GTA 6's next trailer premieres on Netflix on August 27 — full schedule and what's confirmed
Rockstar's third major look at Grand Theft Auto VI airs on Netflix first, then on Rockstar's own channels six hours later. Here's exactly when, why Netflix, and what isn't confirmed yet.
Rockstar and Take-Two have set a date for the next real look at Grand Theft Auto VI: "Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look" premieres on Netflix on August 27, 2026, at 3 PM ET (12 PM PT), exclusively, before it reaches anyone else. It then goes up free on Rockstar's own YouTube channel and the official Grand Theft Auto VI website at 9 PM ET the same day — a six-hour head start for Netflix, not a permanent exclusive.
Why Netflix gets it first
Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick addressed the exclusivity directly on the company's Q1 FY27 earnings call, calling it "a first-of-its-kind partnership with Netflix" and describing Netflix as a marketing and distribution partner alongside, in his words, "virtually every social media outlet on Earth." The stated logic isn't secrecy or exclusivity for its own sake — it's reach. Netflix's audience includes hundreds of millions of people who stream shows and films but don't follow gaming press, and putting the video there first puts Grand Theft Auto VI in front of viewers a conventional YouTube premiere never would.
This is a first-of-its-kind partnership with Netflix. They're a great marketing partner for us. — Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two chairman and CEO
What's actually confirmed to be shown
Rockstar hasn't published a shot list, and neither Take-Two's earnings call nor Netflix's own announcement confirms specific content. What's driving expectations is the gap in what's come before: both prior trailers leaned cinematic, with very little actual gameplay on screen — Trailer 1 on December 5, 2023, and Trailer 2 on May 6, 2025. That absence is why outlets are expecting this one to finally show mechanics rather than cutscenes, but that's an expectation built from a gap in the record, not something Rockstar has confirmed. Nothing here should be read as a leak.
Is this officially "Trailer 3"?
Not by Rockstar's own naming — the studio's own materials call it "An Extended Look," not a numbered trailer. Every outlet covering it treats it as the de facto third major reveal regardless, since it follows the same two trailers by release order.
Where this leaves PC players and pricing
None of this changes what we already know about release timing or platforms: November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Standard Edition at $79.99 and Ultimate at $99.99, still no PC date, price or storefront. An entertainment-industry crossover event is not the kind of announcement that typically carries platform news, and nothing so far suggests this one will be the exception.
If the Extended Look does confirm anything that changes the PC picture, we'll update that page directly rather than publish a separate one — the same rule we apply to every other unconfirmed detail on this title.
- Do I need a Netflix subscription to watch it?
- No. Netflix gets a six-hour exclusive window starting at 3 PM ET on August 27, but the same video goes up free on Rockstar's YouTube channel and the official Grand Theft Auto VI website at 9 PM ET that evening — no account or subscription required to see it there.
- Is this the same as "Trailer 3"?
- Rockstar itself hasn't used that label — its own materials call it "An Extended Look." Press coverage treats it as the third major reveal by release order, following trailers in December 2023 and May 2025, but that's a media framing, not Rockstar's own naming.
- Will this reveal include a PC release date?
- Nothing confirmed so far suggests it will. As of today, Rockstar has announced GTA 6 only for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no PC date, price or storefront named.
