How to watch Five Nights at Freddy’s right now

Five Nights at Freddy’s has finally arrived after an eight-year wait for fans to see the video game series make it to the big screen.

The movie centres on security guard Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), who takes a night-time gig looking after the derelict Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza restaurant. After his first night at work, though, Mike realises the new job might be more trouble than it’s worth.

Unlike most major releases, Five Nights at Freddy’s has received a simultaneous streaming release in the US, so if you want to know how to watch the new movie right now, we’re here to help.

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If you want to experience Five Nights at Freddy’s on the big screen, then you can head to your favourite cinema to watch it as it’s out right now.

However, if you’d rather watch it at home, Five Nights at Freddy’s has also been released simultaneously on Peacock in the US.

If you’re in the US and not a Peacock subscriber, you can sign up for $5.99 a month (with ads) or $11.99 a month (without ads). You could also pick a yearly subscription of $59.99 (with ads) or $119.99 (without ads). Note you’ll also need to be physically located in the US to be able to stream Peacock content.

While Peacock is available via Sky and NOW in the UK, the content is completely different. So Five Nights at Freddy’s is only available to watch at cinemas in the UK right now.

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It will be released on digital platforms in the coming weeks, so you’ll be able to rent it at home (likely for the premium price of £15.99), but FNAF won’t be released in time for Halloween.

Universal has yet to confirm a UK digital release date for Five Nights at Freddy’s, but it’ll likely be at least a month after its cinema release, so potentially late November.

Five Nights at Freddy’s is out now in cinemas and is also available to stream on Peacock in the US.

Movies Editor, Digital Spy 

Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor.  Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world.   After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards.   He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.