Jordan Peele’s New Supernatural Horror Officially Releases On Netflix This Month After Box Office Fumble

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Starting this month, Netflix will stream a film that wasn’t successful in theaters, offering a second chance for Jordan Peele’s movie to find an audience.

Despite having Jordan Peele, the director of the acclaimed film Get Out, as a producer, the 2025 film Him wasn’t successful. Critics and audiences both reacted negatively to it.

He’s getting another chance to connect with viewers when his sports horror film becomes available on Netflix in the US starting April 19th.

Him, directed and co-written by Justin Tipping, tells the story of a veteran football player, played by Marlon Wayans, who mentors a promising young athlete (Tyriq Withers). However, the training takes a disturbing and unexpected turn.

Tipping’s horror film, produced by Jordan Peele, received mostly negative reviews. While critics liked how the movie looked, they weren’t impressed with its attempt to make a social statement or the director’s overall approach to the story’s mood, as evidenced by its low 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

ScreenRant’s review of ‘Him’ echoed most critics’ opinions, noting that while the film had interesting ideas and raised good points about how we view athletes, the story didn’t quite build up to its dramatic ending effectively.

Despite the film’s overall issues, the review highlighted the strong performance of its star, Marlon Wayans, and the effective use of the musical score in creating suspense. The reviewer felt the rest of the movie didn’t quite live up to these strengths.

Despite negative reviews, the film struggled at the box office, earning only $27 million worldwide. To make matters worse for Peele, while his movie was failing, another film his production company, Monkeypaw Productions, could have been involved with was achieving record-breaking success.

Zach Cregger’s 2025 horror film, Weapons, was highly sought after by both Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures after he finished the script. However, Warner Bros. and New Line ultimately won the bidding war, a result that reportedly led Peele to change management teams. Weapons proved to be a massive financial success, earning around $270 million globally – roughly ten times the worldwide gross of Him, a film produced by Peele.

Jordan Peele has been on a roll since his incredible debut with Get Out, so it was surprising to see Us not quite land with everyone. Now, there’s a bit of uncertainty surrounding his next project. After the mysterious follow-up to Nope was quietly removed from Universal’s release calendar, you can’t help but wonder what’s going on behind the scenes. It’s a rare stumble for a filmmaker who’s usually a guaranteed hit, and it definitely makes me curious to see what he does next.

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2026-04-01 18:58