Xolo Maridueña is making the jump from Cobra Kai to the DC universe in the new superhero flick, Blue Beetle, which is coming out this weekend. Luckily, we have you covered on all the ways you can watch it!
Maridueña stars as Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate who returns to his hometown only to gain superpowers “when a mysterious scarab binds to his spine and provides him with a powerful suit of blue alien armor,” thus turning him into the superhero Blue Beetle, per to the film’s logline.
Interested? So are we! When will Blue Beetle be on streaming? Will it be on Netflix? What about Prime Video?
We’ve got answers. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming movie:
As of now, the only way to watch Blue Beetle is to head out to a movie theater when it releases on Friday, Aug. 18. You can find a local showing on Fandango. Otherwise, you’ll just have to wait until it becomes available to rent or purchase on digital platforms like Vudu, Apple, YouTube and Amazon, or available to stream on Max. Read on for more information.
Unfortunately, there is no digital release date for Blue Beetle… yet. Evil Dead Rise, another recent Warner Bros. Pictures film, came to digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video about 18 days after its theatrical release. If Blue Beetle follows the same pattern, you might be able to rent or purchase it by early September 2023.
But if the superhero film sticks to the 45-day standard that most movies follow, it might not be available on digital until early October 2023.
Blue Beetle is being distributed by Warner Bros. — meaning it will, indeed, join Max. Since the company no longer drops its movies on the streaming platform the same day they’re released in theaters, we are going to have to wait at least 45 days before we can watch from the comfort of our living rooms.
While there is no official streaming release date yet, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, another Warner Bros. movie, was released in theaters on March 17 and didn’t make its way to Max until May 23 — just over two months after it debuted. If Blue Beetle follows the same trajectory, it’s possible we won’t be able to stream it until mid-October 2023.
No, Blue Beetle will not be on Disney+ since it will go to Max after its theatrical run.
No, Blue Beetle is not on Netflix — and it likely won’t be any time soon, seeing as it is going to stream on Max. In the meantime, you’ll just have to head out to a theater or wait for it to become available on streaming and VOD.