still a win. As for what critics thought? Let’s say reactions were... mixed: 40% approval rating from over 260 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, so take that as you will.

'Halloween Ends will stream on Netflix in April 2026. Release date: still under wraps.'

All in all, it's another chapter closed—if you’re patient enough to wait until 2026 for it to land on Netflix.