One of the most visually stunning anime movies of 2025 has finally set its US release date on Netflix. It is an ambitious reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Scarlet originally premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2025. before releasing in Japan on November 21, 2025. Moreover, it is already streaming on Netflix in some regions outside the US.
Scarlet gets US release date on Netflix
The acclaimed anime movie is set to premiere in the US on Netflix on June 6, 2026.
Scarlet previously debuted in US theaters on February 6, 2026, and on VOD and digital platforms on March 14, 2026 (via When To Stream).
Mamoru Hosoda wrote and directed the film. He has previously garnered widespread recognition for his 2018 anime movie, Mirai, which received an Oscar nomination in the Best Animated Feature Film category at the 91st Academy Awards.
Scarlet revolves around the eponymous princess, who hopes to avenge her father’s death. Following her own apparent passing, she wakes up in the underworld and learns her father’s murderer is there. Teaming up with a Japanese medic named Hijiri, Scarlet sets out on a perilous journey.
Further, the movie’s original Japanese voice cast includes Mana Ashida as Scarlet, Masaki Okada as Hijiri, Koji Yakusho as Claudius, Kōtarō Yoshida as Voltemand, Kazuhiro Yamaji as Polonius, Tokio Emoto as Laertes, Masachika Ichimura as Amleth, and Yutaka Matsushige as Cornelius.
Some members of the English voice cast are Erin Yvette, Jamieson K. Price, David Kaye, Fred Tatasciore, Chris Hackney, and Yuri Lowenthal.
Additionally, Scarlet has done well with critics and currently has a 72% approval rating on the review-aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes.
Meanwhile, William Bibbiani of TheWrap wrote in a review, “Scarlet might be [Mamoru Hosoda]’s most narratively ambitious work to date, adapting and warping one of the most famous tales ever told, adding new layers of complexity, and centuries of new, invaluable context.”
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on SuperHeroHype.