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Netflix Wins Sesame Street Film Rights After Bidding War

6/21/2026

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Netflix acquired the feature-film rights to Sesame Street after a year-long bidding war in which Universal and Warner Bros. withdrew.
Rideback will produce the movie.
Sesame Workshop will act as a producer on the project.
Netflix already holds Sesame Street’s television streaming rights, secured in May 2025.
No director has been attached yet.

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Story summary

Netflix acquired the feature-film rights to Sesame Street after a year-long bidding war in which Universal and Warner Bros. withdrew.
Rideback will produce the movie.
Sesame Workshop will act as a producer on the project.
Netflix already holds Sesame Street’s television streaming rights, secured in May 2025.
No director has been attached yet.