Legacies is a popular fantasy drama television series that airs on The CW network. The show is a spin-off of the hit series The Originals and features characters from both The Originals and The Vampire Diaries universe. Legacies premiered in 2018 and recently wrapped up its third season in 2021.
Fans who have been streaming the first three seasons of Legacies on Netflix, however, have noticed that season 4 is not yet available on the platform. This has left many viewers wondering what happened to season 4 of Legacies and when it will be coming to Netflix.
What is Legacies about?
For those unfamiliar with the show, Legacies follows Hope Mikaelson, the daughter of Klaus Mikaelson and Hayley Marshall from The Originals. The series is set at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted, where supernatural beings like vampires, witches, and werewolves learn to control their abilities and impulses.
Hope enrolls at the school along with other young supernatural teens and faces various threats and mysteries over the course of the show alongside allies like Alaric Saltzman and Josie and Lizzie Saltzman. The show balances drama, suspense, and humor as the students come of age in a world filled with the supernatural.
When did Legacies season 4 premiere and how many episodes are there?
Legacies season 4 premiered on October 14, 2021 on The CW. The season aired through June 2022 and consisted of 20 episodes.
Here is an overview of the Legacies season 4 episode list:
| Episode # | Episode Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “You Have to Pick One This Time” | October 14, 2021 |
| 2 | “This Can Only End in Blood” | October 21, 2021 |
| 3 | “Salvatore: The Musical” | October 28, 2021 |
| 4 | “Hold on Tight” | November 4, 2021 |
| 5 | “I Thought You’d Be Happier to See Me” | November 11, 2021 |
| 6 | “Can’t Go Back” | December 2, 2021 |
| 7 | “Someplace Far Away From All This Violence” | December 9, 2021 |
| 8 | “Long Time, No See” | January 27, 2022 |
| 9 | “I Can’t Be the One to Stop You” | February 3, 2022 |
| 10 | “Everything to Me” | February 10, 2022 |
| 11 | “What It Means to Be a Mikaelson” | March 3, 2022 |
| 12 | “The Greatest Thing You’ll Ever Learn” | March 10, 2022 |
| 13 | “One Day You Will Understand” | March 17, 2022 |
| 14 | “The Future Is Waiting For You” | March 24, 2022 |
| 15 | “Into the Woods” | March 31, 2022 |
| 16 | “By Whatever Means Necessary” | April 14, 2022 |
| 17 | “Echoes From the Past” | April 21, 2022 |
| 18 | “Fate’s a Bitch, Isn’t It?” | April 28, 2022 |
| 19 | “I Wouldn’t Be Standing Here If It Weren’t For You” | May 5, 2022 |
| 20 | “Do You Mind Staying For awhile?” | June 16, 2022 |
Why isn’t Legacies season 4 on Netflix yet?
Legacies season 4 is not yet available on Netflix because of the streaming release schedule that The CW has in place.
For all CW shows, new seasons only become available on Netflix 8 days after the season finale airs on the network.
So because the Legacies season 4 finale just aired on June 16, 2022, fans can expect season 4 to be added to Netflix on June 24, 2022.
The CW’s Netflix streaming deal
This is because of an ongoing streaming deal between The CW and Netflix. In 2019, the two companies reached an agreement to keep CW shows on Netflix rather than CW’s own platform or HBO Max.
Per the terms of the deal, the entire current seasons of all CW scripted originals would become available to stream on Netflix eight days after their season finales aired on the network.
When past seasons were added
Following this timeline, past seasons of Legacies have appeared on Netflix in late June or early July after airing on The CW from October through March/April:
| Season | Netflix Release Date |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | July 26, 2019 |
| Season 2 | June 23, 2020 |
| Season 3 | July 9, 2021 |
So Legacies fans can most likely expect season 4 to follow a similar pattern and arrive on Netflix toward the end of June 2022.
When will Legacies season 4 be on Netflix?
Barring any delays, Legacies season 4 is expected to be released on Netflix on **Friday, June 24, 2022**.
This would be eight days after the season 4 finale aired on The CW, sticking to the network’s standard Netflix release schedule.
So Legacies fans should be able to stream all 20 episodes of season 4 on Netflix starting on June 24th. They just need to wait a little bit longer before the new season becomes available.
Will future Legacies seasons follow the same Netflix release schedule?
Assuming Legacies continues to air new seasons on The CW and the network keeps its current deal with Netflix, future seasons would likely follow a similar Netflix release timeline.
Season 5 would premiere in fall 2022 on The CW, then be added to Netflix approximately eight days after its finale in 2023. The same process would apply for any potential beyond season 5 as well.
So Legacies fans can always expect to see the show on Netflix each summer, even if that means having to wait a couple months after the season finishes airing live on The CW.
What to watch while waiting for Legacies season 4 on Netflix
The nearly three month wait in between the Legacies season 4 finale and Netflix release date can seem long for eager fans. Here are some recommendations for other shows to stream in the meantime:
The Vampire Diaries
Fans can go back and watch the series that started it all. All eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries are currently streaming on Netflix. The show stars Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder and follows supernatural teens at Mystic Falls High School. Legacies is set within the same universe and features occasional crossover characters.
The Originals
This spin-off of The Vampire Diaries focuses on the Mikaelson family of vampires. Five seasons are streaming on Netflix. It sets up backstory on Hope’s family and the origins of the crescent wolf pack that is important in Legacies. Fans of the franchise get to see characters cross over between the three interlinked shows.
Stranger Things
For another supernatural themed show with teens facing extraordinary forces, Stranger Things is a great choice. The newly released fourth season of the hit Netflix original will help pass the time as Legacies fans wait for season 4.
Riverdale
The popular CW teen drama also mixes elements of mystery, horror, and the supernatural for a dark take on Archie comics. Riverdale just dropped new episodes weekly like Legacies, so fans can follow along each week.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
If you enjoyed the witch elements of Legacies, check out Netflix’s recent adaptation of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch comics. The spooky, campy series has four seasons centering on a half-witch, half-mortal named Sabrina Spellman.
Conclusion
The eight days between the season finale and Netflix release date can feel like an eternity for eager Legacies fans ready to stream season 4. But the good news is the wait is almost over – mark your calendars for June 24th! Until then, check out some of the recommended shows also found on Netflix to help pass the time. And get ready to see what supernatural mysteries and adventures Hope, Alaric, Josie, Lizzie and the rest of the students of the Salvatore School get up to in Legacies season 4 when it finally drops on Netflix later this month. Enjoy!