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DreamWorks Animation’s Canine Man has simply confirmed it’ll be leaping from Peacock to Netflix in late September 2025 and can stream by 2026. Right here’s what that you must know.
The brand new film is written and directed by Peter Hastings, a long-time collaborator at DreamWorks. His most notable latest undertaking is Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, which streams completely on Netflix. We interviewed him right here on What’s on Netflix forward of season 2 launching in early 2023.
What are you able to count on? Right here’s the official synopsis: “When a devoted police canine and his human police officer proprietor are injured collectively on the job, a harebrained however life-saving surgical procedure fuses the two of them collectively, and Canine Man is born. Canine Man is sworn to guard, serve, fetch, sit, and roll over.”
Canine Man is already doing properly at the Field Workplace, clearing its funds by grossing $40.5M during its opening weekend and occurring to select up $145.6 during its entire run.
This serves as the second Dav Pilkey adaptation at DreamWorks Animation, with the studio having beforehand launched a Captain Underpants film theatrically and a TV collection (together with some specials), which all dropped completely on Netflix. A sequel is reportedly in early development at DreamWorks.
When will Canine Man stream on Netflix in the United States?
Netflix, in the US, will get Canine Man on September thirtieth, 2025.
As it’s possible you’ll know, Netflix works with Common and its animation division and distributes its films in what’s known as the first window. This window basically is the first alternative for the film to move to streaming after its theatrical launch. Netflix shares this window with Peacock, with the first leg going to them for 4 months, Netflix getting the film for 10 months, after which Peacock getting it for an additional 4. You possibly can see from the timeline beneath how this works in apply.
On this case, Peacock added the film on Could thirtieth, 2025.
Window Breakdown in the United States for DreamWorks/Illumination Motion pictures
As outlined above, Netflix will maintain the movie till the Summer season of 2026, with the film leaving on July thirtieth, 2026, and streaming once more on Peacock for an additional 4 months.
Wish to see all the DreamWorks and Illumination films lined up for Netflix in 2025 and past? Despicable Me 4 and The Wild Robotic are coming in the first half of the 12 months and we’re monitoring all of these and extra through our information.
Will Canine Man be on Netflix internationally?
Sure, however not in the identical method as Netflix in the United States.
Australia and Belgium are the solely different two areas that carry new Common animated films in the first window which means they need to get Canine Man someday this summer season. For all different nations, you’ll have to attend till the second window (Summer season 2026) or in some circumstances, considerably later.
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