Hello? Hello, hello? Just calling to inform you that even though we’re still a few days away from actual Halloween, tickets are on sale online now for the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, the long-awaited video game adaptation hailing from Universal and horror film powerhouse, Blumhouse. Much like 2022’s Halloween Ends, the film is getting a hybrid rollout in theaters and on Peacock — starting Friday, October 27.
Based on the wildly successful survival horror games created by Scott Cawthon, Freddy‘s follows struggling security guard Mike Schmidt (played by Hunger Games alum Josh Hutcherson), who takes a job watching over an old-school pizza parlor-arcade hybrid (ala Chuck E. Cheese) that went under in the Eighties. But the old building hides a nasty secret: The restaurant’s animatronic performers get a little quirky at night. Possessed by vengeful souls of dead children, Schmidt is tasked with stopping their murderous rampage before it’s too late.
Whether you’re a long-time fan of the game and have played through every one of Scott’s “final” iterations (remember when we thought FNaF 3 was the end?), are heavily involved with lore and Let’s Player circles online (those of you hoping for a Markiplier or MatPat cameo might be sorely disappointed), or are just looking for a good thrill, we’ve got you covered. Tickets are selling out fast, so if you want to find the best way to watch the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie online, read on.
Five Nights at Freddy’s Release Date, Where to Watch
Five Nights at Freddy’s will hit cinemas on Friday, October 27 and is playing nationwide in most major theater chains. Tickets are available to preorder on Fandango, but seats are selling out fast, so get them as soon as you can! Right now, when you buy tickets for Five Nights at Freddy’s online on Fandango, you’ll also get an exclusive digital poster.
While the amount of films premiering exclusively online has dwindled in the past year, Five Nights at Freddy’s has a hybrid release, with the film premiering in physical theaters and also simultaneously streaming online on paid tiers of NBCUniversal’s Peacock.
How to Stream Five Nights at Freddy’s Online
Want to watch the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie online? You’ll need to sign up for NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock. Peacock is the only place to watch Five Nights at Freddy’s online for now — Five Nights at Freddy’s will only be on Peacock for 60 days, but it’s not available on iTunes or Amazon and not streaming anywhere else for now.
To stream Five Nights at Freddy’s online, you’ll need to have a Peacock Premium or Peacock Premium Plus subscription. Pricing for Peacock Premium is just $5.99 a month, which is less than the price of a ticket to see Five Nights at Freddy’s in a movie theater (for reference, Peacock Premium Plus is $11.99 a month).
Sign up for Peacock here to get instant access to watch Five Nights at Freddy’s online and on-demand as many times as you want.
How to Stream Five Nights at Freddy’s Online Free
Peacock no longer offers a free tier, so only Peacock Premium or Peacock Premium Plus subscribers will get the Five Nights at Freddy’s free stream online.
Don’t want to commit to a subscription just yet? There is a hack to stream Five Nights at Freddy’s online free — if you subscribe to Xfinity internet or TV, you might be able to get it for free. Current Xfinity Internet customers with gigabit speeds or those who are Diamond or Platinum Rewards members can get Peacock Premium for free. Xfinity Now TV customers can also get Peacock Premium for no extra charge, which you can use to watch Five Nights at Freddy’s online free.
When Does Five Nights at Freddy’s Leave Peacock?
Universal Pictures’ deal with Peacock gives the streaming service a two-month exclusive on the 2023 slasher film. That means you’ll be able to stream Five Nights at Freddy’s on Peacock for 60 days (beginning October 27).
Five Nights at Freddy’s will leave Peacock on December 27, though it’s expected to eventually return to the streamer or show up on another streaming service at a later date.
Five Nights at Freddy’s Rating, Run Time, Plot
Five Nights at Freddy’s has a run time of 1 hour and 50 minutes and is rated PG-13 for “strong violent content, bloody images and language.” This is a Halloween horror slasher flick, after all.
The cast includes Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have a Ghost, 9-1-1), Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes), and Matthew Lillard of Scream fame also co-starring.
The plot description reads, “Mike Schmidt, a troubled security guard, accepts a night-time job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a once-successful but now abandoned family entertainment center, where he discovers its four animatronic mascots – Freddy Fazbear, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy – move and kill anyone that is still there after midnight.”
Will There Be a Sequel to the Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie?
Are there plans in the works for a Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel? (There are 13 games in the franchise, after all). While nothing is officially confirmed, there is hope. “I think we would all feel so fortunate to be able to continue making movies in this universe and with these characters,” director Tammi said during an interview with SFX magazine. “It’ll all depend on how things go with this first one, but should we be lucky enough to make more I would absolutely want to be involved and would feel lucky to be included in those sequels, should they happen.”
In August 2018 on a Steam Community forum post, Cawthon wrote that if the first film were to be successful, there could be a second and third film, following the events of the second and third games, respectively. Lillard also revealed in January 2023 that he signed a three-picture deal with the studios.