Coming into 2024, it was a safe bet that the adaptation of Wicked was going to be one of the biggest films of the year.
It’s based upon one of the most popular Broadway musicals ever, and it’s a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, a perennial favorite across several generations. But Wicked outperformed all expectations with $739 million worldwide.
Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu brought together Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo and music sensation Ariana Grande to portray Wicked’s iconic duo, Elphaba Thropp and Galinda Upland, in the years before they became the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, respectively.
But if you’ve been holding off on going to the theater, or just waiting to revisit the movie at home, it’s time to answer the question that brought you here.
Is ‘Wicked’ streaming yet?
Yes! Today is the day that Wicked is making its streaming premiere on Peacock’s premium tiers. Peacock is treating this as a major event, and going above and beyond what it normally does for new arrivals. The theatrical version of Wicked will be joined by a new sing-along version as well, if you just can’t resist belting out a few show tunes. There’s also bonus content on Peacock that would have ordinarily been saved for the Blu-ray and HD release.
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If you don’t have Peacock, and you’re willing to wait a few more months, Wicked will eventually show up on Amazon Prime Video. That’s part of an ongoing content-sharing deal between Universal Pictures and Amazon, which is why some of Universal’s most recent hits are streaming on Prime Video instead of on Peacock. Once Wicked heads to Prime Video, it will be removed from Peacock for the duration of its stay.
When will ‘Wicked: For Good’ be available to stream?
Because the Wicked musical was too long for a single movie, the second half of the story will unfold later this year in Wicked: For Good. That film has a November 21 release date, and it’s likely to be just as big in 2025 as its predecessor was last year.
But now that Universal and Peacock have set the timetable for the first Wicked’s streaming premiere, it seems likely that Wicked: For Good will be available to stream by this time next year.
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The only reason Universal would have to shrink the theatrical window between now and then is if Wicked: For Good bombed at the box office. Since that’s not likely to happen, put March 2026 down on your calendar. But don’t let that stop you from seeing it in theaters as well.
Wicked is now streaming on Peacock.
