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Say Goodbye to Matt Damon’s Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Thriller
Peacock will remove *The Adjustment Bureau*, the 2011 sci-fi thriller starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, from its US streaming library in August 2026. The film, directed by George Nolfi, marked the first on-screen pairing of Damon and Blunt, who later worked together again in Christopher Nolan's *Oppenheimer*. Its departure means one of Damon's lesser-discussed sci-fi credits, often overshadowed by later hits like *The Martian* and *Interstellar*, will soon be unavailable to Peacock subscribers.
The film is based on a 1954 short story by Philip K. Dick and follows a couple who fall for each other only to discover they were never meant to be together, prompting a shadowy group of hat-wearing agents to intervene and keep them on their preordained paths. Nolfi, previously a writer on *Ocean's Twelve* and *The Bourne Ultimatum*, has been credited with blending tones reminiscent of *Black Mirror* and the bureaucratic fate-controllers of Marvel's *Loki* and its Time Variance Authority. The exact removal date in August 2026 was not specified in the report.
In short
- *The Adjustment Bureau* leaves Peacock in August 2026.
- Marked Matt Damon and Emily Blunt's first film together.
- Sci-fi thriller based on a 1954 Philip K. Dick story.
Explained simply
The Adjustment Bureau is a 2011 science fiction film directed by George Nolfi and based on a 1954 short story by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in what was their first on-screen pairing.
The story centres on two people who fall in love, only to discover they were not meant to be together according to a predetermined plan. A secretive group of agents, identifiable by their distinctive hats, intervene to keep the couple apart and ensure the correct course of events unfolds in their lives.
Streaming services regularly remove content from their libraries when licensing agreements expire or companies reassess their catalogues. The removal of The Adjustment Bureau from Peacock means the film will no longer be accessible to subscribers on that platform, part of the wider pattern of shifting content availability across streaming services.