The Running Man Streams on Paramount+ Jan. 13

Edgar Wright's adaptation of Stephen King's dystopian novel The Running Man will begin streaming on Paramount on January 13 in the United States and Canada, offering viewers a chance to catch the film after its modest theatrical performance last fall.

The movie, released in theaters on November 14, 2025, follows Ben Richards, a blacklisted blue-collar worker played by Glen Powell, in a near-future society controlled by an authoritarian media regime. Desperate to afford medication for his ill daughter, Richards joins the titular television game show, a brutal competition where contestants must evade professional hunters and a nationwide manhunt for 30 days to claim a one-billion-dollar prize. Broadcast live to an eager audience, the show escalates in peril as Richards' resilience and defiance make him an unlikely hero, challenging the network's grip on public spectacle. The story, originally published in 1982 under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman, explores themes of desperation, media manipulation, and survival.

Powell leads a ensemble cast that includes Josh Brolin as the show's producer Dan Killian, alongside Colman Domingo, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia...