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Netflix Announces Release Date For WWE: Unreal Season 2

By Sridhar Krishnan • Published Dec 10, 2025 11:27 EST
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WWE: Unreal officially returns in 2026.

The Stamford promotion’s docuseries debuted its first season on Netflix on July 29, 2025, giving fans a peek behind the curtain in the lead-up to WrestleMania 41.

The five episodes featured various superstars from the company, including Charlotte Flair, CM Punk, John Cena, Jey Uso, The Rock, and many others.

Netflix has now taken to social media to announce the official date of Season 2, which will be January 20.

The first season of the show was well-received by viewers, watching the chaos and drama unfurl in real-time when the professional wrestlers drop kayfabe.

Not Everyone In WWE Has Been Happy With ‘Unreal’

Wrestling was a business with well-protected secrets until the 1996 Curtain Call incident at Madison Square Garden exposed it.

Since then, it is known to consumers that the matches and segments are scripted, with many in-ring ‘rivals’ even sharing a close bond outside.

Yet there are some superstars who believe in maintaining their persona in front of the cameras. When WWE: Unreal was released, they made sure to let their displeasure be known publicly.

The likes of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Seth Rollins, Grayson Waller, etc., were vocal about the presence of cameras filming backstage interactions and whatnot.

WWE Chief Content Officer, Triple H, however, is not one of those people.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, he fired back at his critics, claiming that since everyone is aware of what’s going on backstage already, why not lean into it?

The internet is all complaining that we’re lifting the curtain and showing you stuff, meanwhile, they’re doing a podcast where all they’re doing is talking about the behind-the-scenes shit that’s going on. I don’t understand that logic.

The world knows, an eight-year-old kid lifts up his phone, Google’s stuff, and knows all the behind-the-scenes stuff right there. So, being able to see it, we’re still not showing you how the trick is done, we’re still not showing you how the guy levitates, we’re still not showing your any of that stuff but to me what that show does is show you the heart, soul and passion that everybody puts into that product to make it great for fans.

It’s not taken as the most serious thing on the planet; it’s supposed to be fun, it’s supposed to be entertainment, it’s supposed to be a good time.

If you’re a fan you already know, if you’re not a fan, watching that makes you think, ‘man they put a lot into this, I’m interested in watching that now, I learned something about these people as human beings, not just as characters and that interests me’ – I’ve heard a lot of people say that.

Also read: Why Roman Reigns May Have Refused To Appear In WWE: Unreal