Netflix Wins Sesame Street Movie Rights After Bid War
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Netflix won the feature‑film rights to Sesame Street after a heated bidding war, with Rideback set to produce alongside Sesame Workshop; Netflix already holds the show’s TV rights (acquired May 2025). No filmmaker is attached yet, and Sesame Street has previously spawned two big-screen adaptations (Follow That Bird, 1999).
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