Netflix still has streaming rights to Avengers: Infinity War and the service has announced the release date for the film: December 25. Netflix announced the news via NX, its science fiction-related Twitter account, Monday afternoon. The film is currently available on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital HD, but will be free to Netflix subscribers in a month.
Oh, snap. Avengers: Infinity War is coming to @Netflix on December 25. pic.twitter.com/EMB8LgicdT
— NX (@NXOnNetflix) November 19, 2018
Netflix's deal with Disney ends in 2020. Any Marvel movie released in 2019 will not stream on Netflix, which means don't bank on Captain Marvel 's arrival. It's still unclear when Disney's standalone streaming service, newly dubbed Disney+, will launch, though the company estimates "late 2019." It's unknown when fans can expect new titles (such as the aforementioned Captain Marvel or Avengers 4) to arrive on the new service. Disney+ will be available globally.
Avengers: Infinity War arrived in theaters in April 2018 and ended its run with over $2 billion at the box office. The film brought together pretty much every hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to attempt to defeat Thanos, but the efforts ended in disaster that will spill over into the sequel, Avengers 4, set to arrive in theaters May 3, 2018.
As for other Marvel movies to stream for free, Iron Man 2 arrives on Amazon Prime on Dec. 25. Spider-Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther are all currently streaming on Netflix. After Stan Lee's passed away last week, Netflix honored his life by adding a cool Easter egg to the navigation system. Type "Excelsior" in the search bar and the service will automatically filter all Marvel content.
Disney already has a few Marvel shows lined up for the streaming service. The company announced a solo series for both Loki and Scarlet Witch, the latter of which will also feature Vision. There's also a series featuring Falcon and Winter Solider in the works.
It doesn't look like Marvel's Agents of SHIELD will move from ABC to the Disney+, as the series was just renewed for a Season 7. Marvel also cancelled Luke Cage and Iron Fist, two of their five original shows on Netflix. It's still unclear what Marvel plans to do with its original Netflix universe in 2019.
To sign-up for updates on Disney +, head over to the website.
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