GTA 6: trailer 3 airs tonight at 9 PM
Rockstar airs its extended look at GTA 6 on Thursday, August 27 at 9:00 PM CEST live on Netflix, then free on YouTube six hours later. Everything you need, in one minute.
Tonight is the night. Rockstar Games airs the first extended look at GTA 6 — the trailer 3 everyone has been waiting for — on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM Paris time (3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT), live and exclusively on Netflix. No subscription? The same video goes up free on YouTube six hours later. Here is everything you need, in one minute.
9 PM on Netflix, six hours later on YouTube
| Broadcast | Date and time | Where | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live world premiere | Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM CEST | Netflix | Subscription required |
| Public release | Six hours later — 9:00 PM ET / 3:00 AM CEST | Rockstar Games YouTube + official site | Free |
✅ Confirmed: Netflix holds a six-hour exclusivity window. After that, Rockstar posts the exact same video freely on its own channels.
In other words: without Netflix you miss nothing, you just see it six hours later. The real challenge will be dodging the screenshots and recaps flooding social media in between. Full practical details are in our complete broadcast guide.
Start time by time zone
The broadcast is locked to 7:00 PM UTC.
| Time zone | Netflix live | Free version (YouTube) |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles (PDT) | Thursday, Aug 27, 12:00 PM | Thursday, Aug 27, 6:00 PM |
| New York (EDT) | Thursday, Aug 27, 3:00 PM | Thursday, Aug 27, 9:00 PM |
| London (BST) | Thursday, Aug 27, 8:00 PM | Friday, Aug 28, 2:00 AM |
| Paris, Berlin, Madrid (CEST) | Thursday, Aug 27, 9:00 PM | Friday, Aug 28, 3:00 AM |
What to expect (and what not to)
✅ Confirmed: Rockstar calls it an "extended look" at Grand Theft Auto VI. That is the only official word — the studio has never used "trailer" for this event.
🟡 Expected: narrated gameplay, likely 4 to 7 minutes long, in line with the GTA V reveal in 2013 and Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018.
🔴 Speculative: everything else — missions, heists, Jason and Lucia's co-op, GTA Online. Be wary of articles claiming to already know what will be shown, and of "mechanic lists" recycled from the August leaks: tonight we finally find out what actually holds up.
Reminder: GTA 6 launches on November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
FAQ
What time does the GTA 6 trailer 3 drop?
Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET (9:00 PM CEST), live on Netflix. The free version goes up on YouTube six hours later.
Do I need Netflix to watch trailer 3?
Yes for the 9 PM live premiere, no for the video itself: it is published free six hours later on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel and on the official site.
Is this really GTA 6 trailer 3?
Rockstar calls it an "extended look" and has never said "trailer 3". It is the major reveal everyone expected, but the studio could still save a shorter trailer for the fall, as we analysed here.
9 PM on Netflix, 3 AM on YouTube: after more than two years of waiting, leaks and delays, GTA 6 finally shows itself in motion tonight. We will update this article as soon as the broadcast ends.
