Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
GTA 6's extended look premieres on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET on 27 August 2026 and on YouTube six hours later. Air times in your own timezone, plus where to watch.
Where and when to watch
Times are shown in your device's timezone.
- Netflix
Exclusive for six hours. A Netflix account is required.
Link not published yetNetflix hasn't published the link yet. It appears here as soon as it does — no need to hunt for it.
- YouTube
Free, no account needed. Also on the official Grand Theft Auto VI site.
Link not published yetYouTube hasn't published the link yet. It appears here as soon as it does — no need to hunt for it.
Air times around the world
| City | Netflix | YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Thu, Aug 27, 12:00 PM PDT | Thu, Aug 27, 6:00 PM PDT |
| New York | Thu, Aug 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Thu, Aug 27, 9:00 PM EDT |
| London | Thu, Aug 27, 8:00 PM GMT+1 | Fri, Aug 28, 2:00 AM GMT+1 |
| Paris | Thu, Aug 27, 9:00 PM GMT+2 | Fri, Aug 28, 3:00 AM GMT+2 |
| Riyadh | Thu, Aug 27, 10:00 PM GMT+3 | Fri, Aug 28, 4:00 AM GMT+3 |
| Dubai | Thu, Aug 27, 11:00 PM GMT+4 | Fri, Aug 28, 5:00 AM GMT+4 |
| New Delhi | Fri, Aug 28, 12:30 AM GMT+5:30 | Fri, Aug 28, 6:30 AM GMT+5:30 |
| Tokyo | Fri, Aug 28, 4:00 AM GMT+9 | Fri, Aug 28, 10:00 AM GMT+9 |
| Sydney | Fri, Aug 28, 5:00 AM GMT+10 | Fri, Aug 28, 11:00 AM GMT+10 |
What to expect
What Rockstar announced
Rockstar Games confirmed on 6 August that Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look will premiere on Netflix on Thursday 27 August 2026 at 3 p.m. Eastern. The same footage reaches Rockstar's official YouTube channel and the Grand Theft Auto VI website at 9 p.m. Eastern the same day — a six-hour window in which Netflix is the only place to see it.
Netflix has described the arrangement as a first-of-its-kind partnership. Neither company has said how long the footage runs.
Why this is not Trailer 3
The two Grand Theft Auto VI trailers so far arrived in December 2023 and December 2024, each a couple of minutes of cut footage. An extended look is Rockstar's own phrasing and it is deliberately different: it points at something longer than a trailer, and Rockstar has never shown this game running.
That is worth tempering. Rockstar has not promised gameplay and has not used the word. What is confirmed is the date, the two platforms and the six-hour gap between them.
What it means for the release date
Nothing, so far. Grand Theft Auto VI is dated 19 November 2026, which Rockstar set in November 2025 after moving the game out of its original 2025 window and then again from 26 May 2026.
A marketing beat three months out is more consistent with that date holding than with it moving — a publisher does not buy a Netflix premiere for a game it is about to delay. But that is an inference, not an announcement, and this page will not treat it as one.
Do you need a subscription?
For the first six hours, yes: a Netflix account. From 9 p.m. Eastern the footage is free on Rockstar's YouTube channel and on the official Grand Theft Auto VI site, with no account of any kind.
Neither link exists yet. A YouTube video has no address until it is published and the same is true of a Netflix title page, so the buttons above stay disabled rather than sending you somewhere that does not have it. Both go live here the moment they exist.
Trailers so far
Trailer
Announced games
Common questions
When does the GTA 6 extended look air?
Thursday 27 August 2026 at 3 p.m. Eastern on Netflix, then 9 p.m. Eastern on Rockstar's YouTube channel and the official Grand Theft Auto VI site. In Saudi Arabia that is 10 p.m. on the 27th and 4 a.m. on the 28th.
Do I need a Netflix subscription to watch it?
Only for the first six hours. From 9 p.m. Eastern the same footage is free on YouTube and on Rockstar's own site, with no account required.
Is this GTA 6 gameplay?
Rockstar has not said. The announcement calls it an extended look and goes no further — it does not use the word gameplay, and no Grand Theft Auto VI footage shown so far has been the game running.
Is this Trailer 3?
Rockstar has not called it a trailer. The two previous trailers ran a couple of minutes each; this is described only as longer, which is why it is treated here as its own thing rather than as the third trailer.
Has the GTA 6 release date changed?
No. Grand Theft Auto VI is still dated 19 November 2026. Nothing in this announcement changes it.
Where is the link to watch?
Neither platform has published one yet, because a video has no address until it goes live. The buttons on this page stay disabled until then and switch on as soon as the real links exist.
Last updated Aug 6, 2026, 7:00 PM