{"id":804603,"date":"2026-08-06T12:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/804603\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:46:15","slug":"rockstar-confirms-grand-theft-auto-6-an-extended-look-premieres-on-netflix-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/804603\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockstar Confirms Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look Premieres on Netflix This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look will premiere on Netflix later this month.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Rather than a straightforward <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GTA 6<\/a> Trailer 3, this special event showcase sounds like it will offer fans a far deeper dive on Rockstar&#8217;s highly-anticipated blockbuster. Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look will become available to stream via Netflix on Thursday, August 27 at 12pm Pacific \/ 3pm Eastern \/ 8pm UK.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Don&#8217;t have a Netflix subscription? Do not fear. Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look will then become available to watch via YouTube, though not for another six hours. Its official debut to stream via YouTube will be at 6pm Pacific \/ 9pm Eastern on August 27, or 2am UK on August 28.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Netflix subscribers can already set an alert to remind them when the special event show becomes available to watch, over at <a href=\"https:\/\/Netflix.com\/GTAVI\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">netflix.com\/GTAVI<\/a>. The programme listing offers the following blurb: &#8220;Coming August 27: See an extended look at Grand Theft Auto 6, the next evolution the Grand Theft Auto series.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In a blog post on the event, Netflix described the Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look as a &#8220;first-of-its-kind partnership&#8221; between the streamer and Rockstar. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The new iteration in the blockbuster series comes 13 years following the debut of GTA 5, the same year that Netflix was beginning its push into original programming,&#8221; Netflix wrote. &#8220;This collaboration represents the next generation of storytelling and content on Netflix.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cGrand Theft Auto reveals have become cultural moments in their own right,&#8221; said Brandon Riegg, Netflix&#8217;s VP of Nonfiction Series. &#8220;The anticipation and fandom around Grand Theft Auto 6 is unprecedented, and we\u2019re honored that Rockstar Games has partnered with us to debut the next part of the Grand Theft Auto story with Netflix members first. It\u2019s a reflection of what we hope Netflix is becoming: a place where the most ambitious storytelling, from any medium, can find the biggest possible audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>GTA 6 Ultimate Edition Screenshots<img alt=\"GTA 6 Ultimate Edition content screenshots.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With GTA 6&#8217;s long-awaited and much-delayed launch on November 19 now approaching, fans have been eager to see more of the game beyond the two straightforward trailers seen so far. In particular, there&#8217;s a sense that now is the time to see actual GTA 6 gameplay \u2014 something this extended look seems likely to feature.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The past few months have seen a steady uptick in activity promoting GTA 6 after Rockstar <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/gta-6-cover-artwork-revealed-pre-orders-begin-june-25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed the cover art for GTA 6<\/a> back in June and opened the game&#8217;s preorders. But while some fans had expected the game&#8217;s third trailer to debut around the same time, Rockstar instead released a <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/grand-theft-auto-6-rockstar-releases-63-new-screenshots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">big batch of new GTA 6 screenshots<\/a>, which <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/gta-6-may-be-borrowing-a-major-mechanic-from-red-dead-redemption-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tease all kinds of new details about the game<\/a>, but no Trailer 3.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;s now been almost 500 days since the arrival of Trailer 2 back in May 2025 \u2014 so long ago that when you go back and watch it, the trailer still has GTA 6&#8217;s previous release date attached to it. Some had thought that Rockstar would want a new trailer that advertises the correct release date on it <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/grand-theft-auto-6-where-to-buy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">alongside preorders<\/a>, but that wasn&#8217;t to be the case.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In the meantime, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/grand-theft-auto-6-where-to-buy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GTA 6 preorders are already off to a stunning start<\/a>, while analysts have been offering their opinion on <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/has-80-gta-6-opened-the-door-to-more-expensive-games-analysts-respond\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">what GTA 6\u2019s $80 price point means for other video games<\/a>. There has been controversy over <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/no-there-is-no-gta-6-physical-disc-coming-out-at-launch-or-the-months-after-those-reports-and-social-media-posts-are-incorrect\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rockstar&#8217;s decision not to sell GTA 6 on a disc<\/a>, and there are <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/some-retailers-are-refusing-to-sell-gta-6-due-to-the-lack-of-a-disc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">some retailers who are refusing to sell GTA 6 due to the game being digital-only<\/a>. Meanwhile, on a different note, we have the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/gta-6-looks-amazing-but-the-63-new-screenshots-probably-dont-represent-gameplay-tech-experts-believe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tech expert verdict on the 63 new screenshots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto 6: An Extended Look will premiere on Netflix later this month.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":804604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-804603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}