Netflix Is Quietly Losing Its Best Hidden Comedy — Stream It Before It Disappears

Netflix is hyping a bigger comedy push for 2026, but one of its tiniest, funniest originals is about to slip out the side door. If you missed It 's Bruno! when it quietly landed back in 2019 (and odds are you did), you've got a short window to fix that.

The show (and why it rules in 15-minute chunks)

It's Bruno! is an eight-episode comedy created by and starring Solvan "Slick" Naim. He plays Malcolm, a fiercely devoted Brooklyn guy whose entire world orbits his puggle, Bruno. The vibe is very New York, very dog-parent, and very willing to turn small pet-owner hassles into absurd epics. Picking up poop becomes a send-up of organized crime. Tracking down one very specific turkey treat spirals into a showdown over bodega etiquette. It's silly, warm, and oddly intense in the exact way anyone who loves their pet will recognize.

Episodes run about 15 minutes each, there's no big mythology to track, and the pacing is tight. It's the definition of "throw it on, get a laugh, move on with your day."

• Leaves Netflix: May 17, 2026 (exactly seven years after its debut)
• Episodes: 8, roughly 15 minutes each
• Creator/star: Solvan "Slick" Naim
• Premise: A Brooklyn man and his puggle navigate everyday chaos, blown up to delightfully ridiculous scale
• Produced by: Stage 13, the Warner Bros. Television label
• Reception: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics; 90% audience score
• Fan chatter: People begged for a second season; it never happened
• After Netflix: Currently not listed anywhere else to stream, rent, or buy

The numbers (and one quote that nails it)

Critics loved this thing. It topped out at a perfect 100% Tomatometer, and audiences sat at 90% while calling it an easy, mellow watch. One pull-quote pretty much captures the whole deal:

"Short, uncomplicated, and sweet."

So why is it leaving?

It's Bruno! arrived on Netflix in 2019 under a seven-year exclusive streaming deal with Stage 13. That window runs out this month, and Netflix appears to be letting the license lapse rather than renewing it. The timing is a little ironic given the streamer's louder push into comedy right now, but rights windows are rights windows.

Can you watch it anywhere after May 17?

Here's the weird part: as of now, no. Netflix is the only place it lives, it doesn't seem to be available to rent or buy digitally, and it isn't listed in any major service's May lineup. Translation: it may go dark for a bit. Could it pop up somewhere else later? Sure. But streaming availability is a roulette wheel, and this one isn't giving hints yet.

The bigger Netflix context

While this little gem exits, Netflix is padding its comedy bench: the recent streamer hit Big Mistakes is part of that, and The Four Seasons Season 2 arrives at the end of the month. The big-picture plan is more comedy in 2026, even if that means a few older, smaller titles cycle out in the meantime.

Bottom line: if you want in on Malcolm and Bruno's bite-sized Brooklyn chaos, do it before May 17.