Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empire: Coming soon to Netflix... except for France

ILaggards are always wrong. This principle applies even more to the French, who are not he went to see Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom Inside. They’ll have to wait until at least 2024 to be able to watch it on Netflix. While the movie was shown in cinemas on 1^any February 2023 will be available in many neighboring countries on the platform on May 19th.

Netflix which also relies on South Korean novels to increase its subscriptions, She would have to wait 15 months, from the film’s release, to be able to distribute it in France, even though she had previously funded the feature film. In question: the chronology of media that, in order to guarantee French cultural exceptionalism and the good performance of French cinema, requires delayed distribution, that is, 15 to 17 months after its release in theaters. This feature includes a delay for all movie releases on SVOD (Service on Video on Demand).

In France, the chronology of the media can be easily explained. The movie will initially be released in cinemas. Four months later, video on demand services picked it up and added it to their offering. Canal + can offer it to its subscribers after six months. Streaming platforms have to wait fifteen to seventeen months before they launch. Finally, classic channels have been waiting for 22 months.

The other asterix for february

According to What’s on Netflix, the Guillaume Canet movie will be available in several languages, including French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and will obviously include several subtitles. On the other hand, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, the Baltic states and Greece will also have to wait for distribution reasons.

Netflix isn’t done with Asterix and his friends. Note that the 3D animation from boss fight, Another adventure of Gallic heroes, produced by Alain Shabat, should be shown on the platform in 2024.