Netflix Shifts Release Dates for 'Henry Sugar' & 'Chicken Run 2'

Netflix is doing the release date shuffle as the final months of 2023 roll in and the strike rolls on. However, unlike most production studios, which are starting to shuffle release dates back as the production shutdowns drag on, Netflix is moving some stuff forward as if to show off just how strike-proof it is as a service. It helps that both these titles are British and aimed towards a family audience, more than adult or kid-only fare. For fans of Roald Dahl, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is becoming sooner than expected; however, for fans of Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget will slide back.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar recently got its debut at the Venice International Film Festival (and our review from that screening will be up ahead of its arrival in the U.S.), with critics hailing the short film as a great opening lead to the Dahliverse. (Matilda: The Musical, which premiered in December 2022, bore the Roald Dahl Universe label but was commissioned independently of the main project.) The original streaming date in the U.S. was set for the middle of October 2023, back at the beginning of August, but has now moved forward.

As part of Netflix's "Fall Film Slate" announcement, the film will open in theaters in limited release on Wednesday, September 20, and begin streaming a week later on Netflix on September 27, 2023.