Here are all of the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix in September 2015.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Wolf of Wall Street, Sleepless in Seattle and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels are some of the biggest movies leaving the streaming platform starting September 1st.
The reason so many films are leaving Netflix is due to Epix signing a multi-year deal with Hulu.
In a site blog post, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos revealed that the streaming service and Epix will not be renewing their deal when it expires in September. Consequently, movies such as The Hunger Games and Transformers: Age of Extinction will no longer be available at start of September when its agreement with the premium cable and satellite TV provider runs out.
Epix instead has closed a multi-year deal with Hulu, where original programming and new releases from Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount will become available beginning Oct. 1.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, movies such as Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek: Into Darkness, World War Z, Wolf of Wall Street, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,Robocop and God’s Not Dead will be available for streaming by Hulu subscribers right away. Newer releases, including Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Interstellar, Selma, Top Five and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, will become available in the coming months.
“Hulu has become one of the most popular premium streaming services and EPIX’s agreement is evidence of their understanding of the value that our blockbuster Hollywood films, deep library of classic film titles and original programming brings to consumers,” Mark Greenberg, President and CEO of Epix, said in a statement. “We are excited to be partnering with Hulu, and share their commitment to providing viewers a truly premium experience, particularly as we enter the next phase of our network’s growth and development.”
Sarandos noted that Netflix is working on developing a larger number of original films with the help of Brad Pitt, Ricky Gervais, Judd Apatow, Angelina Jolie, Sofia Coppola and Adam Sandler. In fact, a large majority of those movies and TV shows leaving Netflix can be found elsewhere.
“While many of these movies are popular, they are also widely available on cable and other subscription platforms at the same time as they are on Netflix and subject to the same drawn-out licensing periods,” wrote Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos on the Netflix blog. “Through our original films and some innovative licensing arrangements with the movie studios, we are aiming to build a better movie experience for you.”
Following the loss of huge feature films, Sarandos promises that viewers can expect to see Minions, Transylvania 2 and Home along with new original films including Sandler’s comedy Ridiculous Six and Coppola’s A Very Murray Christmas on Netflix.
Check out the full list below to see what is leaving Netflix in September.
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Better Than Chocolate (1999)
Bratz: Rock Angelz (2005)
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (2005)
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-Lot (2004)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
Doomsday Preppers: Season 1-3
Electrick Children (2012)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Ink Master: Season 2
Jackie Brown (1997)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Mortal Kombat: The Movie (1995)
Patch Adams (1998)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
Sarah’s Choice (2009)
School of Rock (2003)
She’s the One (1996)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
The IT Crowd: Series 1-4
The Lost Boys (1987)
Total Recall (1990)
W. (2008)
Leaving Sept. 2 2015
Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This (2010)
Leaving Sept. 3 2015
Dinosaurs: Season 1-4
Leaving Sept. 4 2015
Delta Farce (2007)
Leaving Sept. 5 2015
Marilyn in Manhattan (2012)
Leaving Sept. 7 2015
Ramsay’s Best Restaurant: Season 1
Leaving Sept. 9 2015
Bratz: Friendship Is Always in Style (2014)
Kicking It (2008)
Leaving Sept. 10 2015
100 Below Zero (2013)
Becoming Chaz (2010)
Crash & Bernstein: Season 1-2
War Witch (2012)
Leaving Sept. 13 2015
High Fidelity (2000)
Leaving Sept. 14 2015
Corky Romano (2001)
Leaving Sept. 15 2015
Best of Teletubbies
Bratz: The Video: Starrin’ & Stylin’ (2004)
Coach: Season 1-9
Spiral: Season 4
Valhalla (2013)
Leaving Sept. 16 2015
Hank: Five Years from the Brink (2013)
The Slap: Season 1
Leaving Sept. 20 2015
Reporter (2009)
Leaving Sept. 22 2015
National Geographic: Inside Guantanamo (2009)
National Geographic: The Battle for Midway (1999)
Leaving Sept. 26 2015
Indy 500: The Inside Line (2011)
Lethal Force (2011)
Ron White: A Little Unprofessional (2012)
Leaving Sept. 27 2015
LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu: Season 1-2
My Boys: Season 1-4
Leaving Sept. 28 2015
Undeclared: The Complete Series
Leaving Sept. 29 2015
Bratz: Desert Jewelz (2011)
Comic Book Men: Season 2
Coriolanus (2011)
Leaving Sept. 30 2015
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
If I Stay (2014)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
Nebraska (2013)
Saved! (2004)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
The Good Guy (2010)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Prince (2014)
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
World War Z (2013)
