Nothing says spooky season like a new Stephen King movie, which is why you should run, not walk, to see the new The Long Walk movie in theaters this weekend.
Based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King—published under King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman—The Long Walk 2025 movie was directed by Francis Lawrence, with a screenplay written by JT Mollner. The film follows a group of young men (played by Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez) who enter a contest where they must walk at a speed of at least three miles per hour, or they will be executed. The contest continues until there is one walker left alive. No pressure!
Also starring Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill, The Long Walk has received positive reviews from critics so far. But if you don’t feel like taking the long walk to your closest movie theater, then read on to find out when we expect to be able to watch The Long Walk on streaming.
For now, The Long Walk will only available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in theaters in the U.S. on Friday, September 12. You can find a showing near you via Fandango. The Long Walk is not yet available to watch online or on streaming.
The Long Walk is not streaming on Netflix right now. That said, The Long Walk is a Lionsgate release, and another recent Lionsgate release, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, began streaming on Netflix after two-and-a-half-months in theaters. However, that seems to be the exception, because all the Lionsgate movies following Den of Thieves 2 have not streamed on Netflix. So most likely, The Long Walk will not be streaming on Netflix anytime soon.
You will be able to purchase The Long Walk on Amazon Prime Video eventually, when the movie becomes available to buy and rent on digital. You also might be able to stream The Long Walk on Prime for free eventually, thanks to the new deal between Lionsgate and Amazon that will send the 2026 Lionsgate movies to Amazon Prime for the “Pay 1” window, after the films play in theaters. Even though it’s still 2025, according to Variety, Prime Video also got the streaming rights to a “package” of 2025 films, too. It’s not clear which films those are, and if it includes The Long Walk. But it’s possible that Amazon subscribers will be able to stream The Long Walk for free on Prime before the end of the year.
The Long Walk is not yet streaming on Starz. You might see The Long Walk on Starz later this year, because it is a Lionsgate film, and Lionsgate extended its output deal with Starz, despite the fact the studios are still planning to separate in 2026. Supposedly, under the new terms of the deal, Starz will have exclusive rights to Lionsgate films post-theaters, and that the window will now come sooner after the movie’s theatrical run.
Starz typically costs $10.99/month, but right now, you can subscribe and get your first three months for $4.99/month. Additionally, you can prepay for $29.99 for 12 months of Starz and save $40.
You can also subscribe to Starz via Prime Video Channels with a seven-day free trial to watch more of your favorite content inside of the Prime Video app.
In practice, the recent Lionsgate films don’t seem to be streaming on Starz at an accelerated rate. The 2025 Lionsgate film Den of Thieves 2: Pantera began streaming on Netflix about two-and-a-half months after opening in theaters, and yet the movie is still not streaming on Starz. So, that’s confusing! The 2025 Lionsgate movie The Unbreakable Boy is set to begin streaming on Starz on November 1, about nine months after the movie opened in the theaters. If The Long Walk follows the same release pattern, you might see the movie on Starz in about nine months, which would be around June 2026.
But clearly, not all Lionsgate movies are following that strategy in 2025, and some may be going to Prime instead of Starz. Right now, we don’t have a clear look at Lionsgate’s 2025 release strategy. If you want to see The Long Walk right away, you should go watch it in a movie theater.