Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look premieres on Netflix on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET. It marks the first time Rockstar Games has chosen Netflix to debut new footage from an upcoming title, giving subscribers an early view before the same preview reaches other platforms.
Quick answer: The premiere goes live at 3 p.m. ET on August 27, 2026, on Netflix. It then arrives free on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel and the Grand Theft Auto VI site at 9 p.m. ET the same day.
Release time: August 27, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET (Netflix premiere)
Release status: Confirmed for August 27
Rockstar Games confirmed the date on August 6, 2026. The preview streams worldwide at the same moment, so the 3 p.m. ET start simply shifts across time zones. Netflix holds a six-hour exclusivity window, after which the full presentation goes public on YouTube and Rockstar’s website.
- Netflix premiere: August 27, 2026, 3 p.m. ET
- YouTube and Rockstar site: August 27, 2026, 9 p.m. ET
- Availability: Global, simultaneous release
Netflix premiere times by region
Use the table below to find the exact start time where you live. These reflect the 3 p.m. ET Netflix drop converted to major time zones.
| Region | Local time |
|---|---|
| PDT (Los Angeles, Vancouver) | Aug 27, 12:00 PM |
| MDT (Denver, Calgary) | Aug 27, 1:00 PM |
| CDT (Chicago, Dallas) | Aug 27, 2:00 PM |
| EDT (New York, Toronto) | Aug 27, 3:00 PM |
| BRT (São Paulo, Rio) | Aug 27, 4:00 PM |
| BST (London, Manchester) | Aug 27, 8:00 PM |
| CEST (Paris, Berlin, Madrid) | Aug 27, 9:00 PM |
| EEST (Athens, Kyiv) | Aug 27, 10:00 PM |
| GST (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) | Aug 27, 11:00 PM |
| IST (New Delhi, Mumbai) | Aug 28, 12:30 AM |
| ICT (Bangkok, Jakarta) | Aug 28, 2:00 AM |
| SGT (Singapore, Perth) | Aug 28, 3:00 AM |
| JST/KST (Tokyo, Seoul) | Aug 28, 4:00 AM |
| AEST (Sydney, Brisbane) | Aug 28, 5:00 AM |
| NZST (Auckland, Wellington) | Aug 28, 7:00 AM |
Free YouTube release times by region
If you do not have a Netflix subscription, you can wait six hours and watch the same preview at no cost. The YouTube and Rockstar website release starts at 9 p.m. ET. Here is when that lands in each region.
| Region | Local time |
|---|---|
| PDT (Los Angeles, Vancouver) | Aug 27, 6:00 PM |
| MDT (Denver, Calgary) | Aug 27, 7:00 PM |
| CDT (Chicago, Dallas) | Aug 27, 8:00 PM |
| EDT (New York, Toronto) | Aug 27, 9:00 PM |
| BRT (São Paulo, Rio) | Aug 27, 10:00 PM |
| BST (London, Manchester) | Aug 28, 2:00 AM |
| CEST (Paris, Berlin, Madrid) | Aug 28, 3:00 AM |
| EEST (Athens, Kyiv) | Aug 28, 4:00 AM |
| GST (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) | Aug 28, 5:00 AM |
| IST (New Delhi, Mumbai) | Aug 28, 6:30 AM |
| ICT (Bangkok, Jakarta) | Aug 28, 8:00 AM |
| SGT (Singapore, Perth) | Aug 28, 9:00 AM |
| JST/KST (Tokyo, Seoul) | Aug 28, 10:00 AM |
| AEST (Sydney, Brisbane) | Aug 28, 11:00 AM |
| NZST (Auckland, Wellington) | Aug 28, 1:00 PM |
Where to watch and how to confirm it is live
The premiere is listed on Netflix under the title Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look. When the clock reaches your local start time, the title page switches from a countdown to a playable stream. If the page still shows a timer, refresh it once the listed premiere time passes for your region.
For the free option, the preview appears as a new video on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel and on the Grand Theft Auto VI page at rockstargames.com/VI once the 9 p.m. ET window opens.
What the Extended Look shows
The preview centers on Grand Theft Auto VI, which follows Jason and Lucia across the state of Leonida after a simple job goes wrong. The two are pulled into a criminal conspiracy and must depend on each other to survive. The presentation is positioned as an extended first look rather than the full game.
Grand Theft Auto VI is set to launch on November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Pre-orders are already open through Rockstar’s official channels for players who want to lock in the game ahead of release.
