Vin Diesel’s R-Rated Sci-Fi Sequel Drops on Peacock Sooner Than You Think
Vin Diesel’s R-rated sci-fi sequel Riddick storms onto Peacock next month, spearheading a new-year wave of fan-favorite titles.
Peacock is kicking off the new year with a very Diesel start: all three Riddick movies land on the service right as the calendar flips. If you have been meaning to revisit the night-vision antihero, or you just want some grimy sci-fi survival to shake off the holiday sugar, the timing could not be better.
When and what is hitting Peacock
Per ComicBook.com, Peacock will add the complete Riddick trilogy on January 1, 2026. That means the whole arc, from scrappy creature-feature beginnings to the back-to-basics third chapter, is in one place.
- Pitch Black (2000)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
- Riddick (2013)
Quick refresher on Riddick (2013)
Directed by David Twohy and released in US theaters on September 6, 2013, the third film is the leaner, meaner sequel that steers the series back toward survival horror. After the Necromongers sell him out, Richard B. Riddick gets dumped on a brutal, sun-scorched world crawling with things that would like to eat him. His best shot at staying alive is to make an uneasy truce with a pack of mercs who would just as soon cash his bounty. It is R-rated, and it plays like a tough desert western with aliens and puddles of acid.
Vin Diesel is, of course, the gravel at the center of it, with Matt Nable, Jordi Molla, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista, Karl Urban, and Bokeem Woodbine all in the mix. The franchise itself traces back to the Wheat brothers, Ken and Jim, whose 2000 film Pitch Black introduced Riddick and set the tone: hard-edged sci-fi with a horror slant.
How it performed
On a reported $38 million budget, Riddick pulled a moderate win: over $42 million domestic and more than $98.3 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo. Critics sat in the middle at 58 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from 172 reviews, while audiences hovered at 56 percent on the Popcornmeter. Still, by both box office and critical reception, it landed better than the 2004 sequel The Chronicles of Riddick.
Why this drop matters right now
The trilogy arriving together makes for an easy catch-up before the next chapter. A fourth film, titled Riddick: Furya, is currently in production, though it does not have a release date yet. If history repeats, expect Twohy and Diesel to keep things gritty, violent, and very fond of low-light action.