Amazon MGM Studios Distribution said it will bring a $1B slate to market in 2026 and, unlike in the earlier days of original films and TV headed to streaming, it is not holding anything back.

“Coming up in 2026 we will be releasing 20 movies, 10 of which will be theatrical and the budget for that whole slate in 2026 will be one billion dollars – and we’ll be committing a P&A spend of one billion to that,” said George Wilkinson, International TV Distribution Manager, Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, at the ongoing NEM market and conference in Dubrovnik.

“What does that mean? It means we are heavily invested in theatrical,” Wilkinson continued as part of a showcase of Amazon MGM wares, and speaking to a room of buyers and TV folk. ”It also means that all of our partners in this room, we will be distributing that content to them. We’re not holding any content back from the market from that slate.”

Amazon MGM’s Wilkinson and his colleague Paloma Roldan went on to talk through the 2025 slate including Red One, A Working Man and The Accountant 2, as well as upcoming features for later in the year including Heads Of State, The Pickup and Play Dirty. Looking ahead to 2026, Amazon MGM talked about movies including sci-fi adventure Project Hail Marywith Ryan Gosling and described by Roldan as “the star of our slate”, as well heist drama Crime 101, and Masters of the Universe.

The Amazon MGM team also ran the rule over the TV series slate, including the new season of The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. Two seasons are available for distribution and the third is coming — and coming to market. Wilkinson reminded the audience this is “the most expensive TV series ever made in the history of time” at $60M per episode. On the TV side, Amazon MGM Studios’ distribution team also highlighted the Citadel franchise and Daniel Dae Kim’s spy thriller Butterfly.