There will be periods of the when all the movies are available on each of the streaming services before leaving for a short period of time. And that's because, as NBC News previously explained, the Harry Potter franchise will now be "windowing" between Peacock and HBO Max. So when the streaming wars were heating up, HBO Max wasn't going to be able to stream one of WarnerMedia's biggest film franchises, and NBCUniversal was going to reap the benefits of having the movies on their new service Peacock.īut when HBO Max launched, fans were surprised to see all the Harry Potter movies on the streaming service. NBCUniversal swept in and offered more money, shifting the movies over to channels like Syfy and USA. That would seem to imply that they might only be sticking around HBO Max for a month, and these short windows of availability are probably the new normal.īack in 2016, Disney lost out on the streaming and broadcast rights to the Harry Potter movies after holding them for roughly 15 years. However, the press release specifically notes that they will be available on the platform starting on June 1 and lasting through June 30. Alongside the blockbuster debuts of In the Heights and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, all eight of the Harry Potter films will be back in the streaming library. This essentially means that each service has a claim to the digital rights to the films, explaining why they keep moving around.HBO Max sent out their list of titles coming to the streaming service in June. At that time, the rights were divided, with NBCUniversal getting cable rights to show the films on SyFy and USA, while HBO bought the streaming rights to have the films on its HBO Go / HBO Now platforms.Ĭrucially, though, the NBC deal also allowed the films to appear on the SyFy and USA digital platforms. In 2016, the TV rights for the films were set to expire after being held by ABC for many years. The main reason seems to be because of deals made before either HBO Max or Universal had streaming services. Why Do the Harry Potter Films Keep Moving?
When they leave the former, they will stay on the latter – though that too is likely to change in the next few months.
Warner Bros.Īll eight Harry Potter movies (that is, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Parts 1 and 2 of Deathly Hallows) will leave HBO Max at the end of August.Ĭurrently, the films are streaming on both HBO Max and Peacock. Promo image for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2." The movie will leave HBO Max at the end of August.
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