Netflix’s TUDUM brought Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jenna Ortega, Adam Sandler, and Lady Gaga under one roof
Netflix’s Tudum 2025 took place on Saturday, and the stars of the biggest shows and movies on the platform were at the Kia Forum. Before the show started, the red carpet came with an immersive fan experience with installations and photo experiences for
Squid Games, One Piece, Stranger Things, Wednesday, Happy Gilmore
2
, and more. Check out some of the biggest moments of the night, and watch the first 6 minutes of
Wednesday
Season 2 below.
Once inside the stadium,
Sofia Carson
was the hostess with the mostest, flying in with an incredible introduction that touched on her dreams as a little girl and all that she has accomplished with her career. With epic costumes and beautiful gowns, perfect hair, effortless charm, hilarious bits, and musical numbers, there was no denying that Carson was the best person to host the event.

Then we got to see some sneak peeks.
Squid Games
From the second the pink guards from
Squid Game
hit the stage with a fully choreographed dance number, it was game on.
Hanumankind
hyped up the crowd with his viral “The Game Don’t Stop” from the series, and the energy stayed high for the rest of the show.
Cast member
s Lee Jung-jae
(Gi-Hun),
Lee Byung-hun
(Front Man),
Park Sung-hoon, Kang Ae-sim,
and
Choi Seung-hyun
took the stage and revealed that Squid Game season 3 will be released on June 27.
Wake Up Dead Man
There was surprise after surprise: the Knives
Out crew dropped a sneak peek of
Wake Up Dead Man
, which will hit the platform on December 12, 2025.
Daniel Craig
took the stage with the cast of the upcoming film revealed:
Cailee Spaeny, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Glenn Close
, and more.

They had a hilarious opening bit that included t-shirt guns, and there’s no denying the cast has amazing chemistry.
Stranger Things S3
Stranger Things
brought a tear-jerking moment. With
Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp
, and
Caleb McLaughlin
taking the stage to revisit some memories from season 1. As they watched themselves as little kids on set, the stadium was filled with “awes” and eyes welled up as people sat in disbelief at how fast time goes by, and the realization that fans have watched them grow up on the show.
Millie Bobby Brown
is busy filming, but she sent in a special video message and revealed that season 5 is being released in volumes, starting on November 26 and ending with a finale on New Year’s Eve.
The Rip
And then there was
The Rip
– a gritty new crime thriller with
Matt Damon
and
Ben Affleck
as Miami cops.

There is no denying they are one of the most iconic Hollywood duos, and seeing them walk down the stairs together, go off a teleprompter, and mesh with
Teyana Taylor
was truly epic.

Taylor, Affleck, Damon,
Steven Yeun
, and
Catalina Sandino Moreno
introduced a teaser, which has since been confiscated. It will be released on January 16, 2026.
Happy Madison 2
Released in 1999,
Happy Madison
is one of
Adam Sandler’s
most iconic films. When it was revealed that there is a
Happy Madison 2
on the way, waves of nostalgia were felt around the world.

Sandler rolled in with his one-of-a-kind fashion, followed by a Q&A session moderated by
Rich Eisen
, featuring surprise special appearances by
Lavell Crawford, Blake Clark, Kym Whitley, Jon Lovitz, Ethan Cutkosky,
and
Conor Sherry.
It will be available July 25, 2025.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein fans got their moment, too, thanks to
Guillermo del Toro
.
Oscar Isaac stars
as
Victor Frankenstein,
and
Jacob Elordi,
who sent in a prerecorded message, as the Monster.

Mia Goth
stars as Victor’s fiancée, Elizabeth Lavenza, and together with del Toro and Isaac, dropped the official teaser onstage.
There’s no denying this is one of Netflix’s most anticipated films, with Eloridi being truly unrecognizable. It’s coming in November.
Wednesday S2
Wednesday took the world by storm, and the cast took the stage with roaring applause. Jenna Ortega was undoubtedly one of the audience’s favorite faces to see as she took in the moment and told the screaming crowd, “Thank you.” The second series is releasing on August 6 and September 3.

Ortega,
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Jamie McShane,
and
Fred Armisen
will return, and there was a huge reveal:
Lady Gaga
is joining Wednesday season 2 as a Nevermore teacher. Gaga went on to close the show, coming out of a coffin before exploding into a medley that turned the Forum into a goth-glam rave. Watch the first 6 minutes of episode 1: