How many episodes are in Butterfly?

Butterfly has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does Butterfly premiere?

Butterfly premieres on 2026-08-13.

Is Butterfly a new series?

Butterfly is a new series (Season 1).

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Butterfly(2025)

Also known as Agente Butterfly

Upcoming · Prime Video

16+6 eps

S01

Action & AdventureDramaThrillerAction

ON AIR: AUG 13Season 1

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Butterfly runs as a chase thriller where the pursuit never really lets up. A former intelligence operative is being hunted, and the agent sent to kill him is genuinely dangerous rather than a procedural obstacle. Deception and evasion drive the plot forward, with each move carrying the weight of what came before rather than existing as pure set-piece momentum.

The past decision that set everything in motion is not backstory to be filed away; it keeps pressing on the present, shaping how far the protagonist can run and what he is willing to do. Revenge operates on both sides of the conflict, which gives the antagonist a logic that goes beyond assignment. The action is precise and grounded in consequence, making the violence feel costly rather than choreographed.

Best for

relentless cat-and-mouse, past-decision revenge and Action & Adventure

Story lane

Action & Adventure and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

Prime Video

Official Premise

When the consequences of a decision from his past come back to haunt him, a former intelligence operative finds himself pursued by a sociopathic agent assigned to kill him.

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Strongest Match

A Shop for Killers keeps the same hunted, high-stakes momentum as Butterfly, with characters trapped in a web of secrets and betrayal. The mall becomes a pressure cooker for flashback reveals and sudden danger, so the tension stays personal and relentless, even when the story shifts gears.

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Why this pick

The Night Manager delivers the same cat-and-mouse tension as Butterfly, built on deception and constant personal risk. A lone ex-soldier moves through tense, close-quarters infiltration where trust is fragile and danger creeps in through proximity, making the pacing feel tight and unforgiving.

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Why this pick

The Manipulated shares Butterfly’s revenge-driven chase energy, starting with a man cornered by a past decision and a ruthless enemy. Courtroom confrontations and prison survival crank up the pressure before the story turns into direct pursuit, giving you a more procedural, phase-shifting build toward payoff.

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