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DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man has just confirmed it’ll be jumping from Peacock to Netflix in late September 2025 and will stream through 2026. Here’s what you need to know.
The new movie is written and directed by Peter Hastings, a long-time collaborator at DreamWorks. His most notable recent project is Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, which streams exclusively on Netflix. We interviewed him here on What’s on Netflix ahead of season 2 launching in early 2023.
What can you expect? Here’s the official synopsis: “When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together, and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect, serve, fetch, sit, and roll over.”
Dog Man is already doing well at the Box Office, clearing its budget by grossing $40.5M during its opening weekend and going on to pick up $145.6 during its entire run.
This serves as the second Dav Pilkey adaptation at DreamWorks Animation, with the studio having previously released a Captain Underpants movie theatrically and a TV series (along with some specials), which all dropped exclusively on Netflix. A sequel is reportedly in early development at DreamWorks.
When will Dog Man stream on Netflix in the United States?
Netflix, in the US, will get Dog Man on September 30th, 2025.
As you may know, Netflix works with Universal and its animation division and distributes its movies in what’s called the first window. This window essentially is the first opportunity for the movie to head to streaming after its theatrical release. Netflix shares this window with Peacock, with the first leg going to them for 4 months, Netflix getting the movie for 10 months, and then Peacock getting it for another 4. You can see from the timeline below how this works in practice.
In this case, Peacock added the movie on May 30th, 2025.
Window Breakdown in the United States for DreamWorks/Illumination Movies
As outlined above, Netflix will hold the film until the Summer of 2026, with the movie leaving on July 30th, 2026, and streaming again on Peacock for another four months.
Want to see all the DreamWorks and Illumination movies lined up for Netflix in 2025 and beyond? Despicable Me 4 and The Wild Robot are coming in the first half of the year and we’re tracking all of those and more via our guide.
Will Dog Man be on Netflix internationally?
Yes, but not in the same manner as Netflix in the United States.
Australia and Belgium are the only other two regions that carry new Universal animated movies in the first window meaning they should get Dog Man sometime this summer. For all other countries, you’ll have to wait until the second window (Summer 2026) or in some cases, significantly later.
Are you looking forward to watching Dog Man on Netflix?
