Thunderbolts* streaming release date: Here’s when the MCU film will reportedly arrive on Disney+

Thunderbolts* is the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The superhero film was helmed by Jake Schreier and had its world premiere at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square on April 22, 2025, followed by a theatrical release on May 2. Its official synopsis on Letterboxd reads,

"After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts."

It's been a while since its theatrical run ended, and now fans are waiting for it to drop on Disney+. Here's when it might release.

Here's when Thunderbolts* might release on Disney+

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A TV spot on Disney+ has stated that Thunderbolts* will drop on Disney+ on Wednesday, August 27th, 2025, around three months after its theatrical release. Last month, on July 1st, the film dropped digitally, and subsequently on July 29 in DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD formats.

The streaming release will enable several viewers to finally watch the film at home.

More about Thunderbolts*

The story of the film is written by Eric Pearson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joanna Calo. Produced by Kevin Feige, it focuses on a group of antiheroes who are fighting their own demons. They are forced to come together to stop a powerful villain. Here's a list of its cast members:

Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka Winter Soldier
Wyatt Russell as John Walker aka U.S. Agent
Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster
Lewis Pullman as Robert "Bob" Reynolds / Sentry / Void
Geraldine Viswanathan as Mel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr aka Ghost
David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov aka Red Guardian
Chris Bauer as Holt
Wendell Pierce as Gary

The protagonists of Thunderbolts* are shown struggling with their mental health issues, a first for the MCU. In an interview with The Wrap, the film’s director Jake Schreier spoke about getting Beef (which he executive-produced) creator Lee Sung Jin to write the drafts for exploring dark themes. He said,

“It was about bringing a lot of that tone that we explored in ‘Beef’ and feeling like that could work on an even larger scale. He really believed in this idea that you could explore darker, internal issues and that these ideas are not niche anymore, that those are really universal things that everyone experienced.”

He added,

“We just kept pushing that character development, to make those internal ideas work as well as the external ones.”

The film met with positive reviews but failed to garner the audience's attention, grossing only $382.4 million. The title of the film was also changed to The New Avengers towards the end. Meanwhile, the MCU continues to expand and has several films in the lineup, including Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, which will release on December 18, 2026, and December 17, 2027, respectively.

Are you excited about Thunderbolts* streaming release?