“The Naked Gun” partial poster featuring Liam Neeson and Pamelia Anderson.
Paramount Pictures
The Naked Gun — Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson’s reboot of Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley’s comedy classic — is new in theaters. How soon will it be before it comes to streaming?
The Naked Gun opens in theaters nationwide on Friday. The official logline for the film reads, “Only one man has the particular set of skills … to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Neeson) follows in his father’s footsteps in The Naked Gun.”
The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live) and produced by Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Family Guy). The Naked Gun also stars Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu and Danny Huston.”
In the film, Frank Jr. thwarts a bank robbery that he learns is tied to a much larger conspiracy involving the mysterious death of a tech genius and is tied to the nefarious plans of tech billionaire Richard Cane (Huston). Anderson stars as Beth Davenport, the sister of the techie who suspects Caine is responsible for it. As such, Frank and Beth need to bust Cane before he can exact his evil plan and plunge the world into chaos.
Currently, the only way you can see The Naked Gun is in theaters, so check your local listings for showtimes.
The first stop for The Naked Gun in the home entertainment marketplace will be on digital streaming via premium video on demand. Typically, Paramount Pictures — which is the studio behind The Naked Gun — releases its films on PVOD about a month after they open in theaters.
For example, Gladiator II was released in theaters on Nov. 22, 2024, and made its PVOD debut about a month later on Dec. 24. In addition, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 debuted on PVOD on Jan. 21, about a month after its Dec. 20, 2024, theatrical release.
More recently, the action-comedy Novocaine arrived on PVOD on April 8, about three and a half weeks after it opened in theaters on March 14.
Sometimes, however, Paramount makes exceptions to its standard one-month theater to PVOD release window, specifically when it comes to its films starring Tom Cruise. As such, it will be a three-month theatrical to PVOD release for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which is scheduled to make its digital debut on Aug. 19 after opening in theaters on May 23.
In all likelihood, The Naked Gun will follow Paramount Pictures’ one-month theatrical to PVOD release pattern, which means viewers can expect to buy or rent the film on digital on around Sept. 2, since most new releases on PVOD are on Tuesdays.
Which Streaming Service Will Get ‘The Naked Gun’ First?
Since The Naked Gun is a Paramount Pictures release, the film will make its streaming video on demand debut on Paramount+.
Typically, it takes about two months from the time Paramount’s films open in theaters before they arrive on Paramount+. For example, Gladiator II, which opened in theaters on Nov. 20, 2024, arrived on Paramount+ just over two months later, on Jan. 21.
In addition, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which opened in theaters on Dec. 20, debuted on Paramount+ just under two months later, on Feb. 18.
If The Naked Gun follows the same two-month release pattern, it should arrive on Paramount+ on Sept. 30, since new Paramount Pictures releases tend to debut on the streaming platform on Tuesdays.
Rated PG-13, The Naked Gun opens in theaters nationwide on Friday.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/08/01/when-is-liam-neesons-the-naked-gun-coming-to-streaming/