Overview
- Under the multi-year pact, Netflix becomes the exclusive streaming home for Sony films after theatrical and PVOD windows.
- The agreement expands prior rights in the U.S., Germany and Southeast Asia into a unified global model, with the U.S. shift beginning in 2027.
- Early titles named for the window include The Legend of Zelda, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, The Nightingale, Sam Mendes’ Beatles films and Buds.
- Netflix will also license select Sony film and television library titles as part of the deal, and Pay‑1 windows typically last about 18 months.
- Financial terms were not disclosed, but reports value the pact at roughly $7 billion and indicate it runs through 2032, and the announcement comes as Netflix pursues a Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.