Netflix original series “Lupin,” starring Omar Sy.
July 7, 2026
Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ have separately filed appeals with France’s Conseil d’État (the country’s highest administrative court) seeking to overturn a new content investment law mandating the streamers invest another 20% of national revenue towards French animation, documentaries, and live performances
The streamers allege the French government is exceeding its legal authority that already stipulates that for streamers generating more than €50 million ($57 million) annually in France, 75% of that revenue must fund original content instead of licensed catalog programming.
Separately, Netflix original movies currently have a mandatory 17-month theatrical window in France, which is longer than Canal+ at six months, Disney+ at nine months and Prime Video at 15 months
“These new rules suddenly double our obligation to invest in these genres, target only <a href="https://comicvibe.com/crunchyroll-is-now-streaming-the-best-anime-from-dandadans-studio/” title=”Crunchyroll Is Now Streaming The Best Anime From Dandadan's Studio”>streaming services and end up guiding our editorial offer without taking into account public expectations,” Pauline Dauvin, VP of Netflix France, wrote in the French daily Le Monde
Netflix reportedly invests more than €250 million ($285 million) annually in French content, including the series “Lupin” and the movies Under Paris and Ad Vitam, contributing more than €2 billion ($2.3 billion) to the French economy
“This is not about escaping our responsibilities or dismantling France’s cultural exception,” Dauvin wrote. “It is about defending a principle that matters to every creator and every viewer: genuine creative freedom, supported by rules that are fair, proportionate and non‑discriminatory.”
Meanwhile, French production unions defend the new quotas, contending that it prohibits global streamers from minimal investment in the local animation, relying instead on catalog programming
