Remember when Taron Egerton traded his Kingsman suit for a bow and arrow? That 2018 Robin Hood reboot, a bizarre mashup of Black Hawk Down and Assassin's Creed, is about to vanish from Netflix UK. Mark your calendars for June 1, 2026, because this notorious franchise-starter is taking its final bow on the streamer.
Directed by Peaky Blinders veteran Otto Bathurst, this version of the Sherwood Forest legend tried to modernize the classic tale with frenetic, video-game-inspired action sequences. It cast Egerton as a gritty Robin, Jamie Foxx as a reinvented Little John, Eve Hewson as Marian, and Ben Mendelsohn as the Sheriff of Nottingham. The goal was to launch a new cinematic universe, but the result was a critical and commercial disaster.
With a budget of $100 million, Robin Hood managed only $86 million worldwide—a box-office bomb that killed any sequel plans. Critics savaged it, giving it a 14% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus called it "just another poor attempt to needlessly gussy up a classic tale with amped-up action and modern special effects."
It's a rare misstep for Egerton, who had just come off two Kingsman films that grossed over $1 billion combined. Since then, he's bounced back with Netflix hits like Carry-On, while Foxx found streaming success with Back in Action. Hewson, meanwhile, earned acclaim on Apple TV+'s Bad Sisters and will appear in Steven Spielberg's upcoming Disclosure Day.
For fans of forgotten fantasy gems, this Robin Hood is a fascinating failure—a film that tried to blend historical adventure with modern action sensibilities but ended up as a cautionary tale. It joins a long line of Robin Hood adaptations, from Ridley Scott's 2010 misfire to Hugh Jackman's upcoming The Death of Robin Hood, proving that the legend is as resilient as it is tricky to get right.
If you're curious to see what all the fuss (and failure) was about, catch it on Netflix UK before June 1. After that, you'll have to wait for another streaming home—or just stick with the classic Errol Flynn version.
