2026 Holiday deadlines for transactional movies

To prepare for the holiday season, we’re adjusting our deadlines for movie deliveries. If you plan on releasing movies on the Apple TV app in December 2026 or January 2027, check the following movie delivery deadlines.

Start Date	Featured and Localized Assets Due*	Trailer, Art, and Metadata Due**	Pricing and Clearances Due	Extras Provider Approval Due
Dec. 12-19, 2026	Nov. 13, 2026	Nov. 20, 2026	Nov. 27, 2026	Nov. 20, 2026
Dec. 20-27, 2026	Nov. 20, 2026	Nov. 27, 2026	Dec. 4, 2026	Nov. 27, 2026
Dec. 28, 2026 - Jan. 3, 2027	Nov. 27, 2026	Dec. 4, 2026	Dec. 11, 2026	Dec. 4, 2026

* Including pre-orders

** Assetless pre-orders

All deliveries must be made by 12:00 p.m. PST on the respective date. Content may not be available on its sales start date if files are delivered after the delivery deadline.

Note: For start dates not listed above, see delivery timelines for transactional movie content for our standard deadlines.