Event Horizon Continues Epic 2026 Return With New Streaming Release

Published Sep 29, 2026, 5:57 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Event Horizon will soon return with a streaming release that will allow more viewers to experience the cult classic sci-fi movie. 2026's sci-fi movie lineup has made it a fantastic year for the genre, both in terms of movies that debuted in theaters and on streaming, as well as genre series. When it comes to movies like Event Horizon, the closest to finding success this year was Kane Parsons' Backrooms, a sci-fi horror movie about a hidden dimension that traps those who venture into it, forcing them to face grotesque and frightening creatures in a never-ending collection of liminal spaces. The 1997 sci-fi horror movie was directed by Resident Evil franchise director Paul W. S. Anderson five years before the Milla Jovovich franchise came to the big screen. Event Horizon starred Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Jason Isaacs, and more. The movie follows the crew of the Lewis and Clark, a rescue ship, as they investigate the mysterious title ship after it shockingly reappeared after going missing for seven years. However, when they venture inside the ship, what the characters find is truly the stuff nightmares are made of. Event Horizon is a dark and suspenseful sci-fi movie. Event Horizon Is Keeping Its 2026 Streak Going With Peacock Event Horizon will officially arrive on Peacock in the United States on October 1. The sci-fi horror movie comes as one of the many new movies and TV shows that will be available to stream on Peacock in October. Additionally, the cult classic Fishburne and Neill project will arrive at the start of the month alongside many other releases that are perfect for Halloween on the streaming service. Also set to be released on Peacock on October 1 are movies like multiple Cloverfield movies, the Blade trilogy, several Friday the 13th films, Megan Fox's Jennifer’s Body, Scream movies, Paranormal Activity films, and more. Peacock has quite a robust release slate for the Halloween month, and after it starts on the right foot with Event Horizon and other movies like the aforementioned projects, a massive new series, Crystal Lake, Peacock's Friday the 13th prequel, will drop all its episodes as a binge release on October 15. Event Horizon's new streaming release comes after the sci-fi horror movie became available to stream on Paramount+ on September 1. Besides the movie, the wider Event Horizon franchise is also having a great year, as 2026 saw the release of IDW's comic book sequel series Event Horizon: Inferno. Will The Sci-Fi Horror Franchise Ever Return To The Screen? The Event Horizon franchise had been previously expanded through a prequel in comic book format, Event Horizon: Dark Descent. As such, with the new 2026 sequel, it seems like the sci-fi horror franchise's future might remain in the pages of IDW's comic books for now. That said, the success of Backrooms in theaters, which shares some elements with Event Horizon, grossing $400 million worldwide, is an indicator that perhaps modern audiences could be kinder to the film than Event Horizon's $26.67 million global box office on a reported budget of $60 million proved to be back in 1997. Streaming success could bring Event Horizon back to screens. Release Date August 15, 1997 Runtime 95 minutes Director Paul W. S. Anderson Cast Laurence Fishburne Miller Writers Andrew Kevin Walker, Philip Eisner Producers Jeremy Bolt, Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin