18/10/2024
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Jokes aside, let’s talk about the Netflix situation.
It’s been reported that Voltron: Legendary Defender will be leaving Netflix on December 7th. We’ve been asked to confirm and clarify a number of times.
Here is a summary of the situation:
1. Voltron: Legendary Defender was not produced by Netflix. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and licensed to Netflix. That license is expiring.
2. There is a chance the license gets renewed, those discussions are ongoing between all parties involved.
3. If the license does not get renewed, DreamWorks is free to license VLD to another streaming platform.
4. Seasons 1-6 can be purchased on Amazon Prime. They will continue to be available after December 7th. For now, seasons 7 and 8 will be harder to come by, unfortunately.
5. If an extension is not agreed upon, December 7th is not the *last* day to watch Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix, it is the *first* day you *can't* watch Voltron: Legendary Defender on Netflix anymore.
We’ve been asked if this is because Amazon is producing a live action Voltron film. The live action film and the end of the contract to stream Legendary Defender are completely unrelated. By coincidence, a film that has been in development for years is moving into production around the same time as the six-year terms of the Netflix contract are coming to an end.
Assuming the contract is not renewed, if you are interested in getting in one more rewatch while Voltron: Legendary Defender is still on Netflix, you have 50 days to watch all 75 episodes.
That means if you watch three episodes every two days, or about 11 episodes a week, you can time saying goodbye to VLD on Netflix with the Paladins saying goodbye to the Lions.
Legendary Defender will still be available elsewhere, but if it's taken off Netflix, it will mark the end of a Voltron era. Will you be getting in one more rewatch before December 7th?
