“Eddington” cropped poster featuring Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix.
Eddington, starring Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix, is new in theaters. How soon will it be before Ari Aster’s COVID drama comes to streaming?
Rated R, Eddington opened in theaters on Friday. The logline for Eddington reads, “In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Phoenix) and mayor (Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.”
Written and directed by Aster, Eddington also stars Luke Grimes, Deidre O’Connell, Michael Ward, Austin Butler and Emma Stone.
The only way viewers can see Eddington right now is in theaters, so check your local listings for showtimes.
Eddington’s first stop in the home entertainment marketplace will be on digital streaming via premium video on demand. Eddington is an A24 release, and typically there’s a one-month window between the time the indie studio releases its films in theaters and the time the film arrives on PVOD.
For example, Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd’s A24 horror comedy Death of a Unicorn opened in theaters on March 28 and debuted on PVOD just over a month later, on April 29. More recently, the A24 horror thriller Bring Her Back was released in theaters on May 30 and arrived on PVOD just over a month later, on July 1.
If Eddington follows the same release pattern, then viewers can expect to be able to purchase or rent the film on PVOD sometime around Aug. 19, since new films on digital streaming are released on Tuesdays.
Which Streaming Service Will Get ‘Eddington’ First?
Thanks to an agreement between A24 and Warner Bros. Discovery, all A24 films make their streaming video on demand debut on HBO Max, which was known as Max until recently.
Generally, A24’s theatrical releases don’t arrive on HBO Max until four months after they open in theaters. For example, A24’s horror thriller Heretic arrived on Max on March 7, just under four months after the film opened in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024.
Also, A24’s hit erotic thriller Babygirl debuted on HBO Max on April 25, exactly four months after the film opened in theaters on Dec. 25, 2024.
If Eddington follows the same release pattern as the above titles, then viewers can expect the film to arrive on HBO Max on either Nov. 14 or 21, since new films debut on the streaming service on Fridays.
Eddington is now playing in wide release in theaters.
