What Time Does the BTS Documentary ‘BTS: The Return’ Come Out on Netflix?

Published March 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET

You’ve already listened to the new album ARIRANG and watched the live performance BTS The Comeback Live. Now it’s time to watch the new documentary, BTS: The Return, which is coming to Netflix on Friday. The BTS Army is feasting this month!

Directed by Bao Nguyen (The Stringer,The Greatest Night in Pop), this new documentary will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the beloved K-pop group as they return from their hiatus—thanks to mandatory military service—and create their fifth album. All seven members—Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook—reunited in Los Angeles last year to start making music together again. Earlier this month, the fruits of that labor, ARIRANG, hit shelves and streaming platforms. After some solo ventures and time away, the boys are back. It’s a new era of BTS, and the Army is ready for this new, exciting chapter.

That said, rediscovery and forging new paths isn’t always easy. Fans don’t want to miss this this emotional journey. Read on to find out more about the BTS: The Return documentary Netflix release time.

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Is the BTS documentary BTS: The Return in movie theaters?

The BTS: The Return movie will not be released in movie theaters. The BTS: The Return documentary will be release exclusively on Netflix, on streaming. The only way to watch the movie is with a Netflix subscription.

Netflix offers three subscription plans to fit your streaming needs. The plans start at $7.99/month for standard with ads and go up to $24.99/month for unlimited ad-free streaming in up to 4K UHD quality.

What is the BTS: The Return documentary release date on Netflix?

The BTS: The Return movie will be streaming on Netflix on Friday, March 27, 2026.

What time does the BTS: The Return documentary come out on Netflix?

BTS: The Return will begin streaming on Netflix on Friday, March 27, at 12 a.m. Pacific Time—which is also 3 a.m. Eastern Time—on the morning of the release date. That means if you’re on the West Coast, you can watch the BTS: The Return movie as early as midnight on Thursday night.

If you don’t see the movie on your Netflix screen when the clock strikes twelve on the west coast, try refreshing the page, or logging out and logging back in again. You could also just go to bed. Jimin and V will be there for you in the morning on Friday.