See full gallery on TechnoBuffaloSorry, Netflix, but the best place to catch Harry Potter will be through NBCUniversal. According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has signed a deal estimated to be worth $250 million, giving NBCU on-air and digital rights to all Wizarding World properties, along with cable TV rights for all eight Harry Potter films.
The deal is timely because Warner Bros. is set to release Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them this November (a subsequent sequel already green-lit), not to mention Harry Potter and the Cursed Child just hit bookstores everywhere. All of which is to say Harry Potter mania is about to ramp up in a big way and will no doubt continue strong for several more years.
The deal will span from 2018 to 2025, making it one of the biggest movie franchise deals ever. Deadline says NBCU plans to offer the Harry Potter films on USA Network and Syfy, which will apparently show director’s cut versions and even the 3D version of the last two Potter movies.
Finally, the deal will give Universal’s theme parks “exclusive content and events,” according to Deadline, which could include fan events, screenings, and promotional activities tied to the Wizarding World franchise.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is scheduled to hit theaters on Nov. 18, 2016.
Source: Deadline