Overview
- ZDF announced Wednesday that it secured rights to a 24-film James Bond collection and will make the titles available on its streaming portal from December 1 at 10:00 for a 60-day window.
- Selected films will also be broadcast on linear TV, with 3sat starting December 18, ZDF beginning late on December 24, and Neo scheduled to begin airings on January 16, 2027.
- The 2021 Daniel Craig film No Time To Die is not included in the published lineup, a gap outlets report is likely due to separate distribution rights rather than editorial choice.
- The deal shifts the German free-TV catalogue window away from RTL Deutschland, which recently showed Bond films on RTL, Vox and Nitro, to the public broadcaster ZDF for this cycle.
- Industry coverage notes Denis Villeneuve is reported to be attached to direct the next Bond film, while casting for Daniel Craig’s successor remains unconfirmed and several actors are named in media speculation.