Netflix extends Gary Lineker Rest Is Football for PL
Netflix has extended its deal for The Rest Is Football, the Gary Lineker Netflix show with Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, for the upcoming Premier League season under a two-year agreement running through the 2028 Euros, with Monday and Friday episodes. The Goalhanger series first aired on the streamer for 40 days during the World Cup and is now locked in for weekly Premier League coverage.
Key Takeaways
- Netflix and Goalhanger agreed a two-year Rest Is Football deal taking the show through the 2028 Euros.
- New episodes are due every Monday and Friday during the Premier League season.
- Hosted by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, the series peaked at No. 1 in the UK Netflix Daily Top 10 during its World Cup run.
- YouTube and podcast editions will continue alongside the Netflix Premier League shows.
- Regular Rest Is Football shows already draw about seven million monthly streams.
What did Netflix announce about Rest Is Football?
According to Broadcast, Netflix is sticking with The Rest Is Football for the upcoming Premier League season. The streamer first carried the Goalhanger show for 40 days during the World Cup.
Netflix and Goalhanger have now agreed a two-year deal that runs up to the 2028 European Championship. Episodes are scheduled to drop every Monday and Friday, giving the panel a fixed weekly slot on the platform.
Before the Netflix partnership, the series was made for YouTube and podcast platforms. Those versions will keep running alongside the Netflix Premier League shows, so fans who prefer audio or free video are not left out.
Why does the Gary Lineker Netflix show matter for viewers?
The Gary Lineker Netflix show arrives with clear audience proof. Broadcast reports it appeared in Netflix's Daily Top 10 TV chart every day of its World Cup run and peaked at No. 1 in the UK.
Its regular shows also boast seven million monthly streams, which helps explain why the streamer extended rather than walked away after the tournament window. For football fans hunting analysis beyond match highlights, that reach signals a bigger weekly conversation on Netflix.
Lineker said the team had "a brilliant time" making the show during the World Cup and called the response "incredible," adding it is "great to be back on Netflix every week throughout the Premier League season." He promised "plenty of opinions, plenty of laughs" and, with Shearer and Richards involved, "probably a few arguments as well."
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Will Rest Is Football still appear on podcasts and YouTube?
Yes. Lineker confirmed the Rest Is Football podcast will continue across the week, while the Netflix show gives the trio another chance to dig into the biggest Premier League stories. Goalhanger co-founder Tony Pastor said Netflix let them preserve what makes the show special: "sometimes serious, frequently hilarious, but always genuine and warm."
Pastor also noted the series launched after the last World Cup and grew quickly because Lineker, Shearer and Richards are close friends who talk football constantly. The Netflix extension keeps that chemistry on a major streaming stage through at least the 2028 Euros.