Is ‘Asteroid City’ Streaming on Netflix or Max?

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Directed by Wes Anderson, Asteroid City pulls together a star-studded cast including Jason Schwartzman, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell and Bryan Cranston — to name a few. Luckily, we have you covered on all the ways you can watch this new flick!

Taking place in 1955, this sci-fi comedy follows a group of parents and children as they attend the annual Junior Stargazer convention in a fictional desert town in America, and the world-changing events that occur there.

So, where can you watch Asteroid City? Is it on Netflix? What about Max?

Here’s everything we know about the upcoming movie:

WHERE TO WATCH ASTEROID CITY:

As of now, the only way to watch Asteroid City is to head out to a movie theater when it releases in select theaters on June 16 and everywhere on June 23. 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 or Amazon, or releases for streaming on Peacock. Read on for more information.

WHEN WILL ASTEROID CITY COME TO STREAMING? WILL ASTEROID CITY BE ON PEACOCK?

While a streaming release date for Asteroid City has not yet been announced, we can make an estimate on when it will come to Peacock based on another Focus Features film.

Armageddon Time, which was released in theaters on Oct. 28, 2022, finally landed on Peacock on Feb. 17, 2023 — almost four months after its initial release. If Asteroid City follows the same trajectory, we may not be able to stream it until mid-October 2023. But if it follows the 45-day strategy that most Peacock films use, it could come to the platform as early as late July 2023.

'Asteroid City'
Photo: Everett Collection

WILL ASTEROID CITY BE ON MAX?

No, Asteroid City will not be on Max since it’s not a Warner Bros. movie. The platform — previously known as HBO Max — also no longer does direct-to-streaming releases. Instead, they’ve implemented a 45-day window between the theatrical release and the Max release.

IS ASTEROID CITY ON NETFLIX?

No, Asteroid City will not be streaming on Netflix — at least not any time soon. In the meantime, you’ll just have to head out to a theater or wait for it to become available on Peacock.