“Studio Ghibli films are visually breathtaking, completely immersive experiences” said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer, HBO Max and President, TNT, TBS, and truTV. The landmark deal with North American distributor GKIDS for the twenty-one Studio Ghibli feature films marks the first time these beloved films have been licensed to a streaming platform.Īvailable at launch of HBO Max, will be the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Ponyo, Castle in the Sky, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and more. HBO Max will be the US streaming home to the entire Studio Ghibli film library, one of the world’s most coveted and revered animation catalogues. However it has now been announced by AT&T’s new streaming service, HBO Max, that Studio Ghibli movies will be part of its slate of premium content that will be available at launch in the spring of 2020. Only recently it was reported that the Studio Ghibli movies would never be available on a digital or streaming platform, as they wanted people to see the movies in theatres. One of the most frequency asked questions about Disney+ has been about the availability of the Studio Ghibli movies, such as Spirited Away, which Disney released in cinemas and on home video in the United States until 2017.

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