NETFLIX AND SONY BECOME PALS

Warner Bros. has HBO Max. Disney and Pixar have Disney+. Paramount has Paramount +. Universal has Peacock. But unlike its competitors, Sony is one of the few major studios that has not yet launched its own streaming platform to compete with Netflix. But Sony’s sticking by the adage, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.

Sony and Netflix have struck a major licensing deal that will make Netflix the streaming home for all of Sony’s new theatrical releases. Starting next year, all Sony Pictures movies will stream on Netflix, following their theatrical and home video windows. That includes all the future Spider-Man movies and their surrounding cinematic universe titles.

Under the deal, Sony’s 2022 films, like Morbius, Uncharted, Bullet Train, and the highly anticipated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, will stream on Netflix. Future installments from major Sony franchises like Jumanji and Bad Boys will also head to Netflix after theatres too.