When WillWickedBe Available to Stream? Here’s When You Can Watch (and Sing Along) at Home

Mar. 15, 2025

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in “Wicked”.Photo:Universal Studios

Universal Studios

Fans who are counting down the days until they can watchWickedat home don’t have much longer to wait.

Wicked: Part One, starringAriana Grandeas Glinda andCynthia Erivoas Elphaba, hit theaters on Nov. 22 — and Universal Pictures just announced that it will be available to buy or rent starting on Dec. 31.

“Everyone who’s involved is a theater nerd,“Jonathan Bailey, who plays Fiyero, told PEOPLE in December 2023. “It’s going to blow people’s minds. So get ready.”

Here’s everything to know about when and how you can watchWickedat home.

When didWickedpremiere in theaters?

Jonathan Bailey in “Wicked”.Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

Early on, Chu made the decision to split the film into two parts.Wicked: Part Twois slated to release on Nov. 21, 2025.

“It became increasingly clear that it would be impossible to wrestle the story ofWickedinto a single film without doing some real damage to it,” he wrote in a note to fans postedon X(formerly Twitter) in 2022.

Chu continued, “As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions began to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that has entertained us all for so many years. Sowe decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas.”

When willWickedbe available to stream?

Marissa Bode and Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked”.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

It’s still unknown whenWicked: Part Onewill hit a streaming platform, but fans can expect to see it as an option sometime in 2025. As a Universal Pictures release, the movie will likely land on NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock.

Historically, Universal films have gone from the big screen tothe streaming platformin a timeframe of45 to 120 days. In 2024,Twisterslanded on Peacockfour months afterit premiered in theaters whileFall GuyandKung Fu Panda 4were available to stream after about three months.

What isWicked: Part Oneabout?

Cynthia Erivo in “Wicked”.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures

Part 1 ofWickedintroduces audiences to Glinda (Grande) and Elphaba (Erivo), who meet as students at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. Elphaba is misunderstood due to her green skin, while Glinda is popular amongst her peers.

They’re paired up as roommates and forge an unlikely friendship, but after an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), Glinda and Elphaba go down two starkly different paths.

“Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West,” per the film’sofficial synopsis.

While speaking to PEOPLE in July 2024, Chu said the film is a much deeper interpretation of the Broadway musical.

“Because of the camera, because it’s not a stage show,we get to go closer,” he said. “We get to be more intimate. We get the camera two inches from their face and that brings a lot of power to the show that you can’t have on a stage.”

What has the cast ofWickedsaid about the film?

Ethan Slater, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey and Bronwyn James at “Wicked” premiere in 2024.Amy Sussman/Getty

Amy Sussman/Getty

Ahead of the movie’s release, Grande told PEOPLE that being a part ofWickedhas “forever changed” her.

She joked that the experience was both emotional and a tad painful — due to Glinda’s many hair flips. “I was, I still am, stiff,” Grande quipped.

During an interview withThe New York Times,Erivo said it was “really hard” to let her character go after filming wrapped.

“I still fiercely love her. … Characters like this don’t come along very often, they just don’t,” she explained. “The lore of Oz was very closed to girls who looked like me, and now I’m the Wicked Witch of the West. I think the doors are very open now, which is wonderful.”

As for Marissa Bode, she made history as the first wheelchair user to portray Elphaba’s sister Nessarose. Bode, who has been in a wheelchair since she was 11, toldTodaythat she used her role to advocate for her community.

“How I feel as a disabled person in a world that is not necessarily built for me, in a world where people just don’t understand or aren’t always fully educated on disability as a whole — I definitely took those with me and leaned that into my character,” she said.

source: people.com