The Strangers: Chapter 2 Streaming And Digital Release — When You Can Watch At Home

The Strangers: Chapter 2 is out in theaters, which means the next question is obvious: when can you watch it at home without leaving the couch? Short answer: sooner than you might think, because Lionsgate tends to move fast on digital.

• In theaters: now (it opened in the U.S. on Friday, September 26, 2025)
• PVOD estimate: Tuesday, October 14 to Tuesday, October 28 (typical Lionsgate window)
• Where to rent/buy: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Fandango at Home
• PVOD pricing: usually $15–$25 to rent for 48 hours, $20–$30 to buy
• Streaming (Pay 1) estimate: Starz between Friday, January 9 and Friday, January 23, 2026

How we got those dates

Lionsgate usually flips the PVOD switch around 3–4 weeks after theaters. Recent examples: 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' hit digital about three weeks in, 'Ballerina' took roughly three and a half, and 'Americana' landed a little over a month later. Also, a bit of release-calendar inside baseball: new PVOD titles from major studios tend to drop on Tuesdays. Put that pattern on The Strangers: Chapter 2 and you land in the October 14–28 window.

Streaming plan: first stop is Starz

Lionsgate has a Pay 1 deal with Starz, so that is where Chapter 2 should stream first. Their titles typically roll onto Starz three to four months after the theatrical debut. A recent yardstick: 'Ballerina' opened June 6 and hit Starz on September 25, right around the three-and-a-half-month mark. Using that same math, expect The Strangers: Chapter 2 to arrive on Starz sometime between January 9 and January 23, 2026.

Quick refresher on the movie itself

This is the follow-up to 2024's The Strangers: Chapter 1, with Renny Harlin back in the director's chair and the core cast returning: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath. It opened stateside on September 26, 2025. If you are holding out for home viewing, PVOD should be up first, then Starz a few months later. No, not Netflix first. Starz.