Netflix subscribers will receive the first official extended look at new Grand Theft Auto VI footage when Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look premieres exclusively on the service this Thursday, August 27. The presentation remains locked to Netflix for six hours before the same footage is released on other platforms such as YouTube and the official Grand Theft Auto VI site. Rockstar Games and Netflix positioned the staggered drop as a first-of-its-kind partnership that places the next major GTA 6 video on the streamer ahead of every other outlet.
Rockstar Games has maintained a measured promotional cadence for GTA 6 after unveiling the official cover artwork in June. Rather than following that reveal with a third trailer tied to the opening of pre-orders, the studio published a sizable batch of new screenshots that tease additional details about the open world and its characters. Those stills, combined with earlier official materials, have only heightened interest in what the upcoming video presentation will actually show of Vice City and the dual protagonists Jason and Lucia.
It has now been 500 days since the release of Trailer 2 back in May 2025. That second trailer still carries the game’s previous release-date graphic, underscoring how much time has passed since the last major official video drop. GTA 6: An Extended Look therefore stands as the most substantial new footage package Rockstar has issued ahead of the November 19, 2026 launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
The presentation is described as an extended look at the next evolution of the Grand Theft Auto series rather than a conventional trailer. Viewers can expect a deeper dive into the world Rockstar has constructed, though the exact runtime and contents remain under wraps until it goes live. After the six-hour Netflix window closes, the same footage will appear on Rockstar’s official YouTube channel and the Grand Theft Auto VI website.
Check the table below for exact local times when Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look becomes available first on Netflix and then on YouTube.
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look Netflix and YouTube global release times:
Time Zone | Netflix Premiere | YouTube Premiere |
|---|---|---|
AEST (Sydney) | 5am Friday, August 28 | 11am Friday, August 28 |
KST (Seoul) | 4am Friday, August 28 | 10am Friday, August 28 |
JST (Tokyo) | 4am Friday, August 28 | 10am Friday, August 28 |
CST (Shanghai) | 3am Friday, August 28 | 9am Friday, August 28 |
GST (Abu Dhabi) | 11pm Thursday, August 27 | 5am Friday, August 28 |
SAST (Johannesburg) | 9pm Thursday, August 27 | 3am Friday, August 28 |
CEST (Paris) | 9pm Thursday, August 27 | 3am Friday, August 28 |
BST (London) | 8pm Thursday, August 27 | 2am Friday, August 28 |
BRT (Sao Paulo) | 4pm Thursday, August 27 | 10pm Thursday, August 27 |
EDT (New York) | 3pm Thursday, August 27 | 9pm Thursday, August 27 |
PDT (Los Angeles) | 12pm Thursday, August 27 | 6pm Thursday, August 27 |
Those staggered windows now lock in the final official video milestone before GTA 6 reaches consoles. Grand Theft Auto VI launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19, 2026, leaving just under three months between this Netflix-first presentation and the game’s arrival on both platforms.
