Roland Emmerich disaster film The Day After Tomorrow begins streaming on Netflix

The sci-fi disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow began streaming on Netflix on November 1, 2026. ComingSoon and Collider both reported on the feature moving to the digital platform. ComingSoon reported that the film features Jake Gyllenhaal and Ian Holmes, while Collider reported that the cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid. [1][3][4][5][6][7]

Directed by Roland Emmerich, the film focuses on a global superstorm that pushes the planet into a new Ice Age. ComingSoon noted that the screenplay takes inspiration from the 1999 book The Coming Global Superstorm, written by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber. Collider reported that the disaster thriller achieved a global theatrical gross of 552 million dollars. [1][3]

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, born to director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, plays a central role in the feature. The film was added to Netflix as part of a wider slate of licensing additions for November 2026 across major streaming services, according to reports from TheWrap and Yahoo. [4][5][6][7][10]