Michael Cera, Benicio Del Toro and Mia Threapleton in “The Phoenician Scheme.”
The Phoenician Scheme — Wes Anderson’s latest comedy starring Benicio Del Toro, Scarlett Johansson and Bryan Cranston is coming soon to streaming on Peacock.
Rated PG-13, The Phoenician Scheme opened in wide release on June 6 and made its debut on digital streaming video via premium video on demand on July 8. The official summary for The Phoenician Scheme reads, “Anatole ‘Zsa-zsa’ Korda (Del Toro) is ruthless, unscrupulous and one of the richest men in Europe.
“During the final stages of a vast, decades-long, career-defining business project, Korda survives a sixth assassination attempt and must appoint a successor: his long-estranged daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton) — a nun. With personal tutor Bjorn (Michael Cera) in tow, the trio set off on a globetrotting adventure to achieve Korda’s epic mission.
Co-written by Anderson and Roman Coppola, The Phoenician Scheme also stars Tom Hanks, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Imad Mardnli and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Peacock announced on Friday that The Phoenician Scheme will begin streaming on its platform on Friday, July 25. Right now, Peacock has an ad-based package available for $7.99 per month or $79 per year and an ad-free package for $13.99 per month or $139.99 yearly.
On July 23, however, Peacock’s subscription rates are increasing to $10.99 per month and $109.99 per year for ad-based programming and $16.99 per month and $169.99 for ad-free programming.
‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Began With An Image Wes Anderson Had Of Benicio Del Toro
Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme held its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in May. Oddly enough, Anderson told The Hollywood Reporter, he first spoke of the idea with Benicio Del Toro at Cannes in 2021.
“I had an idea that I actually brought up to Benicio at Cannes when we showed The French Dispatch,” Anderson recalled for THR. “We talked about it briefly, and I didn’t really know what it was, but I had the image of Benicio playing a Euro business tycoon, like somebody in an Antonioni movie. I could just see him in it; I could see him and his sunglasses.
But one of the main inspirations — along with a handful of real European businessmen — but the more personal connection is my wife’s father [Fouad Malouf]. He’s Lebanese, and he was an amazing kind of larger-than-life figure, and I really loved him,” Anderson added. “The thing about him was he was somebody who [was] wise and very intelligent, but a little bit scary. It was always good to walk into a restaurant with him because everything got taken care of immediately. There are many details of this character that draw on him.”
The Phoenician Scheme premieres on streaming video on demand on Peacock on July 25 and is also available now on PVOD.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/07/18/wes-andersons-the-phoenician-scheme-gets-peacock-streaming-date/