Sorry Prime Video subscribers, Universal’s animation and live-action movies will soon stream on Netflix instead

It's a bully time to beryllium a Netflix subscriber arsenic nan streaming level is group to adhd moreover much Universal movies to its immense room of titles. The best streaming service has renewed its woody pinch Universal Filmed Entertainment Group that allows Netflix to watercourse nan studio's animation films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In addition, nan 2 companies person signed a caller woody that will spot live-action films from Universal Pictures and Focus Features look connected Netflix nary later than 8 months aft their theatrical release, starting successful 2027. These caller live-action movies will still initially debut connected Peacock, but aft 4 months nan titles will move to Netflix, which will get to exclusively watercourse Universal's live-action films for 10 months earlier they return to Peacock astatine nan extremity of this window.

Netflix will besides renew nan existing licensing woody for Universal's afloat animation and live-action movie catalogue from Illumination and DreamWorks Animation (DWA), arsenic good arsenic authorities to definite titles from Universal’s immense movie library.

However, it's bad news for Prime Video's existing woody pinch Universal. Since 2022, Universal titles person landed connected Prime Video aft a little tally connected Peacock, now Netflix's caller statement pinch nan workplace will yet switch this.

Netflix and Universal thrills

Thanks to Netflix and Universal's existent partnership, The Super Mario Bros. Movie became 1 of nan streaming giant's most-watched movies of 2024, which spent a record-setting 38 weeks connected Netflix’s Top 10 database successful nan US, meantime Sing 2 remained successful nan Top 10 for 32 weeks. Other deed Universal flicks specified arsenic The Secret Life of Pets, Kung Fu Panda 4 and Minions: The Rise of Gru have besides been a immense occurrence for nan level pinch each of them landing a spot connected nan Top 10.

With nan statement now being renewed, this intends that we'll get to spot immoderate highly-anticipated animations get successful nan early that could extremity up connected nan best Netflix movies list, including The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, Minions 3, and nan 1 I'm astir excited for: Shrek 5.

Bela Bajaria, Chief Content Officer, Netflix said successful a Netflix property release: “We person ever weighted our business pinch NBCUniversal, and we are excited to grow it to bring moreover much intermezo to our U.S. members starting successful 2027. Illumination and DWA animated films person ever been incredibly celebrated connected Netflix, and we are looking guardant to adding Universal Pictures and Focus Features live-action films successful nan years to come. By combining these licensed titles pinch our Netflix original programming, we tin connection our members an exceptional intermezo package pinch an moreover greater action of films to enjoy.”

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