The Office and More Shows Leaving Netflix at the End of December

The beloved NBC sitcom is moving to Peacock in January 2021

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Published on December 2, 2020 12:22PM EST

As if 2020 hasn't been hard enough, the time has come for The Office to leave Netflix.

The beloved NBC sitcom will no longer be available on the streaming giant after the end of the year. Starting Jan. 1, 2021, all nine seasons of The Office will move to NBCUniversal's new streaming platform, Peacock.

Netflix and NBC first announced the move last year, noting that the network had "secured the exclusive domestic streaming rights" to the show and that it would stream for five years on Peacock.

"We're sad that NBC has decided to take The Office back for its own streaming platform — but members can binge watch the show to their hearts' content ad-free on Netflix until January 2021," Netflix wrote in a tweet at the time.

The sitcom — starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, an office manager for the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company — was streamed for more than 52 billion minutes in 2018 alone, according to NBC. The network also said that in April 2019, The Office was streamed for nearly twice as long as the next most-viewed show, but did not specify the runner-up.

And The Office isn't the only popular multi-season show leaving Netflix — The West Wing and Gossip Girl are also departing.

Check out the full list of shows and movies bidding farewell to Netflix this month:

Leaving Dec. 1

Heartbreakers

The Lobster

Leaving Dec. 4

Cabin Fever

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch

Leaving Dec. 5

The Rum Diary

Leaving Dec. 6

The Secret