UPDATE (7:42 p.m. 8/30/15): Well this didn't take long. Shortly after Netflix announced its deal with Epix is set to expire at the end of September, Hulu has stepped up and announced its own new deal with the network. Starting Oct. 1 a grip of blockbusters will hit Netflix's rival. Some of the major films that will become available for streaming immediately upon launch include:
- Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Star Trek: Into Darkness
- World War Z
- Wolf of Wall Street
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
- Robocop
And these will be uploaded in "coming months:"
- Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
- Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation
- Interstellar
- Selma
- Top Five
See original story below:
Is this Netflixmageddon?
Some very high-profile titles will soon disappear from the streaming service when the company's deal with Epix expires at the end of September, Netflix announced Sunday in a blog post.
Among the movies Netflix said would be going away were the Hunger Games franchise, World War Z and Transformers: Age of Extinction, but the deal will affect more than just that, including older movies.
Netflix signed its deal with premium cable network Epix back in 2010 for a reported $1 billion, according to Variety. The deal allowed Netflix to stream Epix movies 90 days after they debuted on the channel.
Netflix tried to soften the blow by saying its ending the Epix deal and focusing on original movies, the way it has focused on original series.
You can decide whether or not you want to get excited over Adam Sandler's Ridiculous Six, a new Pee-wee Herman movie produced by Judd Apatow, and A Very Murray Christmas, starring Bill Murray and directed by Sofia Coppola, which are among the movie originals Netflix has coming up.
One big positive to note: Netlix's deal with Disney begins in 2016, and that means Marvel, Lucasfilm and Pixar movies will show up faster on Netflix than they have in the past.