Bugonia Is Coming to Streaming: Here's When You Can Watch at Home
Yorgos Lanthimos’s much-hyped Bugonia has landed in theaters, and the clock is already ticking on its at-home debut. There’s no firm digital or streaming date yet, but the studio’s track record offers a strong hint at when you can press play from your couch.
Yorgos Lanthimos finally dropped Bugonia in theaters, and I get it — you want to know when you can watch this one from your couch. There is no exact at-home date yet, but Universal has a pretty predictable playbook. Here is what their release math usually looks like, and where Bugonia likely lands.
Quick refresher: what just happened
Bugonia had its world premiere in the main competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025, then opened wide in theaters on October 31, 2025. Universal Pictures is handling distribution, which matters because Universal is one of the fastest studios when it comes to moving films from theaters to digital.
Digital release: how fast could it hit PVOD?
Universal often pushes films to digital purchase/rental shockingly fast — some titles hit PVOD in about 17–18 days. That would point to late November if they go aggressive. But when a movie is both acclaimed and still drawing a crowd, the window tends to stretch. A more realistic target for Bugonia is the 30–45 day range, which puts digital buy/rent in the first half of December. As always, this depends on how long it plays well theatrically.
Streaming timeline: Peacock first, then Prime Video
Because this is a Universal release, the first streaming stop is Peacock. After that, it moves to Prime Video four months later. Universal generally sends titles to streaming somewhere in the 60–90 day zone after theatrical release, so you are looking at January or February 2026 for Peacock. Then expect the Prime Video window to kick in roughly four months after it hits Peacock.
- In theaters: now playing across the U.S. (opened Oct 31, 2025)
- Digital purchase/rental: likely first half of December 2025 (could be as early as late November if Universal moves fast)
- Streaming on Peacock: expected January–February 2026
- Prime Video window: about four months after the Peacock debut
All of this is the usual Universal pattern, not a set-in-stone schedule. If Bugonia keeps pulling solid numbers or builds awards-season momentum, expect the digital and streaming flips to lean later. Either way, official dates should land once the theatrical run settles. For now, if you want it immediately, it is in theaters nationwide.