It feels like it’s been forever since Netflix and Disney inked an exclusive licensing agreement, but it wasn’t until Monday that viewers got a better idea of what that will mean for them. On Monday, Chief of Content Ted Sarandos wrote in a blog post that come September 2016, all new theatrical releases from Disney, Pixar and LucasFilms will have a streaming home on Netflix.
The Walt Disney Co. announced the blockbuster agreement to buy Lucasfilm in cash and stock Tuesday. The deal includes Lucasfilm’s prized high-tech production companies, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, as well as rights to the Indiana Jones franchise and the continuation of the Star Wars series of films.
