WWE: Unreal Season 3 lands on Netflix today with John Cena's farewell, plus Bill Maher's Mark Twain Prize

Three titles arrive on Netflix US this Tuesday, led by the five-episode third season of the WWE backstage docuseries riding John Cena's retirement tour toward WrestleMania 42. Bill Maher's Mark Twain Prize special, filmed at the Kennedy Center in June as the institution navigates Trump-era upheaval, and the well-reviewed Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson drama Ordinary Angels round out the new arrivals. Saturday Night leaves Netflix this Saturday, with Sliding Doors and Tallulah departing later this month.

The pick of the day: WWE: Unreal Season 3

WWE: Unreal returns for its third season today with five 50-minute episodes, and it arrives with the biggest storyline the docuseries has covered yet. The season tracks John Cena's retirement tour through to his final match against Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event in December 2025, alongside the return of fan favorite AJ Lee and the rise of the next generation of WWE Superstars heading into WrestleMania 42 (Netflix Tudum, July 6).

• The format is unchanged from the two previous seasons: cameras inside the WWE writers' room as injuries, last-minute pivots, and career-defining decisions reshape the biggest shows on the calendar. Showrunners Chris Weaver and Erik Powers keep the same Omaha Productions, NFL Films, Skydance Sports, and WWE team, with Peyton Manning among the executive producers (PWInsider).
• The featured cast runs deep: Cena, Cody Rhodes, Liv Morgan, CM Punk, AJ Lee, Trick Williams, Lash Legend, Stephanie Vaquer, Oba Femi, Bron Breakker, Chelsea Green, Matt Cardona, Seth Rollins, and Becky Lynch (Wrestlezone).
• The bar is already set. Seasons 1 and 2 each landed five roughly hour-long episodes covering WrestleMania 41 and SummerSlam 2025, and earned three 2026 Sports Emmy nominations (winning none), so this is the direct follow-through for anyone caught up on the Cena retirement arc (F4W Online).

Bill Maher: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Bill Maher: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor premieres today as Netflix's exclusive broadcast of the 27th Mark Twain Prize, the Kennedy Center's highest comedy honor. The gala was held June 28, 2026 in Washington, and Netflix has been the exclusive broadcast partner of the prize since 2024 (Kennedy Center). The tribute lineup spans comedy and culture: Louis C.K., Whitney Cummings, Woody Harrelson, Jay Leno, John Mellencamp, Stephen A. Smith, Arianna Huffington, and Matt Friend, who opens the broadcast impersonating Donald Trump and joking that he will accept the award himself (AP News, June 28). The backdrop is a Kennedy Center now under Trump's chairmanship, which Cummings ribs would soon host "white Hamilton," making this less a reverent tribute than a politically charged roast of both Maher and the institution honoring him. TV-MA, with music direction by Cheche Alara. For long-form political comedy fans, it is the one special on the board today.

Ordinary Angels

Ordinary Angels, the 2024 Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson drama, jumps to Netflix today from Peacock. Directed by Jon Gunn (House of David) from a script by Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig, it tells the true story of Sharon Stevens, a struggling Kentucky hairdresser who rallies her community to help a widowed father save his young daughter, who is waiting for a liver transplant amid the 1994 snowstorm (Rotten Tomatoes). Critics were warm but measured, 84% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 57 on Metacritic, while audiences gave it a rare CinemaScore A+ and a 99% RT audience score, the kind of faith-based feel-good split that travels by word of mouth (Collider). It grossed about $20 million worldwide against a $13 million budget for Lionsgate. For anyone who missed it in theaters, this is the quiet crowd-pleaser of the drop.

Leaving soon

• Saturday Night (2024), Jason Reitman's film about the 90 minutes before the first SNL broadcast on October 11, 1975, leaves Netflix on Saturday, July 25, a Sony first-window removal. 77% on Rotten Tomatoes; it underperformed in theaters at just over $10 million but drew strong reviews (Whats-on-Netflix).
• Sliding Doors (1998), the Gwyneth Paltrow alternate-reality Tube-train romantic drama, leaves July 27 (Netflix Tudum).
• Tallulah (2016), the Netflix Original drama starring Elliot Page and Allison Janney, written and directed by Sian Heder in her feature debut before CODA, leaves July 29 (Netflix Tudum).