Dune hits Netflix in October as a Dune 2 replacement

Fear is the mind-killer, but antsy anticipation isn’t great for the brain either. So if you’re reeling from recent news that Warner Bros. Pictures shifted Dune: Part 2,’s release date from November to March 15, 2024, here’s some good news: The original DuneNetflix will begin streaming in October.

Technically entitled Dune: Part 1,The release of 2021 never got the credit it deserved. Caught in the maelstrom of COVID-19 shutdowns, the Denis Villeneuve-directed blockbuster was delayed to what would become a day-and-date theatrical/streaming release thanks to Warner Bros.’ odd corporate strategy of dumping every new release onto the streaming platform once known as HBO Max. The movie was still something of a rebound phenomena in the post-COVID era, and Villeneuve began almost immediate work on the sequel, but there’d be a twist for Dune 2WB pushed the release date of the film to 2024 in hopes the strike would end and that the actors would still be available for a promotion blitz. In retrospect, the WGA strikes are over and it seems like the right decision. We also want to know Dune: Part 2,.

Dune Part 1 has been available for some time, riding the shifting sands of WarnerMedia’s acquisition by Discovery, the transformation of the company into Warner Bros. Discovery is rebranding HBO Max to just Max. You can continue to subscribe to this platform, which has DC movies and other content. Fiona & CakeThe 8,000 Episodes of Fixer UpperThen you can enjoy watching Dune Whenever you damn well please. If you’re only a Netflix subscriber, the recent licensing of the film to the platform could not have come at a better time.

The decision to license is similar to the Great Blockbuster Dump of 2020. Dune to a non-Max platform is another twist in Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming strategy: Earlier this year, the conglomerate brokered a deal to allow WB films and HBO shows to play on Netflix. Shows like UnsafeYou can also find out more about the following: Band of Brothers broke into the Netflix top 10 alongside the streamer’s originals. It’s funny. Netflix has the largest market share for streaming-TV, but when it comes down to the old libraries they still have the upper hand. You can find out more about it here..

Watch out for Dune — along with GladiatorThe untold story of the indie Miss JuneteenthThe Mission: Impossible movies, and a mess of Steven Spielberg’s best films — when they arrive to Netflix on Oct. 1.