However, prior to the Max launch, the two companies hammered out a deal that allowed Max to stream the movies for three months before heading to Peacock.Īccording to Frances Manfredi, president of content acquisition and strategy for Peacock, the Potter movies will play on the service during multiple windows between October and March. That’s because a few years ago, before Max was even on the drawing board, the company leased TV (and some streaming) rights to the Potter films until 2025 to … yup, NBCUniversal.

But in the case of the Potter movies, even though Max parent WarnerMedia owns the underlying rights to the franchise, it doesn’t currently have complete control of where the movies air on TV or on streaming. Casablanca, for instance, is synonymous with Turner Classic Movies. While it’s quite common for movies to come and go from streaming services and cable networks, tentpole titles (and franchises) owned by the company behind a service tend to stay around for many months or even years, making them part of the appeal of the service. They’ll remain on Peacock for at least a month and then return again in 2021 as part of a six-month window in which Peacock will have subscription video on demand rights to the series.įans of the blockbuster franchise who signed up for HBO Max in May because of the movies’ availability on the service were no doubt taken aback a few weeks ago when Max casually dropped the news that the Potter franchise would be disappearing on August 25, a mere three months after the platform launched.

Every movie in the eight-film franchise will stream for free on NBCUniversal’s recently launched streaming platform starting in October, Vulture has learned. The Harry Potter movies may be leaving HBO Max later this month, but fear not, Potterheads: They’re getting a new home on Peacock.

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