During a recent press conference, the producer of the Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom movie confirmed that it will be over two hours long. The film will premiere in Japanese theaters on September 20 and on September 13 in IMAX theaters.
An Overlord live special in 2021 confirmed that a third movie is in development. In July 2022, the fourth season of Overlord began in July 2022 and ran for a single cour with 13 episodes. The recent Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen live special confirmed that Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom will premiere in 2024. Recently, a stunning key visual reconfirmed the release window. The film will be available to watch in North America, but the release date is currently unknown.
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Reveals Length
The producer of the upcoming Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom film confirmed that the movie will be over two hours long. They will likely reveal the exact runtime in the coming months. The film will release in Japanese theaters on September 20. It will premiere a week earlier in IMAX theaters. While the film will premiere in North American, European, and other theaters, the exact release date for the worldwide release is currently unknown.
According to Anime News Network, Kadokawa describes the movie as follows:
Under the leadership of Sacred Queen Calca, the Roebel Sacred Kingdom enjoyed an era of peace, protected behind their great walls. However, that peace was easily destroyed by the sudden appearance of the Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth and the attack of the Demi-Human Alliance.
Though the grandmaster of Roebel Sacred Kingdom’s Sacred Paladin Order, Remedios, and the high priestess, Kelart, gathered their forces to retaliate, they could not overcome the overwhelming difference in Jaldabaoth’s power, and their kingdom is now on the verge of collapse.
Remedios travels with her order and her subordinate, Neia, to a certain kingdom in hopes of gaining power to counter Jaldabaoth. The name of that kingdom is Sorcerer Kingdom Ains Ooal Gown. It is a grotesque nation ruled by an undead and despised by those of the Sacred Kingdom—
Lastly, Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom will premiere in Japanese theaters on September 20. It will release in IMAX on September 13. The film will release worldwide at some point later.
