Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Entertainment
  3. Features

All the Netflix movies and shows you can’t watch with the ‘Basic with Ads’ subscription plan

By

Netflix is finally rolling out an ad-supported tier. This new tier, which costs $7 a month, is designed to curb concerns that the ad-free version of the streamer was too expensive. It first rolled out on November 3, and now that it’s available, many potential subscribers are curious about all the ways it’s different from the long-running ad-free version of the service. The main difference, obviously, is that all of the content has ads. Almost as important, though, is all the stuff that isn’t currently available on the ad-free version.

No comprehensive list of these titles has been released yet, but based on a perusal from Variety as well as other available information, it seems that there are a fair number of high-profile TV shows and movies that won’t be available at the ad-supported tier. Some estimates suggest that as much as 10% of Netflix’s existing content won’t be available at the ad-supported tier, although Netflix has said that they’re hoping that number will decrease as the new tier becomes more established. A “limited number of movies and TV shows won’t be available due to licensing restrictions, and we’re going to be working on reducing that over time,” Netflix COO Greg Peters explained. Without further ado, here’s the list we know of thus far:

Recommended Videos

TV Shows:

Arrested Development
House of Cards
Peaky Blinders
New Girl
The Magicians
The Last Kingdom
The Sinner
Good Girls
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
She-Ra and the Princess of Power
All Hail King Julien
Dawn of the Croods
The Good Place
Knight Rider
Queen of the South
Marlon
Friday Night Lights
Ash vs. Evil Dead
Wynonna Earp
Stargate: SG1
Van Helsing
Uncoupled

Related

Movies:

Oblivion
Man on a Ledge
Robin Hood
Steve Jobs
The Butler
Skyfall
Casino Royale
Vampires vs. The Bronx
Uncharted
Pineapple Express
The Zookeeper’s Wife
Paddington
Nocturnal Animals
Sorry to Bother You
A Knight’s Tale
Labyrinth
Hell or High Water
The Hurt Locker
If Beale Street Could Talk
Won’t You Be My Neighbor
Crimson Peak
It Follows
The Green Inferno
Raw
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Retribution
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Umma
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Quantum of Solace
28 Days
Rambo
Darkest House
Made of Honor
The Imitation Game
Wanted
Legend
Blue Jasmine
A Monster Calls
Sing 2
Morbius
Road House
The Mist
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Phantom Thread
Contraband
Tully
Vice
The Hateful Eight
The Bad Guys

There are far more movies than shows excluded from the ad-supported tier, which is likely because a larger share of Netflix’s TV shows is originals, whereas they still have a fairly healthy library of movies that were produced by other studios. This list of movies features three of Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies, a number of Oscar nominees and winners, and several other recent titles that are likely to be regarded as classics in the near future.

There are also quite a few horror and action titles that aren’t available in the ad-supported tier. Like Netflix more generally, most of the movies that won’t be in the ad-supported tier skew more recent, and it still leaves plenty of movies worth watching on the platform. Given that this new tier is a full 50% cheaper than the ad-free tier, it may be worth sacrificing a few titles for.

Editors’ Recommendations

Topics
Joe Allen
Joe Allen
Writer
Joe Allen is a freelance writer at Digital Trends, where he covers Movies and TV. He frequently writes streaming…
3 underrated shows on Netflix you need to watch in April 2025
Colman Domingo in The Madness.

This month on Netflix, Charlie Brooker returns for more social nightmares with Black Mirror season 7. For the first time in series history, Brooker did a sequel, USS Callister: Into Infinity, the follow-up to the Emmy-winning USS Callister from season 4. The other notable show coming in April is You season 5, the final run for serial killer Joe Goldberg.

While Black Mirror and You will dominate the most popular list for all of April, more shows are ready to be watched at the click of a button. Some underrated offerings include a stand-up comedy special, a conspiracy thriller, and a children's TV show.

Read more
3 great BritBox shows you should watch in April 2025
Martin Freeman in The Respnder

Amidst all the streaming behemoths that have come to dominate the landscape in the past 15 years, there are also smaller, more boutique offerings that are filled with interesting shows and movies worth watching. If you're interested in sampling some shows from across the pond, then BritBox is the best place to start.
The streamer is filled with British series that seem designed to remind you that they do things differently in the U.K., especially on TV. We've pulled out three great shows, all available on the streaming service that you might never have heard of. Regardless of what you're looking for, you'll hopefully find something interesting here.

Need more recommendations? Then check out the best new movies to stream this week, as well as the best shows on Netflix, best shows on Hulu, best shows on Amazon Prime Video, and best shows on Disney+.
Three Little Birds (2023)
Three Little Birds I BritBox Original I Trailer
A specific look at the immigrant experience in America, Three Little Birds tells the story of three Jamaican women who immigrated to the U.K. in the 1950s and 1960s. The series is based on real stories about the immigrant experience and examines the discrimination these women felt and the community they created in their new home.
Few shows are so careful about depicting the realities of this particular corner of British life, and Three Little Birds is an important reminder of the way immigration has shaped the culture of Britain that we know today.
You can watch Three Little Birds on BritBox.
The Responder (2022-)
The Responder | Trailer – BBC
There are tons of police shows on BritBox, but The Responder sits on more unique ground. The series tells the story of urgent responder Chris Carson (Martin Freeman) as he works a series of night shifts in Liverpool.
As he attempts to save lives amid a variety of high-stress situations, Chris is also dealing with his own deteriorating mental health and the corruption that threatens to consume all the good he's done. Featuring an incredible performance from Freeman and the kind of relentless pace that only the best medical shows are able to maintain, The Responder is well worth your time.
You can watch The Responder on BritBox. 
Oliver Twist (2007)
Oliver Twist 2007 TV Mini-Series | Sarah Lancashire, Timothy Spall | Review

Read more
3 PBS shows you should watch in April 2025
Samuel LeBihan in The Mountain Detective.

PBS' programming lineup for April is very heavy on two of public broadcasting's signature shows: Finding Your Roots and Antiques Roadshow. Both series are excellent, but they don't cater to the crowd who comes to PBS for the influx of British dramas. Unfortunately, there aren't any new shows from the United Kingdom this month. But Walter Presents is bringing over mystery shows from Finland and France to help fill the void. There are also new installments of Independent Lens, and we've picked one to round out this month's suggestion for the PBS shows you need to watch.

There's still plenty of time to catch the other new shows on PBS in April. You can even go back and revisit the great PBS shows to watch in March as well. For now, here are our recommendations for the three PBS shows you should watch in April.

Read more