Feb 25 (Reuters) -

Republican attorneys general from 11 U.S. states have urged

the ​U.S. Department of Justice ‌to conduct a thorough review of

Netflix's ( NFLX ) ⁠bid to acquire studio and streaming ⁠assets from Warner

Bros., saying ‌the ‌deal threatens U.S. dominance in movies,

according to ​a letter seen ‌by Reuters.

While Warner Bros. has accepted Netflix's ( NFLX ) $82.7 billion

offer, the ​storied studio said ​on ‌Tuesday that its board is

considering a rival bid from Paramount ⁠Skydance, which

has argued Netflix's ( NFLX ) bid ⁠faces taller regulatory hurdles.

The state attorneys general urged the DOJ to scrutinize how

the deal would ⁠affect ‌customers of streaming services, ‌as well

as the market for ⁠theatrical movie releases.

The deal "will likely result in undue market concentration

that stifles competition and therefore creates higher prices,

lower reliability, and less innovation for one ​of America's

major industries-all to the detriment of American consumers,"

they wrote.

(Reporting by ​Jody Godoy, ‌Editing by Franklin Paul ​and Chizu

Nomiyama )