When Is ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Coming To Streaming?
Snake (the voice of Marc Maron), Tarantula (Awkwafina), Piranha (Anthony Ramos), Shark (Craig Robinson) and Wolf (Sam Rockwell) in “The Bad Guys 2.”
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The Bad Guys 2 — the sequel to the 2022 hit animated comedy starring the voices of Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina and Anthony Ramos — is new in theaters. How soon will it be before the movie is available to watch at home?
Directed by Pierre Perifel, The Bad Guys 2 opens Friday in theaters nationwide. The official summary for the movie reads, “In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.”
The Bad Guys 2which is based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Aaron Blabey, also stars the voices of Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Maria Bakalova, Zazie Beetz, Richard Ayoade, Lilly Singh and Alex Borstein.
Right now, the only way you can see The Bad Guys 2 is in theaters, so check your local listings for showtimes.
When The Bad Guys 2 makes its way to the home entertainment marketplace, the first place it will be available is on digital streaming via premium video on demand.
While The Bad Guys 2 is a DreamWorks Animation film, it is being distributed by Universal Pictures both theatrically and on streaming. Generally, it takes anywhere from 18 days to a month after a Universal Pictures release opens in theaters to the time it arrives on PVOD.
For example, Universal Pictures’ horror thriller Wolf Man arrived on PVOD on Feb. 4, 18 days after opening in theaters on Jan. 17. Also, Universal Pictures’ Drop debuted on PVOD on April 29, 18 days after opening in theaters on April 11.
More recently, Universal’s live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon, which opened in theaters on June 13, arrived on PVOD just over a month later on July 15.
If The Bad Guys 2 follows the same release pattern, it will likely arrive on PVOD anytime between Aug. 19 and Sept. 2, since new films are generally released on digital streaming on Tuesdays.
Which Streaming Service Will Get ‘The Bad Guys 2’ First?
Since Universal Pictures is distributing The Bad Guys 2the first place it will be available on PVOD will be on Peacockwhich is NBC Universal’s streaming platform.
Generally, it takes three months for a Universal Pictures release to arrive on Peacock after it opens in theaters.
For example, Wolf Man debuted on Peacock on April 18, just over three months aft it was released in theaters on Jan. 17. The Peacock release date for Drop was July 11three months to the day after it opened in theaters on April 11.
If The Bad Guys 2 follows the same release pattern, then the film should arrive on Peacock around Oct. 31, since new films debut on Peacock on Fridays.
Rated PG, The Bad Guys 2 opens Friday in theaters nationwide.