Dragon Ball Super Beerus Hits Netflix October 17, One Week Behind Its Japanese Premiere

Published 2 October 2026. Words like "tonight" or "next week" refer to that date.

Netflix has announced that Dragon Ball Super Beerus would arrive on the service starting October 17, a full week behind the show's Japanese premiere on October 11. If spoilers matter to you, Netflix is not where you want to catch this series first.

I also want to set out the full release order as I understand it, confirm the episode count, and explain why I expect the Moro arc to follow the same path when it arrives next year.

Dragon Ball Super Beerus premiered on Fuji TV on October 11

A few days ago I explained that Dragon Ball Super Beerus will air on Fuji TV on Sunday mornings starting on October 11. That is a little under 10 days away. After the Fuji TV broadcast, episodes will pop up on Amazon Prime Japan, then on Crunchyroll with subtitles, and then on other services as time permits.

I had already mentioned Netflix as one of those later destinations, and today Netflix made it official. Its announcement says brand new weekly episodes will be dropping beginning October 17. If you followed Dragon Ball Daima on Netflix, this is a very similar situation, and that comes with an important catch.

Netflix will be one week behind, so spoilers are a real risk

The series starts on October 11, while Netflix starts on October 17. So, just as with Daima, Netflix will be a week behind. I want to be very clear about this: "Netflix is going to be a week behind."

Honestly, there should not be all that many spoilers to worry about, considering this is an enhanced version of a story we already know. That said, there are going to be some surprises. "If you're worried about spoilers, Netflix is not the place to watch it." My advice in that case is to stay off the grid on Sunday mornings and catch each episode when Crunchyroll drops it, because that is the first place you will be able to get subtitled episodes on an official service.

I am flagging this now because there are going to be spoilers all over the internet for whatever happens. During Daima, a lot of people got upset when creators, including myself, put spoilers in preview images. I understand that, and I have worked to improve on it since the era of Dragon Ball Super. Still, if you are a week behind on Netflix and something big happens, it is likely you will be told about it ahead of time.

Dragon Ball Super Beerus is confirmed at 19 episodes

Weeks ago, I reported that Dragon Ball Super Beerus would run 19 to 20 episodes. First it was 20, then I changed it to 19 or 20. Now it is confirmed to be 19 episodes, and other leakers have since come out and said the same, so the figure is now sourced by multiple insiders.

Let me be real about something that has been going on for years. Every time I report something that does not come true, or that I get wrong, a group of people points it out over and over again. Yet every time I report something that ends up being true, that same group chooses to ignore it. Some people have focused on the newer leaks while either ignoring, or not even knowing, that I reported this weeks ago.

I am not saying this to do the I told you so thing, because I am way over that. But keeping it real, I get tired of people who only point out the bad and completely ignore the good. If you have been following my coverage since January, you have been updated on everything: I covered the change from all of Super to just the first three arcs for now, where production stood, and some of the people involved in production. I thank you for your support, because it does get a little annoying when people purposely ignore what I have gotten right. It shows you the kind of people they are. "It's not about the truth."

The full schedule runs from October to February

To recap, Crunchyroll is where the subtitled version arrives. Before that, the show will not be available with subtitles online, at least not on official services. There might be a fan sub out there somewhere, and there probably will be. Netflix then follows a week behind. That makes 19 episodes running from October to February, which is the schedule for Dragon Ball Super Beerus.

The Moro arc will likely follow the same release pattern next year

I do not have an official release date for the Moro arc, which is coming next year. Presumably it will take the same Sunday morning time slot as Dragon Ball Super Beerus, unless Fuji TV makes a huge change.

Most likely, again unless something big happens, the Moro arc will air the same way: on Fuji TV first without subtitles in Japan, followed by Prime Japan, which probably will not have subs either. Then the Crunchyroll version will have the subs, and later it will reach Netflix and other platforms. Keep that in mind as you prepare to catch it.

Will you hold out for Netflix a week later and risk spoilers, or go with Crunchyroll first as soon as it drops?