The Wild Robot to Begin Streaming on Peacock in January
DreamWorks’ animated film The Wild Robot, which has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, three Critics Choice Awards, and ten Annie Awards, will begin streaming exclusively on Peacock on January 24.
From DreamWorks Animation comes an adaptation of Peter Brown’s award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure stars Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, the Black Panther franchise) as Roz.
Roz is a robot shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must adapt to the harsh surroundings. Gradually Roz starts building relationships with the animals on the island, including a clever fox voiced by Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian), and becomes the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling named Brightbill voiced by Kit Connor (Ready Player One, Heartstopper).
The Wild Robot is a story about self-discovery, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature, and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things.
Directed by three-time Academy Award nominee Chris Sanders, the heartwarming critically acclaimed film is voiced by Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames, Mark Hamill, and Catherine O’Hara.
The Wild Robot also showcases music by Emmy and Grammy-nominated composer and Oscar winner Kris Bowers, along with two original songs from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Maren Morris.
The film’s streaming debut follows a successful theatrical run, which saw it take the top spot at the domestic box office on its opening weekend. It also crossed $323 million globally and became the no. 1 non-sequel animation of 2024.
In addition to The Wild Robot, Peacock streams DreamWorks animated films like The Bad Guys, Spirit Untamed, Kung Fu Panda 1, 2 and 3, Shrek 1, 2 and 3, and Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken.
Universal’s biggest films of the year stream first on Peacock, shortly after their theatrical debuts. Subscribers can access award-winning films and blockbuster favorites from Universal, Blumhouse, Focus Features, Illumination, and DreamWorks Animation.
In 2024, Peacock debuted films including Oppenheimer, Trolls Band Together, Kung Fu Panda 4, Monkey Man, The Fall Guy, Despicable Me 4, Twisters, and Speak No Evil. The box-office smash Wicked will debut on Peacock in 2025.
