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A new biopic leading up to the first-ever “Saturday Night Live” episode, which first aired on NBC in 1975, is set to be released in time for the upcoming awards season and was recently released in theaters. It was done. But when will it be streaming on Netflix? The answer is yes in most countries, but it could take months or years depending on where you live.
The new film brings together an all-star cast, including Gabrielle Labelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, and Emily Fearn as first-time cast members. play a part. Rosie Shuster, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and more. Lorne Michaels details the frenetic moments before his first-ever live show, trying his best to put everything together for what would become an American classic.
The film premiered to mostly positive reviews and is even now suggested by several experts that the film could be nominated for at least an Oscar or two during awards season. I am. KLRT-TV critic Michael Cook called the film “fast-paced, dynamic, and thoroughly well-made.”
When will it be? saturday night Is it on Netflix in the US?
Let’s start with the United States. In the US, we know that the film will be released on Netflix in 2021 with a pay-one-window deal. For the past few years, that deal has been across Sony Pictures (Saturday Night’s distributor). ) The theatrical version will be distributed on Netflix in the United States.
Although this isn’t true for all titles, in most cases all Sony movies arrive on Netflix exactly 120 days after their theatrical release. This means Saturday Night will begin streaming on January 25, 2025. Of course, there are some exceptions where titles arrive a little late or a little early, but in any case, we can expect the movie to arrive in January or February 2025.
Once it’s on Netflix, it’ll be there for 18 months before moving to Disney-owned services like Hulu, Disney+, or both in mid-2026.
When will it be? saturday night Is Netflix available in other regions?
Sony’s deals with Netflix in other countries haven’t been widely publicized, so predicting release dates in other regions isn’t that easy. However, you can check past movie releases to find out when “Saturday Night” will be available to watch.
Netflix India typically distributes new Sony movies the same way it does in the US, with regions like Belgium and South Korea arriving weeks or months later. Netflix in the UK will be available in a second period (sometime in 2026), with countries such as Canada expected to arrive around the same time.
Are you looking forward to checking out Saturday Night on Netflix or heading to the theater to see it? Let us know in the comments.
