When is Napoleon coming to streaming?

Ridley Scott's Napoleon — (Image credit: Sony)

After Ridley Scott’s new historical epic Napoleon arrived in theaters at the end of 2023, we've been patiently waiting to find out when it will be out on streaming. Well, now we finally have a date, and it's very soon. And just like another major 2023 release, Killers of Flower Moon, the film was partly financed by Apple TV Plus, which means subscribers can stream it for free too.

The movie follows the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, covering his relationship with Empress Joséphine and his rise and fall across key battles. Gladiator and Joker star Joaquin Phoenix plays the lead role opposite Vanessa Kirby in the film that’s been called one of Scott’s best recent features.

When will Napoleon be on Apple TV Plus?

Napoleon arrives on Apple TV Plus on March 1, 2024.

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This is exactly 100 days after the film first arrived in theaters. While, the platform doesn’t have a specified amount of time before it puts its content on digital release, this is on the longer side.

Other Apple TV Plus originals like Sharper and Tetris arrived on the streamer just weeks after their theatrical release. Meanwhile, Killers of Flower Moon was released on October 20th, 2023 in theaters and made its debut on Apple TV Plus on January 12th. That's an 84-day release window.

When is Napoleon’s director’s cut released?

Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix on set of Napoleon. — (Image credit: Sony)

No Scott film would be complete without a director’s cut, and luckily it looks like Napoleon will be no different. We don’t have a specific release date for this yet, but we do know it will be arriving on Apple TV Plus.

Speaking to Total Film for our cover feature on the film, Scott shared some insight about the longer cut. "I’m working on it. It was four [hours] 10 [minutes] this morning," he told us in the October issue. "And so what will happen is, we’ll screen [the theatrical cut] first with Sony, and then it has its run, and then the perfect thing is that [the director’s cut] goes to streaming, and we have four hours 10 minutes."

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