Will ‘Morbius’ be on HBO Max or Netflix? When Will the Sony Marvel Movie be Streaming?

It’s Jared Leto‘s turn to be a Marvel anti-hero—kinda—in the Sony superhero movie Moribus, which opened in theaters in early 2022.

Originally introduced as a villain in the Spider-Man comics, “Morbius: The Living Vampire,” aka Michael Morbius, eventually became a brooding anti-hero with his own comic series. Dr. Morbius is a former award-winning biochemist who kinda, sorta, accidentally gets turned into a vampire while attempting to cure his rare blood disease. Oopsie-daisy! You know how these things go. Let’s just pray that Leto isn’t taking his “method acting” to the point of drinking human blood.

In addition to Leto starring as Morbius himself, the Morbius movie cast also includes Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. The film was directed by Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa, with a script by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless.

After the success of Venom, another film franchise built around a Spider-Man villain, Sony no doubt has high hopes for Morbius. Here’s what you need to know about how to watch Morbius and when to expect Morbius on streaming.

WHERE TO WATCH THE MORBIUS MOVIE:

After numerous delays, the movie finally opened theatrically on Friday, April 1. As of Tuesday, May 17, 2022, though, the movie is now available to purchase Morbius on digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Vudu.

WHEN WILL MORBIUS BE STREAMING?

As mentioned above, Morbius is now available to stream on digital platforms like Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, and Vudu. Most outlets have the film priced around $19.99, but it should be available to rent in early June of 2022.

WILL MORBIUS BE ON DISNEY+ OR HULU?

Yes, eventually—but you’ll have to wait. Last year, Disney made a deal with Sony to bring Spider-Man and other Sony titles to Disney Plus after the movies are released on Netflix, beginning with Sony’s 2022 release slate. The deal will bring Sony’s titles, such as Uncharted, to Disney platforms for their Pay 2 windows, which should be a little over 18 months after the movie opens in theaters. Therefore, you may see Morbius on the Disney streaming platforms around September or October 2023.

WILL MORBIUS BE ON HBO MAX?

No. Morbius is a Sony movie, not a Warner Bros. movie. Also, HBO Max will no longer be streaming theatrical movies in 2022. (Last year, Warner Bros. opted to simultaneously release its theatrical slate on streaming, meaning HBO Max subscribers could watch movies like Matrix Resurrections at home. This year, however, Warner Bros. theatrical movies will have a 45-day theaters-only run before moving to HBO Max.)

IS MORBIUS ON NETFLIX?

Not right now—but it will be someday. While you certainly won’t see Morbius on Netflix before it releases on video-on-demand, last year Sony signed a deal to bring the studio’s 2022 film slate to Netflix during the “Pay 1 window,” which used to be 18-months after the film’s theatrical release, but could be even sooner, given that most theatrical windows have been reduced from 90 days to 45 days during the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, it’s likely you will see Morbius on Netflix in 2023.

In other words, it may be a while before Morbius is available to stream at home. If you’re dying to see Jared Leto as a vampire ASAP, well, you could probably just look at a picture of Jared Leto on the internet. But you also might want to see Morbius in theaters.

Where to watch Morbius