Robin Hood Movie The Uprising Drops on Streaming After Box Office Failure

Another 2026 box office flop is heading to streaming after a short theatrical run. The Uprising, which was briefly marketed in the U.S. as The Uprising: The Rise of Robin Hood, will stream exclusively on Peacock in early November.

While it has become common for theatrical releases to hit streaming after just a few months, even the worst-performing films generally start with Video on Demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV, where rentals cost $20 or more. The Uprising will be skipping this step entirely. The movie was released in U.S. theaters on Sept. 10, 2026, before grossing an unimpressive $8.2 million against a $20 million budget.

The Uprising received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Only 57% of Rotten Tomatoes critics liked the picture, while 65% of Rotten Tomatoes user ratings were positive. The film received praise for its performances, relevant social critique, and action, but critics pointed out messy execution and a bland aesthetic. Those who did not catch it in theaters can watch the movie on Peacock on Nov. 6.

What is The Uprising about?

The Uprising is based on England’s 1381 Peasants’ Revolt. It follows “The Ploughman” (Andrew Garfield), a disgruntled farmer still mourning his wife and children after the Black Death plague. When Richard II’s government decides to raise taxes against the peasantry, The Ploughman leads an uprising against the Crown. Paul Greengrass wrote and directed the film, and he is known for Captain Phillips and the Bourne movies.

What does The Uprising have to do with Robin Hood?

Weeks before The Uprising hit theaters, the movie’s U.S. distributor, Focus Features, attempted a pivot. After initially framing the film as a realistic historical drama, Focus rebranded The Uprising with the subtitle “The Rise of Robin Hood” and released new trailers featuring Garfield’s character wielding a bow and dressed in green. The distributor also released a new summary for the movie stating: “Set against the true events of the Uprising that helped inspire the legend of Robin Hood, [Andrew Garfield’s character] forms an army of the people to face the King’s might in a fight for justice.”

However, the movie’s U.K. distributor, Entertainment Film Distributors, contradicted this Robin Hood framing. In a statement to Metro, the company wrote that “The Uprising is a historical epic about the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, not Robin Hood. The U.K. marketing campaign does not make any reference to Robin Hood. Marketing materials posted by other countries that may appear in the U.K. online and on social media referencing Robin Hood are not issued or approved by us.”

Many criticized the sudden change. Critics pointed out that early Robin Hood literature was likely written before the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381, meaning the historical event did not actually inspire the character. Given The Uprising‘s poor box-office performance, the pivot to a familiar name did not help the film find an audience.

Source: Polygon