When will Twisters (2024) be available online? Digital release date, streaming release window, and more explored

Twisters, which released this summer, taking the box office by storm, is heading for a digital release. The sequel to the 1996 blockbuster Twister was filmed in Oklahoma and stars Golden Globe nominees Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell in the lead roles.

The movie is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and holds the record for being one of the biggest movies of the summer, going by box office revenue. Twisters lives up to the reputation of the original Twister, which hit theaters in 1996, becoming the second-highest-grossing movie of that year and earning two Academy Award nominations.

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When is Twisters going to be released online?

Fans of the original movie, as well as viewers who love good disaster films, are wondering when the 2024 Twisters will release digitally, but the wait is almost over now.

After a successful theatrical run following its release on July 19, 2024, the movie is headed towards digital release on August 13, 2024, which is less than a month after its theatrical release.

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Where to watch the movie digitally?

As Twisters is produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and NBCUniversal owns Peacock, the movie will come to the digital platform on August 13, 2024. Peacock offers a seven-day free trial and subscriptions that start from $5.99.

The movie will also eventually be uploaded to Prime Video for digital viewing, as per an agreement the studio signed for their live-action movies.

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What is Twisters all about? Plot synopsis and trailer

Twisters is a sequel to the 1996 disaster film Twister, directed by Jan de Bont. The movie is a present-day perspective of the original movie, which took place in the 90s, with flashbacks going back to the 60s.

Twisters 2024 follows Kate Carter, a meteorologist doing tornado mobile radar for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Five years ago, Carter was a storm chaser and had lost three of her friends in a research accident.

After the traumatic event, she left that dangerous world to study tornados from the safety of her life in New York. However, when her friend Javi brings her back to Oklahoma and introduces her to internet celebrity and YouTube storm chaser, Tyler Owens, Kate finds herself pulled back into a world she thought she had left for good.

The movie features some intense scenes and has been rated PG-13 for “intense action and peril, strong language and injury images.” With a runtime of 122 minutes, the disaster movie is a must-watch for fans who missed catching it in theaters. Watch the trailer here.

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Who stars in the disaster movie?

Twisters stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Carter, a meteorologist, and former storm chaser who finds herself drawn into the world of storm chasing once again.

She's joined by Glen Powell as Tyler Owens, a famous storm chaser on the internet who inspires Kate to once again enter the world of storm chasing. They are joined by Anthony Ramos as Javi, Kate's former storm chaser colleague, and Brandon Perea as Boone, a videographer and member of Tyler's crew.

Other supporting actors and their roles are as follows:

• Maura Tierney as Cathy Carter, Kate's mother
• Harry Hadden-Paton as Ben, a London journalist profiling Tyler
• Sasha Lane as Lily, a drone operator and member of Tyler's crew
• Daryl McCormack as Jeb, Kate's boyfriend and member of her former storm-chasing team
• Kiernan Shipka as Addy, a member of Kate's former storm-chasing team
• Nik Dodani as Praveen, a member of Kate's former storm-chasing team
• David Corenswet as Scott, Javi's business partner
• Tunde Adebimpe as Dexter, a scientist and a member of Tyler's crew
• Katy O'Brian as Dani, a mechanic and member of Tyler's crew
• David Born as Marshall Riggs, the man who helps fund the Storm Par team
• Paul Scheer as airport traffic police
• Stephen Oyoung as Mike, a member of Javi's team

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Watch this space for more streaming updates from Twisters.