‘The Wild Robot’ Comes to Digital, But When Will ‘The Wild Robot’ Be Streaming on Peacock?

After just two-and-a-half weeks in theaters, The Wild Robot is now available to buy and rent online—for a premium price.

Written and directed by Chris Sanders (also known for writing and directing Lilo & Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon ), The Wild Robot is a new animated family film, book series of the same name by Peter Brown. Lupita Nyong’o stars as the voice of Roz, a robot who is abandoned in the woods and must learn how to live in a new environment. Other actors in the voice cast include Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Matt Berry, and Ving Rhames.

Is ‘The Wild Robot’ Streaming on Netflix or Disney+?

So far, The Wild Robot has enjoyed positive reviews from critics, as well as a decent run at the box office, earning over $149.3 million globally so far. But nearly every 2024 Universal titles has been pushed to “premium” video-on-demand after just over two weeks in theaters, and The Wild Robot is no exception.

That said, if you’re not willing to pay the premium VOD price for the new the Dreamworks film, you should know that we expect The Wild Robot to stream on Peacock, the Universal-owned streamer, in the near future. Here’s what you should know about how to watch The Wild Robot online, and when to expect to see The Wild Robot streaming on Peacock.

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Beginning on Tuesday, October 15, The Wild Robot will be available to buy and rent digitally on Amazon Prime , Apple TV , Vudu , and more. The price may vary depending on which platform you use to purchase the film, but on Amazon Prime , the film costs $29.99 to buy a digital copy, and costs $24.99 to rent. If you rent the film, you’ll have 48 hours to watch the movie after hitting “play.”

A digital copy of The Wild Robot will come with “never-before-seen extras including an alternate opening, recording booth footage with the all-star voice cast, how to draw tutorials, and more, only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox Microsoft Movies & TV, and Movies Anywhere.”

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The Wild Robot is not yet available to watch on a streaming service that’s subscription-based, but we do expect to see The Wild Robot streaming on Peacock soon.

The Wild Robot ‘s streaming release date on Peacock has not yet been announced, but we know that The Wild Robot will stream on Peacock in the not-too-distant future, because it is a Universal movie, and Peacock is the streaming service owned by NBCUniversal. All the new Universal theatrical movies end up streaming on Peacock, though the wait period has varied by title.

Another Universal release, The Bikeriders , was pushed to VOD after just over two weeks in theaters, and it will begin streaming on Peacock on August 9—about a month-and-a-half after opening in theaters, and about one month after releasing on digital. If The Wild Robot follows a similar release pattern, you might see the movie streaming on Peacock around middle-to-late November 2024.

The Wild Robot is not streaming on Netflix right now, but will stream on Netflix after four months after it streams on Peacock, as part of Universal’s deal with Netflix that sends Universal animated movies to Netflix for a limited period. If our prediction for the Peacock release of The Wild Robot is correct, then you might see The Wild Robot streaming on Netflix around March or April 2025.

This is all speculation. If you want to watch The Wild Robot movie right away, you can buy or rent the movie online.

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