Allison Williams in “M3GAN 2.0.”
M3GAN 2.0, a sequel to the 2022 hit M3GAN starring Allison Williams, is now in theaters. When will the artificial intelligence thriller be available to watch at home?
Rated PG-13, M3GAN 2.0 opens in theaters nationwide on Friday. The official summary for the film reads, “Two years after M3GAN, a marvel of artificial intelligence, went rogue and embarked on a murderous (and impeccably choreographed) rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI.
“Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (Violet McGraw), now 14, has become a teenager, rebelling against Gemma’s overprotective rules. Unbeknownst to them, the underlying tech for M3GAN has been stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno), the ultimate killer infiltration spy.
“But as Amelia’s self-awareness increases, she becomes decidedly less interested in taking orders from humans. Or in keeping them around. With the future of human existence on the line, Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal. As their paths collide, the original AI icon is about to meet her match.”
The first place M3GAN 2.0, which is being released by Universal Pictures, will appear in the home video marketplace will be on digital streaming via premium video on demand. Generally, Universal Pictures releases arrive on PVOD anywhere between 18 to 30 days after they premiere in theaters, but there are exceptions.
For example, Universal’s horror thriller Wolf Man opened in theaters on Jan. 17 and arrived on PVOD 18 days later, on Feb. 4. More recently, the crime thriller Drop opened in theaters on April 11 and debuted on PVOD on April 29.
Another Universal release, the blockbuster musical Wicked, opened in theaters on Nov. 22, 2024, and arrived on PVOD about five weeks later on Dec. 31.
As such, M3GAN 2.0could arrive on PVOD as soon as July 15. However, since M3GAN 2.0 is a high-profile release for Universal, the studio may wait a bit longer to release it.
If M3GAN 2.0 follows the same five-week release pattern as Wicked, then viewers can expect the film to arrive on PVOD on July 29. It’s possible, though, to see the film arriving on PVOD on July 22.
Which Streaming Service Will Get ‘M3GAN 2.0’ First?
Since M3GAN 2.0 is a Universal Pictures release, it will first stream on Peacock, which is NBC Universal’s streaming platform.
Typically it takes Universal Pictures releases anywhere between three to four months from the time the studio’s films premiere in theaters to the time they arrive on Peacock.
For example, Wolf Man debuted on Peacock on April 18, just over three months after the film’s theatrical release. However, Wicked arrived on Peacock on March 21, just shy of four months after the film opened in theaters.
As such, viewers can expect to arrive anytime between Sept. 26 and Oct. 31, since Peacock releases their new films on streaming on Fridays.
Directed by Gerard Johnstone and also starring Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Aristotle Athari, Timm Sharp and Jemaine Clement, M3GAN 2.0 is now in theaters.