29 Oct Universal Is Moving Its Licensing Deal for Live-Action Films from Amazon to Netflix [IndieWire]
BY TONY MAGLIO
October 29, 2024 | Universal’s animated movies have been massive hits on Netflix, and now the streamer is looking to replicate that success with Universal Pictures and Focus Features live-action films.
Netflix and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group have renewed their existing licensing deal for animated films, including those from Illumination and DreamWorks Animation. Beginning with the 2027 slate, Universal’s live-action movies will hit Netflix no later than eight months after their theatrical release — the same existing (and now extended) arrangement for animated.
Currently, Universal’s live-action films head to Amazon Prime Video in that same window.
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