Rival studio Paramount released the first four Indiana Jones movies with LucasFilm, before the merger with Disney. Paramount still contractually held the distribution rights to the franchise even though Disney owned the intellectual property and trademarks. That's why Indiana Jones isn't on Disney+. It's unknown how long Paramount's deal with Netflix lasts, but there's evidence that Disney isn't counting on having the old Indiana Jones movies any time soon.
All the missing Star Wars and MCU movies can be found through the Disney+ search function and show the exact date when users can expect to play them. If you search for “Indiana Jones” on Disney+, there are no results. This means that there are no plans to add the Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to Disney+ in the near future. The situation is similar to that of the MCU's solo Spider-Man movies, which are owned by Sony.
Since Paramount has the rights to the Indiana Jones movies, it's up to them what happens. Indiana Jones movies may migrate to Disney+ at some point, once the license agreement with Netflix expires. Paramount Pictures holds the rights to the first four movies, so they're not on Disney Plus. Disney, however, holds the distribution rights for future Indiana Jones movies.
No, movies like Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are not available on Disney+. Don't worry though, Harrison Ford fans. There are still a few ways to see this whip-throwing archaeologist in action. This is the deal about where the Indiana Jones movies are airing right now and where they will air in the future.
With the advent of the vast library of content that Disney Plus has brought to subscribers, it has been noticed that all four Indiana Jones movies are nowhere to be seen on the platform and Screenrant delves into the reasons why the intrepid archaeologist is nowhere to be seen. I just realized that Disney doesn't have the Indiana Jones movies on Disney Plus, even though they own Lucasfilm, is there a reason they don't have it or are they saving it for the newest movie? Disney is making a big mistake making that 5-year contract with Comcast for Hulu instead of simply buying them last year. You're in luck, as the Indiana Jones movies will be on BBC One during the Easter period, airing every night from Good Friday to Easter Monday. I wonder if the Star Wars section will become a Lucusfilm section if Disney ever buys the rights to the Indy movies.
The new Indiana Jones no longer needs to be distributed, since it will only be distributed with Lucasfilms. During the presentation of Lucasfilm at the Star Wars Celebration, the first official image of the upcoming fifth Indiana Jones film. According to Screenrant, Paramount receives “financial participation” every time a new Indiana Jones movie comes out. Yes, that will probably never happen because Disney+ is only intended for Disney content.
The first four Indiana Jones movies were distributed by Paramount Pictures, owned by ViacomCBS. The basic idea is that when Disney bought Lucasfilm, they reached an agreement with Paramount that gave the latter the exclusive distribution rights to the four original films. Can you imagine how incredible it would be if Indiana Jones were there? I feel like it's as good as Star Wars, it's not recognized enough.
