The hit show premiered in theaters nationwide back in February, releasing a handful of episodes each week. Creator Dallas Jenkins’ initial plan was to release the show on streaming channels quickly after the theatrical premiere, but that plan has been delayed due to legal issues.
“We cannot release Season 4 to streaming now,” Jenkins said in a livestream shared to Facebook on March 10. “And there will be a delay longer than we anticipated and hoped for. There are some legal matters that we are dealing with right now that are hopefully being resolved… The goal is to have them resolved so that we can, long-term and short-term, better serve you, ensure the show remains free forever and gets to over a billion people, and also allows us to be sustainable forever.”
While the streaming issues are still being resolved, he said they are “coming up with ways that we can get this show to you quicker.”
It looks like one of those ways is taking the series back to movie theaters for Easter weekend.
“As you know, we’re doing everything we can to get you episodes as cheaply and quickly as possible in spite of legal issues keeping us from releasing it in the app,” Jenkins wrote on Instagram. “On that note, you CAN see it with good discounts this week in theaters, all 8 episodes!”
Episodes 1-3 will be available March 28, episodes 4-6 will be available March 29, and episodes 7 and 8 will be available March 30.
