Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that the Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom anime movie will premiere on November 8 in North America. The movie will be over two hours long and premiere first in Japan on September 13 in IMAX and September 20 in theaters.
According to Crunchyroll, the North America premiere of Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and English dubs.
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. Earlier this year, Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen live special re-confirmed that Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom will premiere in 2024.
Here’s an overview of the anime movie, via Crunchyroll:
After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown.
Once prosperous but now on the brink of ruin, The Sacred Kingdom enjoyed years of peace after construction of an enormous wall protecting them from neighboring invasions. But, one day this comes to an end when the Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth arrives with an army of villainous demi-humans.
Fearing invasion of their own lands, the neighboring territory of the Slane Theocracy is forced to beg their enemies at the Sorcerer Kingdom for help. Heeding the call, Momonga, now known as the Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown, rallies the Sorcerer Kingdom and its undead army to join the fight alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in hopes to defeat the Demon Emperor.
