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Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’re in search of some romance on Netflix, the streaming service has added a bunch of new titles and has even more lined up in the coming weeks. Let’s explore all the new Valentine’s launches on Netflix and dive into some tips and tricks for finding your perfect romance fix.
We’ll be dividing this extensive Valentine’s guide into various sections, including a guide on the secret codes that unlock Netflix’s complete library of rom-coms. Then, we’ll take a look at the new Netflix Original movies, series, and reality series, explore what’s coming up in 2024, cover some of the new licensed movies and series, and finally, examine the mobile games appropriate for the big day.
For the full list of everything new on Netflix for Valentine’s Day and beyond – keep an eye on our New on Netflix hub.
New Netflix Collections for Valentine’s Day
New Valentine’s Day Hub for Netflix in 2024
In celebration of the big day, Netflix also relaunched its big hub page for all of its Valentine’s Day content called “A Day for Love’s Stories,” which comes with the description: “From blissful beginnings to bittersweet farewells and breathtaking moments: Love has its highs, lows, and twists in this heartfelt collection.”
Within the collection, there are lots of sub-categories, including:
- True Love (81241701)
- Love and Reality (81671812)
- Love from Any Time (81581970)
- Young Love (81671506)
- Love Hurts (2708690)
- Self-Love (81555377)
- Passions & Seductions (81689700)
- Love and Marriage (81666693)
- Supernatural Love (81672355)
- Love Stories in Under 90 Minutes (81671876)
- Love and Technology (81233541)
- Love & Obsession (502080)
- Love According to Hollywood (81671967)
You can find the full collection via this link or by using the code 81576602. This collection works globally and will have different titles depending on where you live. For more Netflix categories and collection codes, you can visit our master list here.
New Valentine’s Day Movies and Series for 2024
So, what’s new and coming soon to Netflix that fits the romance genre? Let’s dive in, starting with the global Netflix Original movies and series. Don’t forget that on the unscripted side, Netflix has added Love is Blind season 6, Love is Blind: Sweden and a new season of Love on the Spectrum so far this year.
Good Grief (2024)
Added to Netflix: January 5th, 2024
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The first major movie of Netflix’s 2024 was a new romance movie that even got a select theatrical release, too. It was written, directed, and starred Dan Levy, about a man who is trying to get his life back together with a trip to Paris after his husband passes away.
Sadly, the movie failed to chart at all in the Netflix top 10s, making it sadly a bit of a flop, but critics definitely think you should be checking out this out, and there’s no better time.
Captivating the King (Season 1)
Added to Netflix: January 21st, 2024
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Netflix has some excellent K-drama romance series in its roster, and joining that growing library in January 2024 was Captivating the King, which consists of 10 episodes thus far, with new episodes arriving every Saturday, so there’s a lot more to look forward to.
Per Netflix, here’s what you can expect from the limited series:
“Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman — whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love.”
One Day (Limited Series)
Added to Netflix: February 8th, 2024
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Undoubtedly, the biggest new title for Valentine’s Day is this new British series headlined by Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall, who play Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew (Em and Dex for short), respectively.
Spanning decades, the story begins in the late 1980s, when the pair speak for the first time and soon head their own separate ways, vowing to meet up every year thereafter to catch up and see what life throws at them.
The series is getting rave reviews thus far, with The Daily Beat concluding, “If the pair’s aching, simmering chemistry doesn’t reduce you to a puddle of tears, rest assured that the wrenching story certainly will.”
Players (2024)
Added to Netflix: February 14th, 2024
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Gina Rodriguez returns for another Netflix Original movie, headlining this new ensemble rom-com where she stars alongside Tom Ellis, Liza Koshy, and Damon Wayans Jr.
Per Netflix, here’s the official logline for the movie:
“A New York sports writer with a playbook of clever hookup schemes unexpectedly falls for a fling. Can she go from playing the field to playing for keeps?”
We’ve got the full lowdown on Players in our full preview for the Netflix movie.
The Heartbreak Agency (2024)
Added to Netflix: February 14th, 2024
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New from Germany for the holiday season, we’ve got The Heartbreak Agency, a rom-com about a man who believes he’s immune to love and is skeptical of heartbreak therapists and decides to profile one for an article. What he didn’t expect to happen, however, is that he ends up opening his heart to his charming therapist.
The movie is directed by Shirel Peleg and stars Rosalie Thomass, Laurence Rupp, Cora Trube, Jerry Hoffmann, and Jakob Schreier.
Still to Come in 2024…
They’re all the new romance and rom-coms currently on Netflix, but what about what’s around the corner? Here’s a look ahead for the rest of the year:
Irish Wish
Coming to Netflix: March 15th, 2024
Irish Wish, (L to R) Ed Speleers as James Thomas and Lindsay Lohan as Maddie Kelly. Cr. Netflix © 2024
One romantic comedy that could’ve easily dropped for Valentine’s Day but is being saved for perhaps the more appropriate holiday of St. Patrick’s Day is the second major movie coming exclusively to Netflix starring Lindsay Lohan.
Headlined by Lindsay Lohan and Ed Speleers, the movie follows Maddie, who is putting her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid for her best friend, who is marrying the man of her dreams.
We’ve got lots more on Irish Wish in our big preview for the Netflix movie.
The other new movies on the way in 2023 include:
- A Family Affair – Originally set to arrive on Netflix in 2023, A Family Affair was eventually pushed back, and it looks like 2024 may be the year when it hits our screens. Directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Liza Koshy, and Kathy Bates, the movie is about an affair that hits a well-to-do family.
- Lonely Planet – Susannah Grant is the writer and director behind this new romantic movie starring Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern.
- Mother of the Bride – Arriving on Netflix for Mother’s Day (May 9th) is this new rom-com starring Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove.
New Licensed Romance Movies on Netflix US
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How about the non-Netflix Originals that have dropped on the service? Here’s a look at a few that those in the US can watch:
- After Everything (2023) – The final instalment of the Castille Landon teen romance film franchise.
- An Incurable Case of Love (Season 1) – Japanese medical drama series.
- Falling for Figaro (2020) – Danielle Macdonald, Hugh Skinner, and Joanna Lumley star in this British rom-com about a London trader who aspires to become an opera singer.
- Made in Italy (2020) – Liam Neeson headlines this movie about a widower artist and his estranged son mending their relationship as they work together to restore a dilapidated house in the Italian countryside.
- She’s Gotta Have It (1986) – Classic Spike Lee rom-com.
- Shortcomings (2023) – Netflix scored the SVOD debut for this rom-com starring Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy) and Sherry Cola (Joy Ride). It’s Randall Park’s directorial debut about a trio of young Bay Area urbanites navigating relationships while traveling the US.
- Something’s Gotta Give (2003) – A classic from Nancy Meyers (making up for the fact that Netflix shelved her newest project that was supposed to be a Netflix Original) starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton that was re-added to Netflix US on February 1st.
- The Vow (2012) – When a recently married young woman awakens with amnesia following a car accident, her devoted husband must help her recover and win back her love.
- Waves (2019) – One of the many A24 movies to have landed on Netflix over the past few months is Waves, starring Taylor Russell and Alexa Demie. The sports romance tells the story of
Valentine’s Day Netflix Mobile Games for 2024
Rounding out this Valentine’s Day roundup – Netflix Games has a couple of titles that fit in the Valentine’s category.
First, you’ve got Netflix Stories: Love Is Blind, the first iteration of the Netflix Stories concept that was later followed up with a standalone Money Heist version and is soon to be joined by a Virgin River one in Q1 2024. With over 500,000 downloads on Android alone, the dating sim sees you partake in the hit Netflix reality show.
Another Netflix reality show that got similar Netflix Games treatment was Too Hot To Handle, which has seen two game iterations out so far, with the newest being Too Hot to Handle 2.
What are you watching on Netflix for Valentine’s Day? Let us know in the comments down below.
Netflix Synopsis: "Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman -- whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love."
