If you love Depeche Mode, and let's be real, why wouldn't you, then you will be delighted to know that you need to tune into Netflix on Friday, January 9. A live concert? Nay. But something quite close to that.
In 2025, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, the remaining members of Depeche Mode, created a concert film that was done in classic DM style. Many bands might just have themselves filmed in concert and then turn that into a money-making venture. Not Depeche Mode.
Instead, DM always understands how much of a connection it has with its fans, much in the same way that Ghost does. One does not exist without its fans, and while both produce fantastic music, the music is made for both the musical artist and their fans. There is a symbiosis that will never cease to be part of either.
Depeche Mode's M set to drop on Netflix soon
On January 9, Netflix will begin streaming Depeche Mode: M, which was created over several days in Mexico City when the group was there to perform three concerts. Mexican culture has a unique connection to death in a way that few others do, and Depeche Mode's most recent album, Memento Mori, speaks to how life ends.
So, while fans viewing the movie, one that was originally released in June 2025 at the Tribeca film festival to rave reviews, might get loads of concert footage, they will also get a cultural aspect as well. In other words, for Depeche Mode fans, the experience will not be unexpected. For new acolytes, fans will learn about the depth of a culture while learning more about the band, too.
M was directed by Fernando Frías, a brilliant Mexican film director, over the course of September 21 through 25 as Gahan and Gore were performing at sold-out Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City. Much like the Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, the performance will be a collection of songs performed during the three-run show, so viewers get the best viewing and musical experience.
Will the music and concert footage be fun and amazing? Sure, but there will be a weight to it, too. Basically, the film sums up everything Depeche Mode has ever been about and will continue to be. When an artist is at the top of the game, why change it? We are all better off if it is captured on film.