Summary

Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom movie covers events between Season 4, focusing on new territories and antagonist Jaldabaoth.
The movie will debut in Japan on September 20, 2024, on IMAX and Crunchyroll, with North American theaters showing it on November 8, 2024
Fans will see a sub-arc from the light novels with a plot featuring Ainz and his lieutenants facing off against the army of Jaldabaoth in the Holy Kingdom.

Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom is the next animated movie from the Overlord franchise, and fans are dying to know what parts of the light novel it will cover, and more importantly, all the juicy details of this anime movie before they lay siege to the cinemas craving some dark fantasy action.

Here, fans will find several key details they need to know before watching Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom. Fans who haven't watched season four of the Overlord anime should know there are many spoilers ahead, so they should read at their discretion.

1 The Timeline Of Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom

Important To Know When The Events Of The Movie Start

Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom takes place between volumes 12 and 13 of the light novels, which are, at the same time, happening between episodes 7 and 8 of the fourth season, between the encounter with Hejinmal and the Empire of Baharuth's plea to form part of the sorcerer kingdom. From the point where Ainz and company travel to the dwarven kingdom in search of lost rune magic, and discover the frost dragons are threatening the Dwarves, to Albedo's ploy with Princess Renner to force Re-Estize to become a vassal state of the Sorcerer Kingdom.

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At least, theoretically, the events happening in the Robles Holy Kingdom (also known as the Sacred Kingdom) should be reflected in a sub-arc divided into two volumes of the light novels, which take place in an entirely different setting. With so many changes happening between the LN and the anime, it is no surprise that many fans are a little bit confused.

2 A Recap Of The Season 4 Ending

The Information Gaps Should Be Filled By The Events Of The Movie

Season 4 ended in episode 54, with the Witch of the Fallen Kingdom arc, which is the adaptation of light novel volumes 10 11, and 14, focusing mainly on the events happening when the Re-Estize Kingdom openly declared war upon the Sorcerer Kingdom, and the plot cooked alongside Princess Renner to bring it down from within got into full motion, ultimately causing their downfall.

With the original light novel title for that arc being called "Demon Women of the Destroyed Kingdom," it could cause some confusion for fans following the anime, but to summarize, it has to do with the concept the author has of Witches (and the Japanese culture in general) which is translated throughout Renner's betrayal and her conversion to demonhood through Demiurge. Fans also need to know that there's an information gap in the middle of Season 4 that should be explained by the events happening in Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom movie.

3 The Movie Happens In An Entirely Different Part Of The Realms

The Action Happens In A Whole New Territory, Never Shown In Detail

The light novel's volumes 12 and 13 are officially named The Paladin of the Sacred Kingdom Arc, parts 1 and 2, and the events happening in the movie translocate the action to a whole new region in the western part of New World, next to the Abelion Hills. The holy kingdom has protected itself for generations with a huge wall, that is, until the demon king's army attacks and destroys it. The kingdom is a huge peninsula only accessible by breaching the Great Wall.

The Holy Kingdom, seeing themselves overwhelmed, calls upon the help of the Adamantine-ranked adventurer Momon to protect them. However, Momon is none other than the Sorcerer King, Ainz. Be it as it may, and without spoilers, the scenario and setting for the movie are going to be quite different than what fans are used to, with various important characters appearing and new alliances brewing. And of course, plenty of action and battles.

4 The Main Antagonist Will Be Jaldabaoth

The Conflict Between Ainz's True Nature And His Lieutenants' Plans

Jaldabaoth is the main antagonist of this Overlord movie, who is none other than the Demon King persona created by Demiurge to stir up trouble in the human-governed realms while also keeping his agenda in service of the Sorcerer Kingdom and his master, Ainz Oal Gown. After dropping an enormous meteor to destroy the Great Wall, Jaldabaoth commands an army of demi-humans to advance into the Holy Kingdom, but he is stopped by the intervention of the Holy Queen: Calca Bessarez.

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Of course, that won't be enough to stop the evil lord from destroying everything, and he ends up mopping the floor with Calca and her Holy Paladins. Afterward, a delegation of Paladins travel to the Sorcerer Kingdom to ask for an audience with Ainz, since they know the adventurer Mamon has "sworn allegiance" to him. Upon hearing what transpired in the Holy Kingdom, the Undead King agrees to help them, and so the plot is set in motion.

5 Movie Release Date In Japan and North America

Important To Know Where And When To Watch

Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom will debut in Japan on September 20, 2024, and will be available on IMAX and the Crunchyroll platform. Following an agreement between Sony and the streaming platform, the movie will be available in certain theaters in North America starting November 8, 2024. According to the official information, the movie will be available both in the original Japanese with English subtitles and in the English Dub version.

Directed by Naoyuki Ito and produced by Studio Madhouse, fans have great expectations about the overall quality of Overlord, and since they're the main producers of the anime, the studios have quite a high standard to keep. Madhouse is going through some really good times, thanks mainly to the success of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and it is currently collaborating with Cyclone Graphics in an animated adaptation of the Wandance manga written by Coffee.

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