# Universal Pictures (يونيفرسال بيكتشرز)

> Universal Pictures is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-09-02.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [NBCUniversal](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/nbcuniversal.md)
- Categories: Video Streaming
- Official site: https://www.universalpictures.com
- Community votes: 4
- Last updated: 2026-09-02
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/universal-pictures

## About

Hollywood film studio producing and distributing major motion pictures worldwide, part of NBCUniversal

## Activity summary

Restricted in Syria: Universal's films are not distributed to the country. A Damascus cinema chain told a community member in September 2026 that the studio refuses to screen its titles in Syria. No outreach has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-09-01 — Investigated. A community member asked Cinemacity Syria, a Damascus cinema chain, about screening times for the Universal release The Odyssey. The cinema replied that Universal refuses to screen its films in Syria, so the title will not be shown. This documents a restriction on the distribution of Universal's content rather than a technical block of its website, which has not been tested from a Syrian connection. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/mflizntbjfyem2r2ebrqocqp/mbhjkj06zsn1wenn16b18qgi.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/universal-pictures?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/universal-pictures/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/universal-pictures
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/universal-pictures.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/universal-pictures.md