It’s almost two months since its theatrical release Renfield The release date for the streaming debut of Universal Pictures’ latest horror comedy on Peacock has finally been announced. The Nicholas Hoult-directed film will be available to stream next week, June 9th. Despite its all-star cast, “Renfield” had a disappointing performance at the box office, grossing just $25 million worldwide from a reported budget of $65 million.
It’s almost two months since its theatrical release Renfield The release date for the streaming debut of Universal Pictures’ latest horror comedy on Peacock has finally been announced. The Nicholas Hoult-directed film will be available to stream next week, June 9th. Despite its all-star cast, “Renfield” had a disappointing performance at the box office, grossing just $25 million worldwide from a reported budget of $65 million.
What is Renfield about?
“Nicholas Hoult plays Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula, in this modern monster tale about Dracula’s faithful servant,” reads the synopsis. “Renfield is forced to take his master’s prey and fulfill his every wish, no matter how humbled. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to discover if there is life outside the shadow of the prince of darkness. If only he could figure out how to break codependency.”
Renfield plays Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road), Golden Globe winner Awkwafina (The Farewell), Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Mandy), Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Expanse), Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation), Adrian Martinez (Focus). ) and Bess Rous (Ghostbusters).
The film is directed and produced by Chris McKay (“The Tomorrow War”). The story is based on an original pitch by Robert Kirkman from The Walking Dead and was written by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty). Producers are Skybound Entertainment’s Kirkman, David Alpert, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst, with McKay’s partner Samantha Nisenboim serving as executive producer.