One of the fastest theatrical-to-sofa turnarounds in recent anime memory just happened quietly. Jujutsu Kaisen's third season has arrived on Netflix — and the next season is already deep in the works.
The drop
Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Part 1 hit Netflix on 23 July 2026. The season only finished its Japanese broadcast in March 2026, making this a roughly four-month gap — a direct payoff of Netflix's ongoing partnership with studio MAPPA. It follows the season's arrival on Hulu on 10 July, so both major platforms now carry it within a fortnight of each other.
What you're getting
- Episodes — 12, which aired in Japan from 9 January to March 2026.
- The story — picking up after Shibuya: Satoru Gojo is sealed away, the higher-ups have ordered Yuji Itadori's execution, and Kenjaku kicks off the Culling Game — a brutal, Japan-wide battle royale between sorcerers.
- The cast — Junya Enoki, Yuma Uchida, Yuichi Nakamura, Junichi Suwabe, and Mikako Komatsu all return.
- The reception — season 3 delivered some of the most technically impressive animation the series has seen, and ended on one of its most brutal cliffhangers yet.
What about Part 2?
Already in production. Season 4 — The Culling Game Part 2 — got its first teaser at MAPPA's 15th anniversary presentation on 19 June 2026, along with a notable staffing change: Takeru Sato, assistant director on season 3, steps up as series director, while season 2 director Shota Goshozono moves into a chief director role. No release date yet. MAPPA's official line, as reported by Tech Times in June 2026, was simply that the season is:
"diligently in production"
Which, for a studio famous for its punishing schedules, counts as reassurance.
For the record: Guinness World Records certified Jujutsu Kaisen as the world's most in-demand animated TV show based on 2023 data — and it held the title the following year, with Parrot Analytics measuring global demand at more than 64 times the average TV series. The Culling Game has an audience waiting.