Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment Enter New Pay-1 Deal With First-of-Its-Kind Global Reach

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Netflix to be the exclusive Pay-1 streaming home of Sony Pictures feature films following full theatrical and home entertainment runs

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Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) announced a landmark global Pay-1 licensing deal. In the exclusive multi-year agreement, SPEs feature films will stream on Netflix worldwide an industry-first for Pay-1 following their full theatrical and home entertainment windows.

The new global Pay-1 arrangement will roll out gradually starting later this year as individual territory rights become available, with full global availability on Netflix in early 2029. As part of this deal, Netflix will also license rights to select SPE feature film and television library titles.

Netflix currently has Pay-1 rights to SPEs feature films in select territories including the U.S., Germany, and across Southeast Asia. Hit films from the current deal include Uncharted, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, It Ends With Us, Anyone But You, and Venom: The Last Dance.

Our members all over the world love movies and giving them exclusive access to Sonys much loved films adds incredible value to their subscriptions, said Lauren Smith, Vice President of Licensing and Programming Strategy at Netflix. Sonys impressive slate of iconic film franchises like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and originals like Anyone But You have been popular with our U.S. audience and now were excited to expand that offering to our members all around the world.

Our partnership with Netflix has always been incredibly valuable, said Paul Littmann, EVP of Global Distribution, Sony Pictures Television. This new Pay-1 deal takes that partnership to the next level and reinforces the enduring appeal of our theatrical releases to Netflixs global audience. It also further underscores the strength of our independence and unique ability to create meaningful opportunities that benefit our creative stakeholders, consumers, and world-class partners.

Some of the first SPE feature film titles that will stream on Netflix as part of the new deal include The Nightingale, the highly anticipated adaptation of Kristin Hannahs global sensation starring Dakota and Elle Fanning together for the first time; Sony Pictures Animations Buds; Nintendos live-action The Legend of Zelda; Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the conclusion to the groundbreaking Spider-Verse trilogy; and Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes audacious quartet of Beatles films.

About Netflix
Netflix is one of the worlds leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About SPE
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. SPEs global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. Sony Pictures Television operates dozens of wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies around the world. SPEs Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, Sony Pictures International Productions, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit https://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html

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