Disney has licensed selected titles to Netflix under a new content licensing agreement, according to Variety’s reported rundown. The reported slate mixes short promotional windows with longer multiyear terms, and includes both franchise titles and network series.
IGN summarized the arrangement as a deal that would bring titles including Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Ice Age to Netflix while they are still on Disney+. In Variety’s wording, the agreement is meant “to promote its own content.”
What’s arriving first
The first headline addition is the full Ice Age run. Variety said all five Ice Age movies start on Netflix on Oct. 4 for a three-month window ahead of Ice Age: Boiling Point, which it said is scheduled for theaters on Feb. 5, 2027. Netflix later posted that “the entire Ice Age franchise is now on Netflix”.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is also part of the opening wave. Netflix posted that the series is now on Netflix, while Variety said Seasons 1 and 2 would begin Oct. 4 for a three-month window ahead of its Season 3 premiere on Disney+ on Nov. 20. In Variety’s wording, that window is part of a deal meant to promote Disney’s own content.
Netflix also separately confirmed that Felicity: The Complete Series is coming to Netflix in the U.S. on Oct. 7.
The longer-term TV side of the deal
Beyond the short-window titles, Variety said several series are headed to Netflix for longer runs.
Will Trent Seasons 1 through 4 are scheduled to start Nov. 3 for a multiyear term, ahead of the ABC drama’s Season 5 premiere in early 2027, according to Variety’s report.
Shifting Gears Seasons 1 and 2 are slated to arrive Dec. 1 for a multiyear term, ahead of Season 3 premiering on ABC on Jan. 7, 2027.
Variety also said Tracker Seasons 1 through 3 will be available internationally on Netflix starting Feb. 26, 2027, ahead of Season 4 premiering on CBS on Oct. 4.
What the supplied evidence supports
Based on the reported lineup and dates, this is a selective licensing arrangement rather than an across-the-board shift of Disney programming to Netflix. Some titles are tied to short promotional windows ahead of upcoming releases, while others are set for multiyear availability.
What the supplied evidence does support is a title-by-title strategy with different release terms depending on the show or franchise. What it does not support is a broader conclusion that Disney is moving its library wholesale to Netflix or abandoning Disney+.
