Three months after it hit cinemas, sci-fi adventure movie Project Hail Mary has finally set a streaming release date. But unlike past Amazon movies, the film won't be heading to Prime Video straight away.
Project Hail Mary will be available to stream on MGM+ from June 18. Despite being owned by Amazon, MGM+ is a standalone streaming service, but it can also be added as a channel on Prime Video. Formerly known as EPIX, MGM+ has slowly been building, offering original content like horror series FROM and Godfather of Harlem.
This isn't a huge surprise, as the movie was made by Amazon MGM Studios, and other projects the studio has released this year, including Spider-Noir, have been shown on MGM+ before heading to Prime Video. Nevertheless, it is still disappointing that Prime Video subscribers won't get to see Amazon's theatrical movies as soon as they used to.
Based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel of the same name, Project Hail Mary follows Ryan Gosling as science teacher turned astronaut Ryland Grace, who one day wakes up in space on a mission to save the world. However, he has his buddy Rocky the alien to keep him company. The movie is directed by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse's creative duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, from a script written by Drew Goddard.
Project Hail Mary debuted to a near-perfect 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, and opened to $80.5 million in the US, marking Amazon's biggest opening ever. The movie went on to gross $680 million globally. In our Project Hail Mary review, we call the movie a "large-scale sci-fi" with "stunning visuals, a beautifully emotional story, and a delightful central bond between Ryan Gosling's Grace and Rocky the alien."
However, Project Hail Mary is just one of Amazon's big-screen movies of 2026, as on June 5, He-Men adaptation Masters of the Universe was released. The fantasy movie has yet to reach the success of Project Hail Mary, earning just over $29 million during its opening weekend in the US. Upcoming Amazon MGM Studios movies heading to theaters later this year include How to Rob a Bank, Verity, and I Play Rocky.
For more, check out our guide to the best Prime Video movies, and keep up with new movies heading your way in 2026 and beyond.
