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Spider-Man: No Way Home isn’t streaming on HBO Max or Disney

01/23/2022 Posted in Movie Reviews

Don’t get your hopes up about streaming the new Spider-Man — and especially not on Disney Plus or HBO Max.

*Spider-Man: No Way Home* is the first film in the pandemic to hit $1 billion in global box office receipts, and its streaming strategy surely helped pack fans into theaters, since the movie hasn’t been streaming at all.

Will Spider-Man: No Way Home Stream on Disney Plus?

Not anytime in the near future, unless Disney and Sony strike a new bargain.

Spider-Man, as a character, derives from Marvel, but Disney’s Marvel has a complicated license-sharing deal with Sony for the Spider-Man characters on film. Basically, Sony is in charge of making and distributing standalone Spider-Man universe movies, and then Disney’s Marvel can “borrow” the characters for films in its own Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s why Tom Holland’s Spider-Man shows up in the Avengers movies.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Streaming on HBO Max?

No, *Spider-Man: No Way Home* will not be streaming on HBO Max either. Although HBO Max has been closely linked with the concept of same-day streaming, this movie is distributed by Sony, not Warner Bros., so it won’t be coming to HBO Max.

Traditionally, movies would make their way to Starz roughly six to nine months after their theatrical release. So, *Spider-Man: No Way Home* will likely arrive on Starz before it hits any streaming platforms like Disney+ or HBO Max.

When Will Spider-Man: No Way Home Be Available to Stream?

Sony has an agreement in place for its 2021 movies to go to the premium cable network Starz first, where they’re available to watch on its traditional channels as well as on its streaming app. Starz will be the first place you’ll be able to stream this latest Sony movie.

However, you’ll need to wait quite a while before you can stream it elsewhere, as *No Way Home* won’t be available on other platforms like Netflix or Disney+ for many months after its Starz premiere.