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Read before Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

Based on The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis. A movie · Theaters / Netflix · Finished filming

Countdown
Feb 12, 2027
to Feb 12, 2027, your local midnight
Estimated reading time
≈ 3 h 45 min
186 pages × 1.2 min
FormatMovie
Where to watchTheaters / Netflix
Studio / platformNetflix / Sony Pictures (theatrical)
ReleaseFeb 12, 2027

Status: Post-production; first trailer released Oct 15, 2026. Theaters Feb 12, 2027 (IMAX previews Feb 10), Netflix April 2, 2027.

Not yet verified: wrap date not individually found; stage inferred from the Oct 15, 2026 trailer.

Greta Gerwig's film opens in theaters Feb 12, 2027 with IMAX previews from Feb 10, then streams on Netflix on April 2, 2027. It moved from the original Nov 26, 2026 plan. The countdown is to the theater date.

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Dates last checked Oct 18, 2026. Reading time uses Open Library's median page count across editions at about 1.2 minutes per page, so it is a rough guide. Release dates change; if one looks wrong, check the sources above.

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