Netflix will remove the Creed trilogy on 31 August, giving viewers a final opportunity to watch Michael B. Jordan’s boxing films on the service. The series successfully revived the Rocky franchise by shifting attention to Adonis Creed while retaining Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa as a mentor, and it is widely regarded as a strong continuation rather than a repeat of the poorly received Rocky V.

Creed (2015), directed by Ryan Coogler, follows Apollo Creed’s estranged son as Rocky trains him; Creed II (2018) pits Adonis against Ivan Drago’s son, linking directly back to Rocky IV. Jordan made his directorial debut with Creed III, in which Adonis confronts former friend Dame Anderson, played by Jonathan Majors; Stallone does not appear, amid disagreements over the film’s tone and producer Irwin Winkler. A fourth Creed film is in development, and the article suggests the trilogy remains accessible even without prior Rocky knowledge.