PlayStation to Remove Hundreds of Purchased Movies and TV Shows from User Libraries in September

Sony has issued a disappointing update for PlayStation users, confirming that hundreds of movies and TV shows produced by Studio Canal will be purged from digital libraries beginning September 1, 2026. The company attributes this mass removal to the expiration of existing content licensing agreements.

You can review the full, extensive catalog of affected titles directly through Sony’s official notification. Published on Friday, June 26, the statement bluntly informs users: “From September 1, 2026, due to our content licensing agreements, you will no longer be able to access your previously purchased content from Studio Canal, and it will be removed from your video library.” The backlash began shortly after a social media post by user somatyk highlighted the automated alert sent to affected PlayStation Store customers.

PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED
$7.535B 2025 profit, but Sony are quite happy to shaft their customers, given half the chance. pic.twitter.com/2QVpSJ7e9D

— somatyk (@somatyk) June 25, 2026

Impacted Titles

The list of disappearing content is substantial, featuring high-profile films such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Hot Fuzz, Pan’s Labyrinth, Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut, Evil Dead (1 & 2), Moonrise Kingdom, Paddington 2, Train to Busan, and Silver Linings Playbook. Several TV series are also on the chopping block, including American Gods and The Young Pope.

No Compensation for Consumers

Currently, there is no mention of financial reimbursement or credit for those who paid for these titles. While PlayStation officially halted the sale and rental of video content back in 2021, users were permitted to retain access to their previous purchases until now. As noted by Video Games Chronicle, this situation highlights the precarious nature of digital storefronts: per the PlayStation End User Agreement, customers are technically purchasing a revocable license to view content rather than owning the media outright, leaving them vulnerable whenever licensing deals lapse.