Controversial comedy film "The Interview" will be coming to Netflix on Jan. 24, according to a report by Huffington Post.
The debut comes a month after the movie, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, started getting a limited theater run and was released online for purchase or rental via YouTube, Google Play and Xbox Video, among other services.
Rental of the movie cost $6 and it was sold for $15. The movie will be available for free to Netflix subscribers.
The online video streaming service had earlier been rumored to feature the movie, which was the object of a terror threat in December, the month it was originally slated for a wide release. The threat, issued by a group that called itself the "Guardians of Peace," was made against theatres scheduled to show the film.
The threat was part of a larger cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the studio behind the film. The attack included the exposure of thousands of sensitive emails and messages.
The group behind the attack expressed displeasure at the movie's portrayal of an assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Sony backtracked and decided to give the film a limited independent-theatre run.
When talk of the movie debuting on Netflix made the rounds, the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company expressed reluctance that was due to timing.
"You have to remember... not only was the situation incredibly fluid, it was happening on Dec. 24 when no one was even in the country in most cases. It's pretty difficult to make things happen in that two-week time frame - particularly that two-week time frame," said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos.
"The Interview" has made over $40 million through rentals and purchases, Sony announced at the same time as the deal with Netflix was revealed.
Meanwhile, it earned over $6 million through its limited theatrical release, according to Entertainment Weekly.