‘Twisters’ Gets Peacock Streaming Release Date

The summer movie hit Twisters—starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell—is coming soon to streaming on Peacock.

Twisters was released on the big screen on July 19 and ended its theatrical run on October 10. According to The Numbers, the film earned $369.9 million at the worldwide box office against a $155 million production budget before prints and advertising.

Released by Universal Pictures, Twisters is a standalone sequel to the 1996 movie blockbuster Twister.

The official logline for Twisters reads, “As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter (Edgar-Jones) and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens (Powell) collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

Twisters also stars Anthony Ramos as Kate’s former storm-chasing colleague Javi.

According to When to Stream, Twisters will debut on streaming video on demand on Peacock on Friday, November 15. You must be a subscriber to Peacock—which is NBC Universal’s streaming platform—in order to watch Twisters on the streamer.

Peacock offers an ad-based subscription for $7.99 per month and $79.00 yearly. Peacock also offers ad-free subscriptions for $13.99 per month and $139.99 yearly.

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‘Twisters’ Includes Some References To The Original ‘Twister’

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, Twisters also stars Maura Tierney, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane and David Corenswet.

Although there is no direct connection, story-wise, to 1996’s Twister—which stars Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton—Twisters does include some homages to the original film.

Daisy Edar-Jones told Variety before the release of Twisters, “It feels like a real next chapter, whilst also having so much love for the original. We have Dorothy [the weather sensor device from the first film]. We have moments and costumes that are mirrored from the original.”

In addition, Bill Paxton’s son, James Paxton, makes an appearance in Twisters as a tribute to his late father, who died in 2017 at age 61.

"It's really a cameo, so it's an Easter egg for the fans of Dad and the original," James Paxton told Entertainment Weekly before the release of the film. "I did this one for Dad."

In his scene—which also includes Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell—James Paxton appears as a disgruntled hotel guest.

“I wanted to be a conduit for his spirit there and cheer everyone in this production on to success because I know he would be,” James Paxton explained to EW. “I wanted to do something that really honors his presence in this new chapter and really do something for him.”

Rated PG-13, Twisters is currently available on digital streaming via premium video on demand and will be released on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD this week.

Twisters makes it streaming video on demand debut on Peacock on November 15.