--- title: 'The Godfather' Trilogy is Coming to Netflix description: Francis Ford Coppola's beloved Oscar-winning mob trilogy is finally coming to Netflix canonical: https://time.com/5081981/the-godfather-trilogy-netflix/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-29T15:58:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:27.671Z og:title: Take The Cannoli: 'The Godfather' Trilogy Is Coming To Netflix og:description: Someone made Netflix an offer they couldn't refuse og:url: https://time.com/5081981/the-godfather-trilogy-netflix/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81e8d9374b1622a6/6988f6a097cdff2d0a6b3c34/godfather-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4224 og:image:height: 2376 og:image:alt: Marlon Brando In 'The Godfather' og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Take The Cannoli: 'The Godfather' Trilogy Is Coming To Netflix twitter:description: Someone made Netflix an offer they couldn't refuse twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81e8d9374b1622a6/6988f6a097cdff2d0a6b3c34/godfather-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Take the Cannoli: 'The Godfather' Trilogy is Coming to Netflix > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 29, 2017 3:58 PM UTC  American actor Marlon Brando listens as an unidentified actor speaks close to one ear in a still from the film, 'The Godfather,' directed by Francis Coppola, 1972 American actor Marlon Brando listens as an unidentified actor speaks close to one ear in a still from the film, 'The Godfather,' directed by Francis Coppola, 1972 Paramount Pictures—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Dec 29, 2017 3:58 PM UTC Someone made Netflix an offer they couldn’t refuse and come Jan. 1, _The Godfather_ trilogy will finally be available on the streaming service. Based on Mario Puzo’s 1969 novel of the same name, _The Godfather_ focused on the rise of [the Corleone family](http://time.com/3631617/the-godfather-part-ii-at-40/?iid=sr-link4) from humble importers to crime lords led by family patriarch Vito (played by [Marlon Brando](http://time.com/4052064/neh-grants-1965/?iid=sr-link8)). The 1972 film, follows the family as the mob boss mantle passes from Don Vito to his son Michael (Al Pacino). The first installment won three Oscars, including best actor for Brando, best adapted screenplay and best picture. Its sequel (and also prequel), _The Godfather Part II_, follows parallel stories of young Vito (played by Robert de Niro) growing up in Sicily and Michael’s drive to [ruthlessly](http://time.com/money/4315317/most-expensive-horses-and-horse-heads/?iid=sr-link10) protect the family business. The film earned the franchise six more Oscars, including best supporting actor for Robert De Niro (who played a young version of Brando’s Vito), best director for Francis Ford Coppola and best picture. In 1990, Coppola and Pacino returned for the franchise’s final chapter, _The Godfather Part III,_ which was nominated for seven Oscars. While the first two eminently quotable installments are widely considered some of the greatest films ever made (earning top spots on AFI’s list of the [Greatest American Movies of All Time](http://www.afi.com/100Years/movies.aspx)), the third film did not receive the same accolades. When the films start streaming on Netflix, perhaps fans can watch the [_The_ ](http://time.com/3589418/house-the-godfather-real-estate-for-sale/?iid=sr-link7)[_Godfather Part III_](http://time.com/3589418/house-the-godfather-real-estate-for-sale/?iid=sr-link7)over and over again until they find something redeemable about it — or they can make it swim with the fishes, [like Luca Brasi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7RMKq8RQj4). > [](https://twitter.com/netflix/status/946573022911188992) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5081981/the-godfather-trilogy-netflix/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5081981/the-godfather-trilogy-netflix/"},"headline":"Take the Cannoli: 'The Godfather' Trilogy is Coming to Netflix","datePublished":"2017-12-29T15:58:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:27.671Z","description":"Francis Ford Coppola's beloved Oscar-winning mob trilogy is finally coming to Netflix","url":"https://time.com/5081981/the-godfather-trilogy-netflix/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Netflix","movies","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81e8d9374b1622a6/6988f6a097cdff2d0a6b3c34/godfather-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt81e8d9374b1622a6/6988f6a097cdff2d0a6b3c34/godfather-movie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Marlon Brando In 'The Godfather'","caption":"Marlon Brando In 'The Godfather'","creditText":"Paramount Pictures—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5081981/the-godfather-trilogy-netflix/","name":"Take the Cannoli: 'The Godfather' Trilogy is Coming to Netflix"}}]}] ```