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Godzilla: Planet Eater Hits Netflix on 1/9/2019

Written By Samantha Ferreira December 12, 2018

The King of the Monsters faces his final challenge in the new year.

Earlier today, Netflix announced that they will stream Godzilla: Planet Eater worldwide on January 9, 2019. As of press time, no further details have been announced.

The film opened in Japanese theaters on November 9.

Kobun Shizuno (Knights of Sidonia) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Blame!) directed the pictures at Polygon Pictures. Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass) wrote the screenplay and shared series composition duties with Yūsuke Kozaki.

The first film in the franchise, titled Godzilla: Monster Planet, hit Japanese theaters on November 17, 2017. Netflix started streaming the feature on January 17.

The second film, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, hit Japanese theaters on May 18. Netflix launched the movie on their platform on July 18. They describe it as:

On Earth, Haruo and his companions make contact with the indigenous Houtua tribe. To defeat Godzilla, they set out for the old Mechagodzilla facility.

Source: Netflix

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): godzilla, netflix, polygon pictures

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