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Netflix’s next DreamWorks removals take two preschool series off the service in November 2026. The departures underline a familiar wrinkle in the Netflix Originals catalog: the label can describe an exclusive licensing deal, while long-term ownership stays with DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal.
Rhyme Time Town and its singalong collection leave November 15. Dragons: Rescue Riders, its two seasons and three specials follow on November 24. Netflix acquired exclusive streaming rights for a fixed period; as those agreements expire, DreamWorks titles are gradually leaving the platform.
What leaves, and when
- November 15: Rhyme Time Town Seasons 1 and 2, first added in June 2020 and June 2021, plus the 10-episode Rhyme Time Town Singalongs, added in December 2020.
- November 24: Dragons: Rescue Riders Seasons 1 and 2, added in September 2019 and February 2020, along with Hunt for the Golden Dragon (March 2020), Secrets of the Songwing (July 2020) and Huttsgalor Holiday (November 2020).
Rhyme Time Town ends its Netflix run
Created by Dan Berlinka for DreamWorks Animation Television, Rhyme Time Town built preschool stories around familiar nursery-rhyme characters. Puppy Daisy and kitten Cole encounter figures including Humpty Dumpty, Mary Mary, Old MacDonald and the Itsy Bitsy Spider. Each episode paired two short adventures with original songs, giving the series a clear format for younger viewers.
The first season arrived in June 2020. The singalong spinoff followed that December, and a 15-episode second season came in June 2021. That was the final season; now the series and spinoff are set to leave together, about five and a half years after the second season debuted.
Dragons: Rescue Riders leaves with three specials
The larger franchise departure is Dragons: Rescue Riders, a preschool offshoot of How to Train Your Dragon. Twins Dak and Leyla, voiced by Nicolas Cantu and Brennley Brown, were raised by dragons and can speak with them. They defend the Viking town of Huttsgalor with Winger, Summer, Cutter, Burple and Aggro.
Netflix’s run included 26 episodes across two seasons, released between September 2019 and February 2020. Three 46-minute specials expanded the series: the treasure adventure Hunt for the Golden Dragon, the musical Secrets of the Songwing featuring Renée Elise Goldsberry of Hamilton, and the holiday story Huttsgalor Holiday. The holiday special’s Netflix departure falls exactly six years after its premiere.
The show has already shifted platforms once. DreamWorks relaunched it on Peacock in November 2021 as Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky, which ran for four additional seasons through September 2022. The two Netflix seasons and three specials have not streamed elsewhere in the US, making Peacock a plausible next home when Netflix’s rights expire. No move has been announced. For now, the Netflix-era episodes and specials are available to buy digitally through Apple TV and Prime Video.
More DreamWorks titles are leaving, while The Boss Baby stays
The November exits follow several DreamWorks departures from Netflix in 2026. The Captain Underpants franchise left in January and appeared on Peacock the same day. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power departed in February, and Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts left in June. The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween is scheduled to leave December 4.
Many DreamWorks series have exited roughly five to six years after their final seasons arrived, though the schedule can shift. Spirit Riding Free received an extension and is now expected to remain through 2030. The Boss Baby: Back in Business was listed in a removals tracker for November 17, 2026, six years after its fourth and final season, but that date passed without a notice. It is absent from Netflix’s November removals list, and its title page has no departure warning, so all four seasons appear set to remain for now.
Netflix typically lists Original removals without commenting on them, and licensing plans can change. The DreamWorks removals tracker and the rundown of Netflix Originals leaving throughout 2026 offer a wider view of the schedule. For families who want to keep these episodes accessible, digital purchases are currently the stated option for Dragons: Rescue Riders; the next streaming home for either departing series remains unconfirmed.
