Sony and Higher Ground Productions will have its Kevin Hart drama Fatherhood released on Netflix on the Friday before Father’s Day, June 18.Note this is a licensing deal, not a full on acquisition of the movie, by Netflix.
It’s a similar deal that Sony has cut with Hulu on Happiest Season and AppleTV+ on Greyhound. Essentially, Netflix has licensed worldwide rights, expect China which Sony will keep.
Meanwhile, Sony will keep the IP and all transactional home entertainment windows outside of Netflix.Fatherhood, directed by Paul Weitz, is based on the book Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love by Matthew Logelin.
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