All eight Harry Potter films will no longer be available on any streaming service starting Sunday, Nov. 1.
NBCUniversal reportedly controls the rights to the films up until 2021, but contractual obligations now require the films to leave the streaming service Peacock in favor of NBCUniversal’s Syfy channel and other cable networks in the US.
Up until now, the films had been available throughout the month of October on Peacock, a streaming service owned by NBCUniversal. Prior to their move to this streaming service, they were available for a limited time on HBO Max.
Harry Potter fans were excited to discover that the entire series was available for viewing when HBO Max launched in May. However, WarnerMedia announced in August that The Boy Who Lived would not be surviving there much longer. NBCUniversal then launched Peacock in July.
The movies that will no longer be available include Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2.
In 2016, NBCUniversal acquired exclusive on-air and digital rights to the Wizarding World franchise from WarnerMedia for $250 million in a deal. Negotiations began again earlier this year prior to the launch of HBO Max and Harry Potter was a last-minute addition to the streaming service after WarnerMedia was able to carve out three months of streaming rights for the films.
Source: Comicbook.com