A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Hits Streaming Sooner Than You Think — Here’s The Release Date
When can you stream A Big Bold Beautiful Journey? Fresh off its theatrical debut, the emotional odyssey of Sarah and David retracing the milestones of their past is headed for a digital drop—here’s when to expect it and where it’s likely to land first.
Waiting to watch 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' at home? Same. The romantic fantasy drama about Sarah and David revisiting the big memories of their pasts quietly opened in theaters on September 19, 2025, and now the real question is when it hits digital and streaming. Here is the realistic timeline based on Sony's usual playbook.
Digital release (buy/rent)
Figure late October to early November. Sony tends to move from theaters to VOD within about a month to six weeks, give or take. Recent examples:
- 'Karate Kid: Legends' — theaters May 30, 2025; VOD July 8, 2025
- '28 Years Later' — theaters June 20, 2025; VOD July 29, 2025
If 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' follows that same rhythm, expect a digital drop somewhere between October 21 and November 4, 2025. Studios sometimes hold VOD a little longer if a movie is crushing in theaters, but this one has fallen well below expectations at the box office, so an earlier digital date would not be surprising. Official date still TBA.
Streaming (Netflix)
Late December 2025 to early-to-mid January 2026 is the sweet spot. Thanks to Sony's ongoing deal with Netflix, the film is expected to land there about three to four months after its theatrical debut. That pegs it between December 20, 2025, and January 17, 2026. Heads up: Netflix requires a paid subscription and does not offer free trials.
Inside baseball: Sony likes a relatively short theatrical-to-VOD runway, then a three-to-four-month glide to streaming. If anything shifts, it will be because the movie over- or under-performs in theaters. In this case, under-performing points to a faster-than-usual home rollout. Still, we wait for the studio to make it official.