The 2018 genre-bending horror film Overlord is scheduled to depart Peacock on September 30, 2026. The departure marks the end of a brief one-month licensing window that saw the film join the service’s library earlier this September.
Produced by J.J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber under the Bad Robot banner, the film represents a high-water mark for recent military horror. Unlike many “Nazi zombie” projects that lean into low-budget camp, Overlord maintains a gritty, high-stakes tone that begins as a traditional war movie before pivoting into visceral body horror.
A Gritty Shift from War to Horror
Directed by Julius Avery, who later found success with The Pope’s Exorcist, Overlord follows a squad of American paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day. Their mission is to destroy a radio transmitter atop a fortified church in a small French village. However, the soldiers, led by Jovan Adepo and Wyatt Russell, soon discover that the Nazis are performing horrific human experiments in a subterranean laboratory beneath the church.
The film currently holds an 81% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on over 225 reviews, with critics often praising its ability to balance intense combat sequences with supernatural dread. In his 2018 review for Roger Ebert, Glenn Kenny noted the film’s effectiveness in blending historical tension with B-movie thrills, even as it maintains a grounded atmosphere through most of its runtime.
Production Milestones and Future Availability
Overlord is notable for being the first R-rated theatrical release from Bad Robot.
Audiences should distinguish this 2018 live-action film from the similarly titled Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, an unrelated anime film also currently active in streaming and theatrical cycles. The 2018 film also stars Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk, and John Magaro.
